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Teysa Karlov
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Color identity: Black · White
Average lands in decks for Teysa Karlov: 35
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Build your Teysa Karlov deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Teysa Karlov 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Teysa Karlov
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Teysa Karlov, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 84% | +63% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 76% | +60% |
| Cruel Celebrant | 83% | +59% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 75% | +58% |
| Teysa, Orzhov Scion | 64% | +56% |
| Blood Artist | 82% | +53% |
| Viscera Seer | 71% | +52% |
| Elenda, the Dusk Rose | 70% | +52% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 60% | +52% |
| Skullclamp | 77% | +51% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 69% | +51% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 57% | +51% |
| Doomed Traveler | 56% | +50% |
| Grim Haruspex | 55% | +47% |
| Ministrant of Obligation | 48% | +44% |
| Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim | 77% | +44% |
| Midnight Reaper | 48% | +42% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 49% | +41% |
| Hallowed Spiritkeeper | 43% | +40% |
| Carrion Feeder | 47% | +39% |
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 45% | +38% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 44% | +36% |
| Hunted Witness | 38% | +34% |
| Orzhov Enforcer | 36% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Teysa Karlov deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Cruel Celebrant
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Teysa, Orzhov Scion
- Blood Artist
- Viscera Seer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Skullclamp
- Ashnod's Altar
- Carrion Feeder
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Phyrexian Altar
- Athreos, God of Passage
- Warren Soultrader
- Dictate of Erebos
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Teysa Karlov
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a Teysa Karlov deck run?
Real Teysa Karlov decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Teysa Karlov?
The three highest-synergy cards are Zulaport Cutthroat, Pitiless Plunderer, Cruel Celebrant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Teysa Karlov decks.
What combos does Teysa Karlov have?
Teysa Karlov has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Teysa Karlov deck cost?
You can start cheap: Zulaport Cutthroat, Cruel Celebrant, Bastion of Remembrance are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.