Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Cooper Gottfried
Oct 27, 2025
EDHREC Guide to Aristocrats in Commander
Want to build a deadly good Aristocrats Commander deck? Cooper's got you covered with EDHREC's guide to the death-centric strategy.
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MTGStocks
Agent Venom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
79%inclusion159 decks201 decks
63%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion170 decks201 decks
61%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
80%inclusion160 decks201 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
71%inclusion142 decks201 decks
59%synergy
Grim Haruspex
69%inclusion138 decks201 decks
59%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
67%inclusion135 decks201 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
85%inclusion170 decks201 decks
58%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
74%inclusion148 decks201 decks
57%synergy
Skullclamp
85%inclusion170 decks201 decks
57%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
63%inclusion127 decks201 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
82%inclusion165 decks201 decks
50%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
78%inclusion156 decks201 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
74%inclusion149 decks201 decks
55%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion139 decks201 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
69%inclusion139 decks201 decks
52%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion131 decks201 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
60%inclusion120 decks201 decks
49%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
56%inclusion113 decks201 decks
47%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
47%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
53%inclusion106 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Midnight Reaper
51%inclusion103 decks201 decks
44%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
49%inclusion99 decks201 decks
40%synergy
Warren Soultrader
48%inclusion81 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Doomed Traveler
48%inclusion96 decks201 decks
41%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
39%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
45%inclusion90 decks201 decks
37%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
44%inclusion89 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Ophiomancer
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
34%synergy
Carrion Feeder
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
32%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
36%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
36%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion64 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
37%inclusion74 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
28%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
29%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
22%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Hunted Witness
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Indebted Spirit
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Tithe Taker
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion40 decks177 decks
11%synergy
Wriggling Grub
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Requiem Angel
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion27 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Garrison Cat
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion86 decks201 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
36%inclusion72 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
34%inclusion63 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
-8%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Brought Back
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Body Count
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Season of Loss
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Martial Coup
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Raise the Past
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
The Masamune
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
-16%synergy
The Golden Throne
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
49%inclusion99 decks201 decks
40%synergy
Anointed Procession
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
37%inclusion74 decks201 decks
30%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Bitterblossom
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
26%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mound
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-12%synergy
Field of Souls
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-11%synergy
Into the Pit
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
-9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Illicit Masquerade
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Open the Graves
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion101 decks201 decks
44%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
52%inclusion105 decks201 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion100 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion70 decks201 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion169 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion152 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion106 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion91 decks201 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion198 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion198 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion186 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion176 decks201 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
79%inclusion158 decks201 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion146 decks201 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
69%inclusion139 decks201 decks
39%synergy
Caves of Koilos
64%inclusion129 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion115 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion95 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
39%inclusion74 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Silent Clearing
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
2%synergy