Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget 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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Orzhov Enforcer
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Doomed Traveler
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-29%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Corpse Knight
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Tithe Taker
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Hunted Witness
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Indebted Spirit
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Sun Titan
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Tithe Drinker
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Fleshtaker
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Garrison Cat
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Carrier Thrall
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Hardened Tactician
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Surge Conductor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Redemption Choir
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Council of Orzhova
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Obzedat, Ghost Council
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Cordial Vampire
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Final Payment
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Battle Menu
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reroute Systems
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Altar's Reap
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Treacherous Greed
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Beckon Apparition
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Alarm
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Prey
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Make Your Move
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gallant Strike
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Charm
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Revival // Revenge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Martial Coup
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Immortal Servitude
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Shadow Summoning
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Devotion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Castigate
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Obzedat's Aid
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Captain's Call
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Raise Dead
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Fate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Season of Loss
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Relic Vial
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Sigil
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Intangible Virtue
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Field of Souls
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Debtors' Knell
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
One Thousand Lashes
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Finale
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Murder Investigation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Accord
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Cleric Class
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the True
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Glory
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Keyrune
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
-24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-41%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Grotto
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy