Teysa Karlov, the Final Law

Commander / EDH Control WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (18)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Custodi Lich
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Hero of Precinct One
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Kingpin's Pet
• 1x Knights of the Black Rose
• 1x Magus of the Balance
• 1x Maze Abomination
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Souls of the Faultless
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Thorn of the Black Rose
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Voracious Hatchling

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Damn
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Visions of Dread

Instant (14)

• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Despark
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Executioner's Swing
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Stinging Study
• 1x Sudden Death
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Unmake
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vanishing Verse

Artifact (11)

• 1x Glass of the Guildpact
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Orzhov Locket
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Seal of the Guildpact
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Tome of the Guildpact
• 1x Urza's Filter
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Kaya, Orzhov Usurper

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 14x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Orzhova
• 1x Greed
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spectral Grasp

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Land (1)

• 1x Throne of the High City

Artifact (1)

• 1x Glaring Spotlight

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Teysa Karlov, Envoy of the Orzhov Guild, believes in the best of her guild. She will stop at nothing to remove the corrupt Obzedat from its control, and lead the Orzhov into a better light. Her plan set of law magic may have been foiled by her grandfather Karlov, but Teysa has lived over a century, and she has studied the laws and magic of Ravnica too long to give up after only one defeat.

And with the allegiance of the planeswalker Kaya, one whose skills allow her to reach the untouchable realm of ghosts, Teysa and the guild she wishes to save could finally be free of the ghost council...

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Teysa Karlov, the Final Law is a deck that allows you to sit back like a monarch at the battlefield, dismantling the greatest threats on the board while sitting behind strong defences, threatening the destruction of your opponents' plans should they turn against you.

• Creatures and spells to exile and destroy the key pieces your opponents control, foiling plans before they threaten you.
• Defenders and enchantments that keep attacking you from being worthwhile, with powerful curses to punish those who decide to.
• Life draining effects to keep you alive while undermining the rest.
• Revive the strongest that have fallen by looting the graveyards late in the game, forming your new army from the plans you have foiled.

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Featured Combos:

• Gift of Orzhova + Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• Eerie Interlude + Magus of the Balance
• Debt to the Deathless + Vizkopa Guildmage
• Bojuka Bog + Kaya, Orzhov Usurper

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I've been fascinated by the idea of a black & white commander deck for a while, and after seeing Teysa's card loved the idea of a commander who sits back and manipulates the battlefield politically, like a monarch lawing laws against their enemies.

Partway through constructing the deck I read through Teysa's story articles and found the great idea of if she and Kaya teamed up to take down the Obzedat someday, which also gave a bit of flavour to the deck towards the end!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Debt to the Deathless + Vizkopa Guildmage Gift of Orzhova + Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts Bojuka Bog + Kaya, Orzhov Usurper Eerie Interlude + Magus of the Balance
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.41
Tokens	Human 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
Folders	Commander Decks, commander, decks, Commander, Faves, Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts