Art by Sara Winters
Commander deckBW
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Generate white and black tokens such as Spirits and Inklings to exile opposing creatures with Teysa's activated ability, fueling an aristocrats engine and defensive pillowfort to grind opponents down.
Asked for“Teysa Scion of orzhov, sac arisocrats. summon inklings and white and black spirits to machine gun down creatures with teysas effect. sac outlets. good mana system. fort too. EDH”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Teysa, Orzhov Scion
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
Generates treasure tokens whenever creatures die
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Punishes card draw with persistent treasure generation
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards steadily whenever creatures die each turn
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Card advantage engine for dying nontoken creatures
Dark Prophecy
BBBEnchantment
Triggers off any creature dying to maintain card flow
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Card draw triggered by small token generation
Removal
10
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Flexible board wipe for creatures or artifacts/enchantments
Threats/Wincons
22
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents each time your creatures die
Cruel Celebrant
WBCreature — Vampire
White-black drain creature triggers on creatures and planeswalkers
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
Cheap aristocrat that gains life and drains enemies
Bastion of Remembrance
2BEnchantment
Noncreature drain enchantment resistant to board wipes
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Heavy damage dealer triggered by creature death and mill
Spectral Procession
2W2W2WSorcery
Summons three white flying Spirit tokens for Teysa
Dramatic Finale
WBWBWBWBEnchantment
Creates white-and-black Inkling tokens with flying
Requiem Angel
5WCreature — Angel
Spawns 1/1 flying Spirits whenever non-Spirits die
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
1WWCreature — Avatar
Explosive Spirit token production from the graveyard
Doomed Traveler
WCreature — Human Soldier
White creature dying into a white/black flying Spirit
Hunted Witness
WCreature — Human
White creature that creates a white Lifelink token on death
Minister of Pain
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Black exploit creature that triggers Teysa on death
Reassembling Skeleton
1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
Black recursive body for infinite sacrifice fodder
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
Recurring black creature triggering Teysa's spirit generation
Ophiomancer
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Supplies a black Snake token on every upkeep
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Reliable black Faerie Rogue token producer each upkeep
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
1BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Free decayed black Zombie token at end step
Utility
10
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
Free zero-mana sacrifice outlet with scry
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
Free zero-mana sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat
Darkest Hour
BEnchantment
Makes all creatures black, looping infinite tokens with Teysa
Ghostly Prison
2WEnchantment
Tax fort piece preventing aggressive creature attacks
Windborn Muse
3WCreature — Spirit
Creature-based fort tax piece that doubles as a white body
Norn's Annex
3WPWPArtifact
Taxes attackers with mana or life to protect your life total
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Teysa with shroud and gives haste
