Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive 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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MTGStocks
Agent Venom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
57%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Blood Artist
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Esper Sentinel
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Bitterblossom
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Teferi's Protection
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Corpse Knight
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Traveler
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Serra Ascendant
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Commissar Severina Raine
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Gravecrawler
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Ocelot Pride
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wriggling Grub
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Soul's Attendant
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Inkshield
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Clever Concealment
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Guile
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Grand Crescendo
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Generous Gift
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Living Death
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Increasing Devotion
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Souls
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
1%synergy
The Masamune
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Anointed Procession
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Land Tax
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Court of Grace
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Divine Visitation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
19%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Crypt
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Marsh Flats
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Vault of Champions
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Isolated Chapel
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Scrubland
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Caves of Koilos
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Silent Clearing
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of Silence
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy