Teysa, Queen of Coins

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Combo Lifegain Reanimator Value Engine WB (Orzhov)

NikontheBlack

Creature (32)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Cartel Aristocrat
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Endless Cockroaches
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Gutterbones
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Painter's Servant
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Sanitarium Skeleton
• 1x Skyclave Shade
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Tenacious Dead
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Darkest Hour
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Greed
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit *list*
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

Instant (5)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Wrath of God

---

Maybeboard

Land (7)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Reflecting Pool

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Dire Tactics
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Merciless Eviction

---

Teysa is all about oppression, so it's time to do it to em' two times over.

My version of Teysa is an extreme value engine. Cards like Nightmare Shepherd from the new Theros are examples of how this can all happen. Sacrifice different things for value on top of value. Ever wanted to just straight up CHUNK the entire table? Have Kokusho, the Evening Star out with a sac outlet and Nightmare Shepherd and get two gigantic table-wide hits (20 damage to every opponent if you sac the token immediately) and a ton of life. The shepherd will only give one back, as the original is exiled, however this is a small price to pay for a potential wincon out of nowhere.

Want to have immense card advantage but hate the downside of losing life to Necropotence ? Bring out Ivory Tower and keep your life while having a full grip every turn (even more with cards that give you no maximum hand size!)

Having trouble tutoring for specific pieces to progress your board state? While this deck does not currently include Vampiric Tutor , it makes use of some of the other, lesser-used tutors that I honestly find more fun and interesting. If Liliana Vess is brought out early enough and is left unchecked, she can grab you two pieces over her first two turns, and then a piece every two upticks after that. People don't generally go after her (at least in my playgroup) because she isn't a token generator. You can have a ton of political fun with Scheming Symmetry , and Wishclaw Talisman can grab you two cards if you make a deal to have an opponent give it back to you. Demonic Tutor is also an auto include here, if you are able to get a copy at a decent price (thank you mystery boosters!)

The typical Teysa combos (for the most part) help this deck along too ( Teysa Karlov + Reassembling Skeleton / Tenacious Dead + Blood Artist + Phyrexian Altar , etc..), but those are also boring and overused, and there are more fun and interesting combos and interactions to be found within alongside them.

Bring your creatures back continuously and make your friends hate you today!

Top Ranked	Achieved #10 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #7 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Combo 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.78
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Companion Zone, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Goat 0/1 W, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W
Folders	EDH Brain Food, Commander, Andres decks, Removal Deck Teysa, Ideas, Deck EDH Examples, Commander Decks, EDH, Orzhov Inspiration