Art: Jack Hughes · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Teysa — Double Indemnity
Commander Teysa Karlov · 2/4
by Bobandis6 · Commander · 100 / 100 cards · Updated Sep 15, 2026
The Warden approves this deck
Bracket 2, 3 or 4 — seven combos are the owner's call ·
At the table
- Game Changers (Wizards' list):
- none
- Combos (Commander Spellbook):
- + + ; + + + ; + + + ; + + + ; + + + ; + + + ; +
- Land denial / extra turns (Scryfall Tagger):
- none
Make every creature death count twice with Teysa Karlov and a board full of sacrifice payoffs. Disposable tokens and recursive creatures build a durable drain engine that can win through attrition or a repeatable graveyard combo.
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Enchantment1
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Notes
Opening plan: Look for three lands, acceleration, and at least two parts of your engine: sacrifice fodder, a sacrifice outlet, or a death payoff. Build those pieces before relying on Teysa, since she amplifies your board but supplies neither bodies nor cards by herself. What doubles: Teysa adds one trigger when a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger. That includes Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, and afterlife abilities; it does not double sacrifice costs, activated abilities, or the card draw printed on Village Rites. Morbid Opportunist still triggers only once each turn because of its restriction. Tokens and resources: Teysa gives your creature tokens vigilance and lifelink, helping stabilize combat while you assemble the engine. Pitiless Plunderer produces extra Treasures from doubled death triggers, while Skullclamp and your death-triggered draw creatures replenish your hand. Midnight Reaper and Grim Haruspex require nontoken creatures to die. Combo finish: With Reveillark, Karmic Guide, and a free sacrifice outlet, sacrifice Karmic Guide first and then Reveillark. Reveillark returns Guide, and Guide returns Reveillark; repeat with Blood Artist or another applicable drain payoff to finish. The core loop works without Teysa, and instant-speed graveyard exile or removal of the sacrifice outlet can break it.
Analytics
Avg. mana value
2.79
Nonland cards
Lands
37
Est. price
$59.94
Cheapest printings
Mana curve
0
12
1
19
2
16
3
8
4
4
5
3
6
1
7+
Curve template
Card types
- Creature38
- Land37
- Instant8
- Artifact8
- Sorcery8
- Enchantment1
Colors
- White23
- Black38
- Colorless11
Mana sources
| Color | Lands | Other |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19 | 6 |
| Black | 22 | 6 |
| Colorless | 4 | 5 |
Cards that make “any color” count once for each color your commander allows; Treasure makers count through their reminder text.