Teysa and The Darkest Nights Old

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Combo Tokens Value Engine WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (39)

• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
• 1x Belfry Spirit
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Ghost Council of Orzhova
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Imperious Oligarch
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Ministrant of Obligation
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Orzhov Racketeers
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Regna, the Redeemer
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Darkest Hour
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Ethereal Absolution
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spirit Bonds

Instant (4)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Expose to Daylight
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Kaya, Bane of the Dead
• 1x Liliana Vess

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 14x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 19x Swamp

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Sign in Blood

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Teysa, Orzhov Scion value + control + combo. This is a pretty relaxed list that I've slowly been adding to over time. Most recently scored some tutors out of a discount bin gold mine, but not sure if they'll stay in the deck due to my pretty relaxed meta. The deck was originally built from the Orzhov guild kit, hence a lot of the jank.

The deck tries to get out a host of white or white/black creatures and sacrifice payoffs to control the board and exiling threats. The white/black creatures help keep your engines rolling by turning into white spirits as they die with Teysa's ability. The new Afterlife mechanic allows you to get consistent value from death triggers and ETBs by creating white and black spirits that can then be reused as white spirits.

I often find I become the terrorist people should not negotiate with by threatening to exile their creatures if they swing them my way. With a deceptive board state, you can quickly sacrifice black creatures, creating spirits to sacrifice to Teysa's ability and exiling damn near whatever you want with enough of the engine online.

On a long enough timeline you can go infinite with the Darkest Hour combo or, as I've found, other little ways of accidentally going infinite with skeletal vampire, pitiless plunderer and Ashnod's altar.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goat 0/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Rat 1/1 B, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W