Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Self-Damage

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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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Grave Venerations
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Blood Artist
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Skullclamp
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Viscera Seer
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Ophiomancer
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Intent
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Protection
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Doomed Traveler
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Agent Venom
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Knight
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hunted Witness
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Infestation Sage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cathar Commando
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Indebted Spirit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Requiem Angel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Wriggling Grub
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Costly Plunder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Grand Crescendo
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lingering Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Devotion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Forever Young
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Norn's Wellspring
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Masamune
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Blasting Station
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Anointed Procession
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Bitterblossom
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Divine Visitation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Cause
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Martyr's Bond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Smile at Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dark Privilege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Darkest Hour
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Blight Mound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
39%synergy
High Market
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Champions
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Silverquill Campus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy