Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Moor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
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6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
South Wind Avatar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion242 decks265 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion249 decks265 decks
72%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
88%inclusion232 decks265 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
78%inclusion207 decks265 decks
67%synergy
Skullclamp
93%inclusion247 decks265 decks
66%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion222 decks265 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
87%inclusion231 decks265 decks
62%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion178 decks265 decks
60%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
69%inclusion182 decks265 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion198 decks265 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion233 decks265 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
81%inclusion215 decks265 decks
47%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion202 decks265 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion199 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
66%inclusion175 decks265 decks
58%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion174 decks265 decks
48%synergy
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion168 decks265 decks
54%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion164 decks265 decks
52%synergy
Warren Soultrader
61%inclusion162 decks265 decks
52%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion160 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion177 decks265 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion165 decks265 decks
47%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion151 decks265 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion141 decks265 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion119 decks265 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion109 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion81 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion72 decks265 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion158 decks265 decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
58%inclusion154 decks265 decks
49%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
57%inclusion152 decks265 decks
49%synergy
Doomed Traveler
54%inclusion144 decks265 decks
48%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion137 decks265 decks
45%synergy
Ophiomancer
48%inclusion128 decks265 decks
40%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
47%inclusion124 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion124 decks265 decks
37%synergy
Esper Sentinel
46%inclusion122 decks265 decks
28%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion113 decks265 decks
36%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
42%inclusion93 decks222 decks
35%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
42%inclusion110 decks265 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
37%inclusion99 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
37%inclusion98 decks265 decks
34%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
37%inclusion97 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion88 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion85 decks265 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion85 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion85 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
29%inclusion77 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Indebted Spirit
26%inclusion70 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion65 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion64 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
24%inclusion63 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion62 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion46 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion56 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion58 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion52 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion51 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion50 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Taker
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
16%inclusion43 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion43 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Angel
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
54%inclusion144 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion133 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion101 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion77 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion67 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion60 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion60 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
-14%synergy
Silence
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Erode
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion110 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion101 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion92 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion92 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion35 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-17%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
55%inclusion146 decks265 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion121 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Bitterblossom
40%inclusion105 decks265 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion102 decks265 decks
32%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion85 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion64 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
-8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Cause
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Court of Grace
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Field of Souls
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
45%inclusion119 decks265 decks
38%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
17%inclusion43 decks248 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
54%inclusion143 decks265 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion125 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion121 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion79 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion78 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion74 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion58 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion54 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion52 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion51 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
-15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion40 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion25 decks215 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion258 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion239 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion178 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion128 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion43 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion258 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion258 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion255 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion233 decks265 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion225 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
82%inclusion218 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion193 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
68%inclusion181 decks265 decks
38%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion160 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion157 decks265 decks
32%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion153 decks265 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion141 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion119 decks265 decks
22%synergy
Silent Clearing
43%inclusion113 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion102 decks262 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion97 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion80 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion73 decks265 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion72 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion64 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion57 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion57 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
3%synergy