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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Grave Venerations
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Adept Watershaper
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Emptiness
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
89%inclusion71 decks80 decks
73%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
74%inclusion59 decks80 decks
65%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
83%inclusion66 decks80 decks
65%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
69%inclusion55 decks80 decks
65%synergy
Skullclamp
91%inclusion73 decks80 decks
64%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion67 decks80 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion69 decks80 decks
64%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
81%inclusion65 decks80 decks
62%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion54 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion67 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
88%inclusion70 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion65 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion62 decks80 decks
56%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion54 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
57%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
57%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Grim Haruspex
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Doomed Traveler
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Midnight Reaper
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Carrion Feeder
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Indebted Spirit
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Hunted Witness
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Tithe Taker
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Infestation Sage
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Requiem Angel
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Reveillark
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Wriggling Grub
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Gravecrawler
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Final Payment
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Wrath of God
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Finale of Glory
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Oketra's Monument
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Immortality
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Field of Souls
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
34%synergy
High Market
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Westvale Abbey
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion71 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion79 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion72 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
88%inclusion70 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy