Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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Brian Cain
Feb 2, 2026
Best Case Scenario Mentality and Setup Cost in Commander
Are you putting cards in your Commander decks based on their best case scenario? You might want to reconsider that. Let's discuss.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
87%synergy
Warren Soultrader
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
75%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
74%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Esper Sentinel
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
79%synergy
Smothering Tithe
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
73%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Teferi's Protection
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
44%synergy
The One Ring
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Voice of Victory
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Gravecrawler
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Doomed Traveler
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Hunted Witness
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Garrison Cat
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Ocelot Pride
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Agent Venom
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Infestation Sage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Reveillark
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Inkshield
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Clever Concealment
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Silence
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Guile
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Despark
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-25%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Seal
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Devotion
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Monument
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Bitterblossom
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Anointed Procession
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Court of Grace
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Urza's Saga
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
43%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Field of the Dead
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Command Tower
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Champions
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Scrubland
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
76%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Arid Mesa
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Windswept Heath
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Flooded Strand
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Silent Clearing
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Field
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-27%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-31%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-35%synergy