Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget 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
South Wind Avatar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Emptiness
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ministrant of Obligation
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Doomed Traveler
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Grim Haruspex
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Reveillark
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Hunted Witness
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Requiem Angel
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Tithe Taker
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Indebted Spirit
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Infestation Sage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Garrison Cat
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Fleshtaker
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Archon of Justice
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Pontiff
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Carrier Thrall
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Shambling Ghast
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Despark
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-35%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Altar's Reap
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-30%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Treacherous Greed
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Final Payment
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dire Tactics
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Make Your Move
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Brought Back
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bone Splinters
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Lingering Souls
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Summoning
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
By Invitation Only
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Annihilating Glare
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Recover
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Field of Souls
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Open the Graves
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Martyr's Cause
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tolls of War
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Finale
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Bonds
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Champions from Beyond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Valor of the Worthy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-23%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Locket
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-40%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Vivid Meadow
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Command Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Marsh
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Ballroom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy