Melesse's Teysa - Clues and Drain
 
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Edge of Eternities
releases on August 1, 2025!

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Edge of Eternities
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Main Deck - 100 cards, 91 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P T
Rarity Color
Commander
1 Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
$0.17 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 2 3
Battle (1)
1 Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon
$0.13 Battle - Siege // Artifact - Equipment
Creature (34)
1 Al Bhed Salvagers
$0.09 Creature - Human Artificer Warrior 2 3
1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
$4.53 Legendary Creature - Elf Noble 2 3
1 Baron Bertram Graywater
$0.19 Legendary Creature - Vampire Noble 3 4
1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
$1.06 Creature - Goblin // Land
1 Cartographer's Hawk
$0.18 Creature - Bird 2 1
1 Colonel Autumn
$0.20 Legendary Creature - Human Soldier 2 3
1 Creeping Bloodsucker
$4.09 Creature - Vampire 1 2
1 Crypt Ghast
$8.62 Creature - Spirit 2 2
1 Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.13 Legendary Creature - Human Noble 2 4
1 Dreg Recycler
$0.04 Creature - Phyrexian Beast 2 2
1 Elegy Acolyte
$0.83 Creature - Human Cleric 4 4
1 Fain, the Broker
$0.33 Legendary Creature - Human Warlock 3 3
1 Gixian Puppeteer
$0.69 Creature - Phyrexian Warlock 4 3
1 Great Unclean One
$4.46 Creature - Demon 4 5
1 Hardened Tactician
$0.17 Creature - Human Warrior 2 4
1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
$2.13 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 2 4
1 Keeper of the Accord
$0.23 Creature - Human Soldier 3 4
1 Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
$0.09 Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Human Artificer 1 3
1 Kor Cartographer
$0.15 Creature - Kor Scout 2 2
1 Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
$0.14 Legendary Creature - Halfling Citizen 2 2
1 Marionette Apprentice
$1.28 Creature - Human Artificer 1 2
1 Merchant of Truth
$0.25 Creature - Angel Detective 2 5
1 Mirkwood Bats
$0.35 Creature - Bat 2 3
1 Nadier's Nightblade
$0.20 Creature - Elf Warrior 1 3
1 Osseous Sticktwister
$0.13 Artifact Creature - Scarecrow 2 2
1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
$0.19 Legendary Creature - Halfling Peasant 1 1
1 Securitron Squadron
$0.37 Artifact Creature - Robot 2 2
1 Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker
$0.09 Legendary Creature - Snake Cleric Warlock 3 3
1 Stridehangar Automaton
$4.60 Artifact Creature - Construct 1 4
1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
$3.99 Legendary Creature - Human Cleric 3 4
1 The Speed Demon
$1.83 Legendary Creature - Demon 5 5
1 Twilight Prophet
$0.81 Creature - Vampire Cleric 2 4
1 Umbral Collar Zealot
$0.71 Creature - Human Cleric 3 2
1 Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
$0.50 Legendary Creature - Human 1 2
Instant (6)
1 Abstruse Appropriation
$0.22 Instant
1 Path to Exile
$1.35 Instant
1 Rootborn Defenses
$0.12 Instant
1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
$1.48 Instant // Land
1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.21 Instant
1 Treacherous Greed
$0.13 Instant
Sorcery (5)
1 Damn
$1.88 Sorcery
1 Risky Shortcut
$0.11 Sorcery
1 Rite of Oblivion
$0.35 Sorcery
1 The Battle of Bywater
$2.09 Sorcery
1 Vindicate
$0.35 Sorcery
Artifact (10)
1 Arcane Signet
$0.47 Artifact
1 Argent Dais
$0.12 Artifact
1 Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul
$0.35 Artifact // Creature - Eldrazi Reflection 1 4
1 Drossclaw
$0.01 Artifact - Equipment
1 Dusk Rose Reliquary
$0.21 Artifact
1 Hourglass of the Lost
$0.25 Artifact
1 Orzhov Signet
$0.39 Artifact
1 Swiftfoot Boots
$5.80 Artifact - Equipment
1 Talisman of Hierarchy
$0.60 Artifact
1 Wand of the Worldsoul
$1.33 Artifact
Enchantment (7)
1 Agent of the Iron Throne
$0.29 Legendary Enchantment - Background
1 Barrensteppe Siege
$0.41 Enchantment
1 Hidden Stockpile
$0.18 Enchantment
1 Into the Pit
$0.46 Enchantment
1 Life Insurance
$0.34 Enchantment
1 Protection Racket
$3.20 Enchantment
1 The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
$0.38 Enchantment - Saga // Enchantment Creature - Fox Monk
Land (36)
1 Arch of Orazca
$0.31 Land
1 Ballroom
$0.22 Land
1 Bleachbone Verge
$11.41 Land
1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
$3.44 Land // Land
1 Caves of Koilos
$0.80 Land
1 Command Tower
$0.31 Land
1 Fetid Heath
$0.43 Land
1 Forlorn Flats
$0.12 Land - Desert
1 Isolated Chapel
$0.69 Land
1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
$2.34 Land - Town // Sorcery - Adventure
1 Minas Tirith
$4.08 Legendary Land
1 Muraganda Raceway
$0.69 Land
1 Orzhov Basilica
$0.23 Land
1 Phyrexia's Core
$0.17 Land
4 Plains
$0.07 Basic Land - Plains
1 Restless Fortress
$0.49 Land
1 Shattered Sanctum
$4.50 Land
1 Shineshadow Snarl
$0.39 Land
1 Silent Clearing
$4.27 Land
1 Silverquill Campus
$0.07 Land
1 Sunlit Marsh
$0.17 Land - Plains Swamp
7 Swamp
$0.09 Basic Land - Swamp
1 Temple of Silence
$0.25 Land
1 Vault of the Archangel
$0.76 Land
1 War Room
$2.65 Land
1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
$1.22 Land // Legendary Creature - Demon 9 7
1 Windbrisk Heights
$0.20 Land
Sideboard - 2 cards, 2 distinct
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Creature (2)
1 G'raha Tia
$0.09 Legendary Creature - Cat Archer 3 5
1 Susurian Voidborn
$0.22 Creature - Vampire Soldier 2 2
Scratchpad - 99 cards, 98 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P T
Rarity Color
Battle (1)
1 Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky
$0.27 Battle - Siege // Enchantment
Creature (39)
1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
$2.02 Legendary Creature - Elf Druid 3 2
1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
$30.09 Creature - Vampire Knight 5 5
1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
$2.27 Legendary Creature - Nightmare 3 3
1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
$3.01 Legendary Creature - Vampire Soldier 2 2
1 Colonel Autumn
$0.20 Legendary Creature - Human Soldier 2 3
1 Corpse Knight
$2.14 Creature - Zombie Knight 2 2
1 Cruel Celebrant
$0.91 Creature - Vampire 1 2
1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
$34.41 Legendary Creature - Human Scout 2 2
1 Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.13 Legendary Creature - Human Noble 2 4
1 Disciple of the Vault
$0.62 Creature - Human Cleric 1 1
1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
$0.47 Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Kor Cleric 2 2
1 Elder Arthur Maxson
$0.17 Legendary Creature - Human Knight 4 2
1 Enduring Innocence
$5.66 Enchantment Creature - Sheep Glimmer 2 1
1 Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
$0.14 Legendary Creature - Halfling Citizen 2 2
1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
$6.73 Legendary Creature - Halfling Rogue 2 1
1 Loyal Subordinate
$0.19 Creature - Zombie 3 1
1 Marionette Master
$1.23 Creature - Human Artificer 1 3
1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
$34.35 Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Horror 4 4
1 Night Market Lookout
$0.07 Creature - Human Rogue 1 1
1 Ocelot Pride
$35.53 Creature - Cat 1 1
1 Pactdoll Terror
$0.14 Artifact Creature - Toy 3 4
1 Persuasive Interrogators
$0.06 Creature - Gorgon Detective 5 6
1 Pitiless Plunderer
$2.97 Creature - Human Pirate 1 4
1 Rottenmouth Viper
$5.31 Creature - Elemental Snake 6 6
1 Sanguine Syphoner
$0.11 Creature - Vampire Warlock 1 3
1 Scrawling Crawler
