Teysa Karlov, a Woman to Die for

Commander / EDH Sacrifice WB (Orzhov)

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Token-Generator (18)

• 1x Afterlife Insurance
• 1x Ghoulish Procession
• 1x Grand Crescendo
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Ministrant of Obligation
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Boss's Chauffeur
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Rabble Rousing
• 1x Requiem Angel

Draw (6)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Weatherlight Compleated
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Tocasia's Welcome
• 1x Welcoming Vampire
• 1x Bennie Bracks, Zoologist

Removal (6)

• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Butcher of Malakir

Protection (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Land (35)

• 1x Boggart Bog  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hostile Hostel  ^Flip
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 9x Plains
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Spymaster's Vault
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Windbrisk Heights
• 1x Witch-Blessed Meadow  ^Flip

Sacrifice (7)

• 1x Hidden Stockpile
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Elder Arthur Maxson
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Reanimation (5)

• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Prowling Geistcatcher
• 1x Lich-Knights' Conquest

Commander (1)

Lifedrain (8)

• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Feral Ghoul
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star

Manaboost (6)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boreas Charger
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Mass-Removal (3)

• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Promise of Loyalty
• 1x Single Combat

Other (3)

• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Saw in Half
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus

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Reanimation (12)

• 1x Vat of Rebirth
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Hero of the Dunes
• 1x Invasion of Tolvada  ^Flip
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Spirit-Sister's Call
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Draw (7)

• 1x Norn's Wellspring
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Body Launderer
• 1x Pitiless Carnage
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed

Manaboost (2)

• 1x The Golden Throne
• 1x Black Market

Removal (11)

• 1x Annihilating Glare
• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Eaten Alive
• 1x Final Vengeance
• 1x Spark Harvest
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Invasion of New Capenna  ^Flip
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Legions to Ashes
• 1x Flare of Malice
• 1x Lethal Scheme

Lifedrain (5)

• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Assault Intercessor
• 1x Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Vindictive Vampire

Other (5)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Ghost Vacuum
• 1x Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1x Ao, the Dawn Sky
• 1x Divine Visitation

Token-Creator (9)

• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Waste Management
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Thalisse, Reverent Medium
• 1x Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
• 1x Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation  ^Flip

Sacrifice (8)

• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x Bartolome del Presidio
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Denethor, Ruling Steward
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist

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"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." – Alphonse Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist

Disclaimer

My decks are non-competitive kitchen table EDH decks, which are designed to primarily play against 2 to 5 enemies. My playgroup is a bunch of mid-30s who want to meet, chill, drink and have fun at a Saturday night, so in general we don't play decks which are just frustrating for the opponents or practically exclude them from the game for the next 2 hours. We got some rules like no massive landhate or poison and we got a small internal banlist. Personally, I only build mid-budget decks. So no fancy cEDH stuff to be seen here. Sorry, not sorry. ;)

General Gameplan

Rules of Interest

In this section I try to collect interesting mechanics, weird interactions and cards that are often mistaken. If I got something wrong here, please feel free to correct me. It is supposed to work as a reminder for myself if needed and it might help other people who stumble across similar issues.

Teysa Karlov:
Teysa affects a creature's own "when this creature dies" triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that creature dies. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever."
Teysa's effect doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to pay a cost for that triggered ability, are also made separately.
An ability that triggers when a creature "leaves the battlefield" will trigger twice if that creature leaves the battlefield by dying.

Morbid Opportunist, Ghoulish Procession:
101.2. When a rule or effect allows or directs something to happen, and another effect states that it can't happen, the "can't" effect takes precedence. So even when Teysa Karlov or Drivnod, Carnage Dominus are on the battefield, those cards won't trigger twice unfortunately. Note that it would be possible to copy the trigger with i.e. Strionic Resonator theoretically.

Combo Overview

Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer / Pawn of Ulamog / Sifter of Skulls + Zulaport Cutthroat / Cruel Celebrant / Bastion of Remembrance / Marionette Apprentice / Syr Konrad, the Grim = Infinite death triggers, infinite lifedrain

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Requires: All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps: (1) Sacrifice Reassembling Skeleton to Phyrexian Altar, generating {B}. (2) Pitiless Plunderer/Pawn of Ulamog/Sifter of Skulls and Zulaport Cutthroat/Cruel Celebrant/Bastion of Remembrance/Vindictive Vampire/Syr Konrad, the Grim trigger. Plunderer/Pawm/Sifter generate a token, crack it to float {1}. (3) Cutthroat/Celebrant/Bastion/Vampire/Syr Konrad drains every opponent for 1. (4) Activate Reassembling Skeleton for {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from the graveyard. (5) Repeat.

Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton + Pawn of Ulamog / Sifter of Skulls + Teysa Karlov = Infinite death triggers, infinite colorless mana

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Requires: All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps: (1) Sacrifice Reassembling Skeleton to Phyrexian Altar, generating {B}. (2) Sifter of Skulls/Pawn of Ulamog triggers twice, creating two tokens. (3) Activate a token by sacrificing it, adding {1}. (4) Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (5) Repeat.

Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Teysa Karlov = Infinite death triggers, infinite colored mana

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Requires: All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps: (1) Sacrifice Reassembling Skeleton to Phyrexian Altar, generating {B}. (2) Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens. (3) Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}. (4) Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (5) Repeat.

Phyrexian Altar + Nether Traitor + Pawn of Ulamog / Sifter of Skulls = Infinite death triggers, infinite mana

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Requires: All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps: (1) Sacrifice Nether Traitor to Phyrexian Altar, generating {B}. (2) Pawn of Ulamog/Sifter of Skulls triggers, creating a token. (3) Sacrifice the token to Phyrexian Altar, adding {1}. (4) Nether Traitor triggers. Pay {B} to recur it to the battlefield. (5) Repeat.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.42
Tokens	Citizen 1/1 GW, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Foretell, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Inkling 2/1 WB, Radiation, Rat 1/1 B, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B
Folders	Paper Decks