Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agent Venom
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
3.9%inclusion4 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Villainous Wrath
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Mister Negative
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
1.0%inclusion1 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion178 decks195 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion182 decks195 decks
70%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
77%inclusion151 decks195 decks
66%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
84%inclusion163 decks195 decks
64%synergy
Skullclamp
90%inclusion175 decks195 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion162 decks195 decks
61%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion131 decks195 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
87%inclusion169 decks195 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion147 decks195 decks
59%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion131 decks195 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
85%inclusion166 decks195 decks
53%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
77%inclusion151 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion148 decks195 decks
56%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion146 decks195 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
57%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion129 decks195 decks
49%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion124 decks195 decks
53%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
62%inclusion121 decks195 decks
53%synergy
Warren Soultrader
61%inclusion118 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion115 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion131 decks195 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion118 decks195 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion106 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
53%inclusion104 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion90 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion112 decks195 decks
48%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
54%inclusion106 decks195 decks
47%synergy
Doomed Traveler
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
46%synergy
Esper Sentinel
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
47%inclusion92 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
37%synergy
Ophiomancer
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion84 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
36%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Indebted Spirit
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion39 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Reveillark
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Taker
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Angel
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion112 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion104 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Silence
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Austere Command
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Oketra's Monument
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-18%synergy
The Masamune
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Bitterblossom
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
31%synergy
Anointed Procession
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
30%inclusion58 decks194 decks
25%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Court of Grace
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Field of Souls
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
40%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
20%inclusion34 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
49%inclusion96 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion60 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
-15%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
6.2%inclusion12 decks194 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion191 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion182 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion130 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion191 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion191 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion187 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion171 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Caves of Koilos
85%inclusion165 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion165 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
74%inclusion144 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
69%inclusion134 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
62%inclusion120 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
59%inclusion115 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Silent Clearing
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
-16%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Starting Town
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
4%synergy