Teysa Aristocrats

Commander / EDH Aristocrats WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Land (35)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions

Instant (9)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Body Count
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flare of Fortitude
• 1x Flare of Malice
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vindicate

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This is a Teysa Karlov aristocrats deck with a focus on powerful death triggers. The goal of the deck is to get value from having my own creatures go to the graveyard. If I have Teysa on the board, the effects of these death triggers are doubled. The deck can win through draining life, or it can win with combos.

Sacrifice Outlets

The deck runs Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and Phyrexian Tower to sacrifice creatures to make mana, and Altar of Dementia as a free sac outlet that can mill key pieces from my opponent's decks. Razaketh, the Foulblooded can sacrifice my creatures to tutor cards. Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim and High Market can both sacrifice creatures to gain life; Ayli can also exile nonland permanents if my life total is high enough. Yahenni, Undying Partisan can sacrifice creatures to get counters and become indestructible.

Creatures with Death Triggers

Solemn Simulacrum draws me cards when it dies. Kokusho, the Evening Star drains life from my opponents and is devastating if Teysa is in play. Hallowed Spiritkeeper, Wurmcoil Engine, Hangarback Walker, and Elenda, the Dusk Rose all create tokens when they die, which can then be sacrificed for even more value. Cruel Celebrant, Blood Artist, Bastion of Remembrance, and Zulaport Cutthroat drain life from my opponents whenever any of my creatures dies.

Value from Death

Grim Haruspex, Midnight Reaper, Liliana, Dreadhorde General, and Skullclamp all have me draw cards when creatures I control die. Grave Pact and Dictate of Erebos each force my opponents to sacrifice creatures when my creatures die. Cruel Celebrant, Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Bastion of Remembrance gain me life when my creatures die.

Graveyard Recursion

Some cards in the deck allow me to bring back creatures from the graveyard so they can be sacrificed again. Sun Titan can recur some important permanents. Athreos, God of Passage either returns a creature that died from the graveyard to my hand, or forces my opponents to lose life. Sheoldred, Whispering One can both force my opponents to sacrifice creatures, as well as recur my own creatures. Luminous Broodmoth brings creatures back with flying counters. Volrath's Stronghold can be used to bring creatures from my graveyard to the top of my library.

Win Conditions

The main way this deck wins is through attrition. Cruel Celebrant, Zulaport Cutthroat, Blood Artist, Bastion of Remembrance, and Kokusho, the Evening Star all drain life from my opponents, and can really add up when Teysa is in play. The deck can win with powerful X spells: Debt to the Deathless and Torment of Hailfire. I am able to generate a lot of mana for these spells by using the Cabal Coffers + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth combo. Urborg also pairs well with Crypt Ghast, which allows me to double my mana. I can get additional mana by sacrificing creatures, specifically lots of tokens, to Phyrexian Altar, Ashnod's Altar, or Phyrexian Tower. I can get additional mana from treasure tokens created with Smothering Tithe and Revel in Riches, and can also use Revel in Riches as an alternate win condition. Teysa doubles the tokens made by Revel in Riches, so I would only need 5 of my opponents creatures to die to get to 10 treasures. I can also win by going infinite with the Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond combo. I have 7 different tutors in the deck, so that I can easily assemble the combos that I need. Liliana's ult can also end the game quickly, if I can get there.

I am looking for general suggestions to improve the deck. I am looking to make it faster and more competitive.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 months
Key combos	Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond Cabal Coffers + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Optimized EDH (7-8)