$4.56 Artifact Creature - Phyrexian Construct 3 2
1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
$34.50 Legendary Creature - Human Avatar Soldier // Legendary Creature - Angel Nightmare Avatar
1 Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker
$0.09 Legendary Creature - Snake Cleric Warlock 3 3
1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
$0.57 Legendary Creature - Human Knight 2 2
1 Teysa Karlov
$1.35 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 2 4
1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
$4.65 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 2 3
1 Tithe Drinker
$0.19 Creature - Vampire 2 1
1 Vein Ripper
$6.94 Creature - Vampire Assassin 6 5
1 Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
$0.30 Legendary Creature - Vampire Demon 4 4
1 Warren Soultrader
$15.29 Creature - Zombie Goblin Wizard 3 3
1 Welcoming Vampire
$0.85 Creature - Vampire 2 3
1 Wispdrinker Vampire
$0.11 Creature - Vampire Rogue 2 4
1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
$4.15 Creature - Human Warlock // Land
1 Wojek Investigator
$0.29 Creature - Angel Detective 2 4
Instant (9)
1 Afterlife Insurance
$2.35 Instant
1 Anguished Unmaking
$1.82 Instant
1 Clever Concealment
$6.14 Instant
1 Deadly Dispute
$0.41 Instant
1 Flawless Maneuver
$16.14 Instant
1 Galadriel's Dismissal
$18.69 Instant
1 Inkshield
$10.69 Instant
1 Kaya's Guile
$0.84 Instant
1 Rowan's Grim Search
$0.08 Instant
Sorcery (7)
1 Annihilating Glare
$0.08 Sorcery
1 Debt to the Deathless
$0.39 Sorcery
1 Farewell
$4.10 Sorcery
1 Pact of the Serpent
$0.66 Sorcery
1 Pitiless Carnage
$0.24 Sorcery
1 Reprocess
$4.70 Sorcery
1 Torment of Hailfire
$20.50 Sorcery
Artifact (18)
1 Archaeomancer's Map
$1.71 Artifact
1 Bontu's Monument
$4.03 Legendary Artifact
1 Demonic Junker
$0.27 Artifact - Vehicle 4 3
2 Idol of Oblivion
$0.63 Artifact
1 Inspiring Statuary
$0.51 Artifact
1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
$20.76 Artifact
1 Lightning Greaves
$3.85 Artifact - Equipment
1 Palantír of Orthanc
$12.97 Legendary Artifact
1 Phantom Train
$0.15 Artifact - Vehicle 4 4
1 Radiant Lotus
$2.32 Artifact
1 Sinister Monolith
$0.11 Artifact
1 Skullclamp
$4.80 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sol Ring
$1.37 Artifact
1 Tamiyo's Journal
$0.82 Legendary Artifact
1 Tamiyo's Journal
$0.82 Legendary Artifact
1 Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz
$0.33 Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land - Cave
1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
$1.88 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Enchantment (12)
1 Anointed Procession
$60.01 Enchantment
1 Bastion of Remembrance
$0.30 Enchantment
1 Blind Obedience
$2.88 Enchantment
1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
$4.20 Enchantment - Room // Enchantment - Room //
1 Land Tax
$23.43 Enchantment
1 Lim-Dûl's Hex
$0.60 Enchantment
1 Lunar Convocation
$0.40 Enchantment
1 Martyr's Cause
$1.19 Enchantment
1 Profane Procession // Tomb of the Dusk Rose
$0.33 Legendary Enchantment // Legendary Land
1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs
$0.67 Legendary Enchantment - Shrine
1 Thorough Investigation
$1.96 Enchantment
1 Tombstone Stairwell
$49.03 World Enchantment
Planeswalker (1)
1 Kaya, Spirits' Justice
$0.36 Legendary Planeswalker - Kaya
Land (12)
1 Barad-dûr
$0.86 Legendary Land
1 Desolate Mire
$0.45 Land
1 Godless Shrine
$7.06 Land - Plains Swamp
1 Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery
$0.48 Legendary Land // Legendary Land
1 Leechridden Swamp
$0.40 Land - Swamp
1 Marsh Flats
$24.45 Land
1 Mistveil Plains
$0.72 Land - Plains
1 Phyrexian Tower
$20.68 Legendary Land
1 Piranha Marsh
$0.20 Land
1 Shadowy Backstreet
$14.24 Land - Plains Swamp
1 The Black Gate
$9.14 Legendary Land - Gate
1 Vault of Champions
$13.32 Land

Notes
 
Goal for the Deck - Lots of game actions, drain to bring everyone down, value, spirits and clues!
Secondary Plan - Go high using exalted on clues?
Weakness - Lack of interaction with other decks, board wipes.
Target Bracket - 2? 3?
Target Power Level - 6
Win Turn Goal - 11

Landbase -
Staples/Gamechangers - Minimal
Free Spells - No
Combo - None
Tutors - None

The goal of this deck is to create clue and spirit tokens, drain everyone a little bit, and then win through combat damage with flying spirits.

Alternative Commander - Other Teysa's

Current Record - 1-9
- Vs. Arcades, Ao, Be'lakor - Deck felt pretty good after the recent changes.  Be'lakor player won by reanimating a demon that did damage to everyone.  Still almost won by pinging people to death.  Pretty close.  Would have won on turn 11, which is my target.
- Vs. Jegantha, Aragorn, Kudo - Did a LOT of stuff, drained about 20 damage from everyone.  Drew a lot of cards.  Couldn't overcome a huge, lifelinking mutated creature.  Some more single target interaction would have been helpful.
- Lost vs. Nekusar, Sam/Frodo - Did lots of things, created lots of tokens.  Had almost no impact on the game. Didn't draw any of the drain effects.  In discussion with other player, think I need to remove the spirits game plan entirely, go deeper on the drain and Artifact token plans.
- Lost vs. Marina, Dragonhawk, Valgavoth - Plan went well, got out a sac outlet, a drainer, and Teysa.  Made some clues, sacced some clues.  Was able to start cracking a clue each turn and making a spirit.  Then Dragonhawk WENT OFF.  Would have been nice to have had a removal spell.  Still, the deck worked!  Needs a little work around the edges I think.

All-Stars -


Good -
Fain, The Broker - Nice to be able to generate more tokens while sacrificing clues.

Bad -
Keeper of the accord - I should never be behind on tokens.  The land is kind of nice.
Comments
  • Melesse | 02-Jun-2024 23:38
    Goldfished twice to turn 8.  Ended up with 52 mana once and 50ish the second.  


    Turn 1 sol ring adds 16.  Turn 4 smothering tithe adds 2-3 per Turn, for a total of 8 to 12.  The improvise artifact with clues added significant mana as well.
  • Melesse | Edited 07-May-2024 00:21
    Goldfished about ten times tonight.  No mana issues.  Biggest issue was a two drop that could drain or do damage to trigger teysa on three.


    Are the token doublers worth it?  
  • Melesse | Edited 30-Apr-2024 23:20
    Played the deck twice today.  The first time, the other player had Malcolm, got 4 counters, and dropped a Lab Maniac + Spell to draw the whole library.  Not enough interaction.


    Second game was longer, I had a better change of winning, but it was like 12-14 turns.  Lost due to Arcbond on a massive creature that wiped me away.  Needed more interaction with creatures and planeswalkers.


    Edit - Added two more pieces of removal, another land, and Kambal.
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