Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Aristocrats

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Venerations
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doomed Traveler
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Midnight Reaper
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Grim Haruspex
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Village Rites
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Hunted Witness
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Infestation Sage
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Ophiomancer
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Tithe Taker
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Carrier Thrall
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Indebted Spirit
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Woe Strider
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Garrison Cat
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Reveillark
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Wriggling Grub
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Requiem Angel
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Knight
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Agent Venom
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Final Payment
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Wrath of God
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Judgment
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Past
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vat of Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Spear of Heliod
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
The Masamune
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Field of Souls
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Martyr's Cause
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Divine Visitation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Debtors' Knell
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Scoured Barrens
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Neglected Manor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Champions
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-31%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy