Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Tokens

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Venerations
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Warren Soultrader
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
82%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Viscera Seer
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Blood Artist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Esper Sentinel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Skullclamp
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Diabolic Intent
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Smothering Tithe
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
The One Ring
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hunted Witness
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Carrion Feeder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Tithe Taker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Garrison Cat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Vein Ripper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Voice of Victory
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Gravecrawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Corpse Knight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Timeline Culler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Inkshield
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Clever Concealment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ephemerate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Cauldron Haze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Despark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brought Back
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Agadeem's Awakening
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Damn
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Past
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Devotion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
The Masamune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blasting Station
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Anointed Procession
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Field of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darkest Hour
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
62%synergy
High Market
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Urza's Saga
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-35%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-40%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Vault of Champions
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Arid Mesa
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Silent Clearing
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy