Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Adept Watershaper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
68%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
65%synergy
Skullclamp
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
65%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
63%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
63%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
58%synergy
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Traveler
62%inclusion45 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Midnight Reaper
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Ophiomancer
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Hunted Witness
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Indebted Spirit
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Tithe Taker
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Requiem Angel
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Sun Titan
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Wriggling Grub
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Nether Traitor
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Gravecrawler
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Karmic Guide
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Agent Venom
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Return to Dust
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Damn
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Martial Coup
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-17%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Anointed Procession
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Gift of Immortality
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Field of Souls
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Grace
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
34%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Westvale Abbey
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy