Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Sacrifice

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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
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
76%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion53 decks61 decks
68%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
66%synergy
Skullclamp
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
57%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Diabolic Intent
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Doomed Traveler
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Warren Soultrader
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Midnight Reaper
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Esper Sentinel
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Ophiomancer
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Hunted Witness
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Tithe Taker
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Reveillark
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Requiem Angel
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Indebted Spirit
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Nested Shambler
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Vanishing Verse
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Silence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Austere Command
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Wrath of God
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Day of Judgment
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
The Masamune
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Anointed Procession
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Bond
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Field of Souls
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Court of Grace
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
14%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion60 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion52 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Godless Shrine
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Vault of Champions
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy