Teysa Karlov Commander Deck Tech 

This video must have had afterlife

I’ve been playing MTG on and off for 23 years. My way back grass roots in the game were orzhov, back in the days of working like a dog to keep Lord of the Pit happy. I came out of a 6 year hiatus from the game about 2 years ago to try the new (to me) commander format. I’ve been struggling really bad thus to get a foothold in the format... Until now. Thank you so much for posting! this is an excellent primer, on an amazing commander that speaks volume to us old grindhouse value-engine loving pugs.

"Every copy of Teysa, *even the horrible ones*" My good sir there are no horrible copies of Teysa. I resent your implication :p

I have been subscribed for a while now and I love all of your deck techs! This deck is super cool and I ordered all the cards on TCG and I can't wait to play it myself. Keep up the good work DJ!

I love how excited you get about your decks!

I got a 5 hour long ad for Lego movie that was just the same line of a song repeating over and over. I already know this video is going to be great.

Teysa is great! Love the deck tech, thanks for the effort you put into these!

DJ, I’m glad that you got to build around my favorite commander. I can’t wait to watch it in action! Also, Gratz on the GK’s seat! May you be the one to stand.

I’ve been dying for this!! Thank you!

I was watching this and thinking to myself, "If I don't see Krav and Regna here, I'm SOO gonna troll the comments." Seconds later, you mentioned Krav and Regna, which are the commanders of my Orzhov deck. And Teysa was in my prerelease kit so you better believe it went into that deck. I had to review your deck tech because I like checking out other ideas that maybe I never saw a card I could use. The vampire from Ravnica Allegiance, for example! I don't know how I missed that one! Thanks for your deck techs, DJ, you rock!

I've already started assembling my Teysa deck (pulled her at prerelease) and this is a big help. Thanks DJ!

I'm so excited to see you on Game Knights! I'm rooting for you!

DJ, love your stuff man, you've become one of my favorite channels. PLEASE ENABLE CLOSED CAPTIONING on you vids man, so I can enjoy your stuff in places where I can't have sound on.

Can't wait to see the Game Knights ep! Been working on a Teysa deck the past couple of weeks and I'm LOVING it!

DJ, You Rock! Best deck techs by far! Keep it up!

DJ you make magic so amazing with your passion for the game. I really appreciate what you do for the community man. Thanks a ton

This deck looks sweet, DJ. Love your deck techs!

Dude, you nailed this deck! Great ideas. Reminds me of my Meren B/G deck. Sac outlets are so fun! You have not lived until you recur Kokusho three times in a row. I can't even imagine with this commander. YIKES!

OMG this deck is so awesome. What about Open the Graves or cards like Secure the Wastes and True Conviction... Man the token synergies in B/W are sooo good with this deck. I can't wait to see this deck in action. I'm definetly getting the Guild Kit, thanks DJ :)

I love this deck so much DJ! I now have something to build with my foil stamped Teysa Karlov.

I love this video! Everything I want to do in magic (when I don't have access to blue of course) and I am really excited to go watch game knights now. Keep up the excellent work!

This video has been invaluable for me. Definitely building this deck, not your exact list, but similar.

This is what I was waiting for. She is one commander in awhile that I couldn't wait to build. Glad you're piloting this on game knights!

I just built my Teysa, Orzhov Scion deck after being so hyped for allegiance and I have to say it's super fun and genuinely competitive. I have Teysa Karlov as an alternate commander due to her being so synergistic with the deck and being a nice change of pace. I am a HUGE fan of the treasure mechanic and for anyone who hasn't seen yet, THE NEW TREASURE TOKENS IN ALLEGIANCE ARE ORZHOV THEMED! OMA has awesome metal coins for treasure tokens that I also find super cool. BTW good luck on Game Knights dude, can't wait to watch tm.

Finally, I've been looking for a comprehensive Teysa Tokens deck and DJ delivers as always. ^_^

Super fun and flexible deck. Thanks!

I'm excited to see you play on Game Knights in tomorrow's video DJ! Also, I really like this commander! I've been wanting an Orzhov commander, and I think this is the one for me!

I'm really happy right now, as it seems I have finally improved a bit at deck building seeing how similar our lists are! I made a list for my Teysa Commander Deck because I really like the idea behind it, and my list is like 90% your list. :)

DJ's deck techs always gets me hyped up!

I can't wait to build my Teysa deck! So hyped for this commander 😁

I was waiting for this !!!!

finally! thanks you awesome man!

DJ juste saying in passing. Following you since a while. Was very glad to have you on command zone (I love Jimmy too don't get me wrong) and I hope it channel grows the way it deserve to. (Top 3 mtg channel imo with the boyz of CZ and prof)

2:12 I'm staring straight at the sun

I’ve been waiting so long to see you play DJ!

The video has afterlife

I wanted to thank you, DJ, for inspiring me to build Teysa Karlov. The value will be had!

When I brainstormed a deck list (that was pretty similar to your aristrocrats version), I was so hyped about the fact that Teysa's effect double-dips on Elenda, so that she essentially creates four times as many tokens. :D When Elenda hits the board, shit gets real! I also put Cathodion, Burnished Hart (not directly affected by Teysa, but still good) and Boreas Charger in for ramp. The combination of Emeria Shepherd, Teysa, Cathodion and Burnished Hart also gets you every basic land in your deck into play. :D Sac Cathodion: add 6 colorless (two times three, because of Teysa), crack Hart -> one plains, one swamp. Shephert's triggers gets you Cathodion into play and Burnished Hart into your hand. Then cast Burnished Hart for the remaining 3 colorless and repeat. I love that deck already!

Awesome video with a fun, exciting deck. I’m rooting for you on Game Knights, even if Vinnie is playing my preferred color choices!

When I saw her revealed. I could not stop thinking on how good of a commander she will be. Great video btw!

I played Teysa yesterday with only half of the things shown in this video and still was sooo powerful. Creating 34 token with Spiritkeeper was glorious!

Can't wait to watch you play this

I had this big long explanation of my Vampire team commander deck but he basically covered the entire thing of the deck in the end with both decks they have double strike, haste ,lifelink, death touch, vigilance, Trample, indestructible, and about 400 +1/+1 counters

Makes me sad that Jimmy didn’t let anyone play their decks. Would have liked to see this deck do co things

I really like the interaction between Requiem Angel and Divine Visitation

He changed the reveilark input. Leaves the battlefield effect if it dies does trigger her effect. Only if it dies.

TWILIGHT DROVER!!!! One of my favorite cards from original Ravnica!

Will be seeing this in Game Knights because your doing this video

I got the erebos secret lair and athreos was the kick i needed to finally build this deck and it is soooo good. Looking for some ideas i might have missed.

Hey I found a card that I think would be great in this deck that I'm surprised wasn't mentioned! It's an old card called Fanatical Devotion.

Wound reflection and Archfiend of Despair with Kokoshu the Evening Star wound be awesome.

This one looks great. Just one question, just saw the Game knights episode, and the decklist from here and there differ a tiny bit, just wondering though, the swap of some cards were made to add a little bit more consistency? For example Revel in riches is absent in the Game knights one, so you didnt want another win condition anymore? As i said love it in general, just wondering :)

Worth noting that Mimic Vat does not prevent cards from hitting the graveyard, as per gatherer: "The imprint ability will trigger whenever a nontoken creature is put into any graveyard from the battlefield, not just your graveyard." So it wont' prevent Teysa's ability from triggering. gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=451164

I was hoping you would mention the interaction between Divine Visitation and Requiem Angel! If you have Teysa out and those two enchantments, each time one of those angel tokens dies, it creates two more angel tokens because they aren't spirits, which can each turn into two more angel tokens! And even if you don't have Teysa out, each angel still replaces itself which can be great if you need the creatures to sacrifice.

I am hoping DJ wins this episode of Game Knights

Who else is really hyped for Ravnica Allegiance??

Quick question. Mimic vat. It doesnt say "if a creature would die, exile it instead", it says WHEN a creature dies, you may exile it" its not a replacement effect. Its a triggered ability. You still get dies triggers.

Hello DJ, great video as always I'm a really big fan of you since the beginning! I'm quite indecise about a token deck I want to make including orzhov colors, I'm thinking about 1 teysa Karlov 2 teysa orzhov scion (got a foily one I want to use 😍) 3 queen marchesa (access to red+card draw in the commandzone) I really wish you could give me an input on this one!

Idk if you thought about this card, but Boreas Charger is land ramp that I think will trigger twice with teysa. And land ramp is probably better than other forms of ramp as it's removed less often and punished less often.

did you consider lifeline for the deck? when used with altar of dementia could be an alternate win con.

This list is really good, but might I offer some suggestions? Nim Deathmantle is an excellent option in Teysa. Even though it doesn't make a difference if you trigger it twice, you can just combo off with Kokusho, Ashnod's Altar, and Sifter. Kokusho dies, makes 2 tokens, sac them both to altar, pay for Nim revival. Repeat. Deathrender is excellent as it let's you drop 2 creatures onto the battlefield. Spirit Bonds is excellent for token making and as a sac outlet that lets you protect your important stuff Black Market means you get a TON of mana on deaths Lastly, the Monuments from Amonkhet are great reduce rocks AND they give you great buffs when you cast stuff.

Game knights is going to be sick... I hope... Jimmy's deck and Josh's deck both look brutal. And DJ's ideas are looking wicked, too.

Omg i can not wait for the chaos that is going to happen in tomorrows game knights.

Question: would you put Syr Konrad the Grim from Eldraine in this deck for amusement, chaos and mayhem?

Hey DJ, can you do a deck tech for Magic Arena using only the cards available right after the tutorial. I’m sure many players doesn’t want to use the precon mono color deck given to everyone but making a decent deck out of them requires tricky balancing that most just wreck due to personal preferences so a couple of deck build will help 😁

Do you use it that betrays in this deck dj.. I do. How bout razeketh??

Don't forget Black Market for extra mana whenever a creture dies! And it combos amazingly well with Pawn of Ulamog and Sifter of Skulls, creature dies, you get Spawn tokens and a counter on Black Market. Sac the Spawns for mana and add extra counters on Black market, add to it Smothering Tithe and Pitiless Plunderer and you have mana for days!

Sorry if someone already said this, but angelic visitation also combos with requeum angel to get infinite etb/death triggers if that matters :)

thoughts on Mentor of the Meek for draw?

So you sacrifice something with Ashnod's Altar, Twilight drover gets two +1/+1 and Pitiless Plunderer makes 2 treasure. You use the mana and 1 treasure to remove a +1/+1 from Twilight Drover and you net 1 +1/+1 Counter, 1 Creature, and 1 Treasure. Reapeat 1000 times with a Zulaport Cutthroat and win the game. It's a lot of pieces but they're all relatively cheap and unless someone knows the combo it's not immediately threatening until they need instant speed removal to stop you. I love decks with multiple win conditions. You waste all of your removal on one threat or another but eventually something hits the field that you simply cannot stop.

Day before, good job DJ!

Is it right that your yesterday deck tech of this deck was taken down or did you take it down? What happend to it DJ? Can you please explain?

Just noticed in both new arts for Teysa they got rid of her signature Orzhov symbol from her chest. Must've shown too much skin for WotC.

DJ, this deck makes me want to play commander . . .

Considering the lifelink given to the tokens, Felidar Sovereign would also give a very feasible alternate win condition...

Teysa is hands down going to be my new favorite commander. But I'm a total Vorthos players, so the deck is going to have to be as thematically appropriate as possible. Most notably, I'm building the deck to focus on Revel in Riches and Treasure tokens. It's gonna be great.

Hey my dude. You seem really realient on Teysa being out with little protection for her. How are you making sure she stats around?

Whats the card art from at 22:37 ?

Arena Rector with Lilianna and Elspeth Sun's Champ seems pretty damn good here,

Any particular reason Ogre Slumlord didn't make it in?

I'm surprised that Harvester of Souls, a 5/5 deathtouch for 2 black and 4 colorless was left off of this list. It's ability "whenever A creature dies, draw a card" is phenomenal. You get 1 card for their creature dying, but 2 cards for your creature dying... and NO LOSS OF LIFE for drawing! It's an auto include in my opinion.

My build is coincidentally nearly identical, Teysa is so good she builds herself.

I do not know how powerful it is but you can go infinite with angelic accord, requiem angel and any free sacrifice, pretty protected in comparison to creature based infinite combos, he talked about both cards but it seems he did not notice this combo potential

I wonder if Scion Teysa is better than RNA Teysa in the command zone...

I feel as though Elesh Norn should’ve been in this deck because making your 1/1 tokens into 3/3 lifelink vigilance would be valuable especially Norns -2/-2 which would be a mini board wipe and make your tokens attacks that much more valuable I realize that it would be situational and going tall with tokens that are meant to be cannon fodder isn’t something this deck wants to really go but it’s still an idea that could easily change the tide of the game even if you got only one swing with your super tokens

What’s the music called

Can't wait for game knights!

Black Market, Blade of Selves, Helm of the Host... will these cards be any good for her? I think it might but I could be wrong.

Here I am again. Money down on u! Go DJ!

Double up etb triggers such as massacre wurm

ehhhh nice deck! can't wait for the 25th

GAME NIGHT FOOTAGE!! Must watch

i am having a real hard time building this deck any suggestions?

What is the card art at 2:15?

Very nice! Not sure Sidisi doubles, though .

You might add in Rootbound Defenses and other cards with Populate.

I use Death Baron and open the graves in my Teysa deck.

no Sheoldred, Whispering One? I would have figured that Praetor to be an auto include. Vault of the archangel is also really good here, giving all your tokens lifelink and death touch

Mimic Vat exiles the creature after it hits grave

helm of the host on Teysa hmm🤔