Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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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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Bastion of Remembrance
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Hunted Witness
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
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Cruel Celebrant
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Ophiomancer
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Indebted Spirit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Reveillark
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Taker
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Sun Titan
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Garrison Cat
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Infestation Sage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Angel
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Cathar Commando
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Crawling Chorus
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Carrier Thrall
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-25%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Mortify
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Secure the Wastes
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Reroute Systems
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Make Your Move
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Alarm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Disenchant
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Terror
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Final Payment
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Brought Back
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Martial Coup
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Season of Loss
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Captain's Call
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Devotion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Revival // Revenge
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pest Control
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Scout for Survivors
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Vote Out
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Severed Strands
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow Summoning
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Norn's Wellspring
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
The Masamune
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Monument
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Field of Souls
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Griffin Aerie
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Omen of the Sun
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Anointed Procession
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Attrition
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Finale
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
War of the Last Alliance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Banishing Light
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Great Arashin City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Monumental Henge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Silverquill Campus
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy