MTG - In Debt To Teysa - A Guide To EDH / Commander Teysa, Orzhov Scion for Magic: The Gathering

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Although my deck differs a little, I owe such a debt to Schondetta for his Teysa EDH Primer, found here: www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/th...
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[@warrenlantz]

Professor, I've owned a Teysa deck for many years. Thanks to your video, I have done a complete overhaul of the deck. It is also double-sleeved with KMC perfect fits and KMC Hyper Matts inside a UltraPro Satin deck tower. Without your videos, I would be wasting money on junk products and junk singles. Thank you for all your videos and the effort you put into this deck. I know you probably won't see the comment, but I am such a grateful student. :D

[@jamaigar]

i love this comment so much

[@vexxbane6172]

Prof, you should update this deck! I am building her again, She was one of my first commanders.

[@mordechaisage4947]

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[@benaaron9529]

@Mordechai Sage Instablaster =)

[@mordechaisage4947]

@Ben Aaron thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im trying it out now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@mordechaisage4947]

@Ben Aaron It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my ass!

[@benaaron9529]

@Mordechai Sage no problem :D

[@alexanderpalmer2647]

Would love to meet the professor at a convention. Politely play a game with him, and thank him for the advice after all these years.

[@ethannaugle2294]

I think this is likely the best series on this channel. I'd like to see more of these videos with non-popular, challenging to build commanders, or even popular commanders with unintuitive builds (making them unique and fun).

[@Isheian]

I think this deserves a revisit, especially with afterlife and inklings!

[@jonhill999]

Fantastic video! The atmospherical setting was really well done. The voice effects, the background pictures...really nice! Keep it up!

[@Pro3tag]

I appreciate the fact that you gave us a build that is fairly competitive and didn't skip out on being able to combo off. Thanks!

[@Gorgon_Tanza]

This is my one true commander love and its great to see how close my deck is to your build. I will also second Schondetta's primer, it taught me so much about Teysa when I first built the deck.

[@robertlunsford2370]

This is my favorite video of yours. Excellent work here. The music, the lore, everything. Thanks for what you do!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Robert Lunsford Cheers man!

[@JackRabbit9181996]

Started my own Teysa deck after watching this and reading the primer. I added one or two higher cost options (Grave Titan and Magister of Worth) to add a bit more power when not using Darkest Hour. I also added Hallowed Spiritkeeper, Exsanguinate and Debt to the Deathless and a few other options to help win without the combos for more fun-oriented games :) thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@willdaddario]

Another great video. They seem to just getting better and better! As always, can't wait for more!

[@Avataarkaap]

Thanks! My EDH deck is Orzhov but I had only flirted with the token generating idea. I am now going to commit to it with a new Teysa deck. Awesome video.

[@yo_napper]

I used this as a base for my Teysa Tiny Leaders deck! This was so helpful and I you have a great way of explaining things.

[@SirenoftheVoid]

Taking a combo approach to Teysa is a fresh look on her abilities.I enjoyed this video,thanks.

[@MisterMLowe]

This deck looks crazy fun! I cant wait to try it. More videos like this please!

[@davidkunz8257]

I like the commander build videos a lot. You do a great job with them and keep the budget realistic. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

[@BeccaRyy]

I love these videos! Please keep 'em coming. I love your EDH deck guides.

[@NSproductionz14]

Favorite MTG KZbin channel and it isn't close. Congrats on the 30K mark, glad to see such high quality videos get the attention they deserve. Also, loving the Edh videos, as a modern and Edh player, I love seeing people's takes and opinions on various commanders. Even though i'll probably never sleeve up a Teysa deck, I still enjoyed the video. Keep up the great work!

[@megaalan12]

I just realized, I am very grateful for the way you hardly ever use acronyms or slang even though I usually watch your videos at 1.5 or even 2 times speed XP

[@GaspeRhodes]

This may have been the best deck tech I've ever seen. Even if people don't agree on substance, the flavor and production value is top notch. Bravo, sir!

[@danielblank9917]

She's one of my favorite and first commanders and this video helped me get into magic

[@Tony-kj8si]

Yes, oh my gosh thank you! I've been wanting to build a Teysa EDH deck for so long. I was really hoping that you would do a video on this someday.

[@adamkruse8453]

This is the commander I got in the golden envelope thing at command Fest DC. I think it's time to start building that deck. Love The Deck Tech excellent job!!

[@gagegriffin8631]

I would love to see an update to this list seeing as this video is nearing a decade old. So much stuff has come out since then that seeing what Prof plays in Teysa now would be cool. I know this video is what inspired me to build Teysa this year. It looks so similar yet different it is quite wild. Really love your content and have been a fan for many years. Even when I wasn't playing the game.

[@Alex5lbs]

Fantastic video professor, would love to see more. Ill be a subscriber for life. Congratulation on the 30k achievement.

[@madcat2791]

I watch your show from the beginning and I took your tips and how to teach people to play MTG. I also like how you do compare and contrast between sleeves and other accessories to magic

[@bdawg8877]

I love this. Edh deck techs are great and i love how you did it.

[@oonasconclave1110]

Wow just WOW!!! I almost regret watching this because now I want to throw my current ideas out the window!!! I love your vids keep them up!! :)

[@dukeleroy7803]

Congrats on the 30,000 Subs Professor.

[@exximuss_9780]

This, by far, is my favorite EDH deck. ( I play it a little bit more dirty with the darkest hour in as well as contamination :D ) Thank you for sharing it with us. Loved the presentation of it as well!

[@Sforschondetta]

Very nice guide. The score is particularly enthralling ! Glad to see other Teysa fans out their doing the churches good work :)

[@Ser_Nathor]

My first commander deck and my main is a Teysa commander but it's her ravnica version. Double death triggered effects and token vig/lifelink. Very similar and alot of fun with a ton of vampires. Loved the video and appreciate the new ideas!

[@alexisharo4886]

Amazing video as always. Happy holidays :)

[@CleansingInferno]

I enjoyed this video, gave me lots of ideas! Keep it up, dude!

[@TheAlmalong]

Proffessor! I've now been pilioting a Teysa EDH for almost a year now after watching this video, I truely love how the deck feels and plays, though I have to say You'd probably not approve of some of my changes, going for a more stax/board control variant to stall for time to combo off (the decks gotten the nick name "debtor's prison" at my local LGS), but I just want to say thank you for giving me the inspiration and starting point to build a EDH deck built in the flavor and colors of my favorite guild!!

[@eden666]

Another great video!! Keep it coming.

[@TippyCraft]

Wonderful video as always.

[@xanaxkamikaze]

This video makes me drool. This deck looks so good.

[@KazeOo]

I just built this deck using the primer a couple of days ago! So fun (and a bit weird) to see it featured here so soon afterwards. Such a great deck. The cards are very powerful while still being a lot cheaper than some alternatives decks.

[@ellahazan-fuchs7249]

At the end when you said "May all your debts be paid" I really thought about the blessing "May you rest an eternity in the ground", used regularly in innistrad.

[@Senshi-un2bu]

i would love to see an updated version of this deck

[@TheRelfinator]

Sweet video man! Taking a few tips for my Teysa Tiny Leader deck from this...

[@garrettmartin4750]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the meekstone!

[@nicholasmartinez1151]

i made a deck exactly like this im exited to see whats new to it since i havent played much

[@dannyzep92]

Can't wait to see more commander content from you! Keep it up this channel just keeps getting better. Would hope to see some pauper on here? Anyway thanks professor!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

dannyzep92 Pauper videos are indeed planned. I want to cover Pauper, Highlander, a little Legacy, and of course continue to do Modern, Commander and Standard

[@gardenoir6176]

I love the Nier music in the beginning. Fits very well

[@theillusionary]

that deck looks so cool. never played commander but I would love to have a deck like that. don't have enough cards to build a good commander right now but one day maybe I will! awesome deck!

[@BubblesTheBard]

Im so glad i got the Woodhouse joke.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Hehehe, me too! I swear, I look at that card and it is totally Woodhouse.

[@BubblesTheBard]

"...BECAUSE HOW HARD IS IT TO POACH A GODDAMN EGG?"

[@anthonydelfino6171]

Handy guide! Teysa is one of my favorite commanders. I went with a more Grave Pact effect heavy strategy myself with massive token generation the idea being sac three creatures to Teysa, and my opponents have to sac up to 9 creatures each, keeping the board nice and clean :) Couple cards I included that aren't talked about here, Dread and Darien, King of Kjeldor are great creatures to keep people from attacking you. Drogskol Cavalry (a new card since this video came out) is massive life generation from the combos mentioned for Teysa, and Sengir Nosferatu, while expensive at 4 mana, is a good way to get out large amounts of spirit tokens with Teysa out once you can generate large amounts though the methods described in the video.

[@MDC435]

Anyway I can get a link? Wanting to rely more on the sac/gravepact but dont quite have the time to put it all together.

[@AJB-jr6ll]

You pick some of the best music for your videos

[@WhirlpoolMaelstrom]

Professor, You should do an update video(s) for this and your other Commander decks. This video and the Primer has lead me to make my own Teysa deck.

[@QUAD9s]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS! Building something very similar to this right now!

[@zachmcmillan4060]

Pulled both her and Kaya from RAL,can't wait to make an Orzhov deck.

[@aetheriumwinds3439]

Hi Prof, saw the Tesya Karlov video. I prefer the Scion as well! Would love if you updated this list

[@thehumanjukebox77]

A must-add to this deck, now that we have access to Amonkhet, is Anointed Procession - an enchantment in white that doubles token production for its owner.

[@SpaniardNL]

Happy holidays Tolarian :-)

[@basketfullofholes9867]

I really like your intro music!

[@JamesDarkos]

Great video professor I loved the way you introduced the video giving this sort of campfire story feel or should I say campfire legend P.S.if you got my joke I sincerely apologise

[@qwertyzz7]

Music was spot on.

[@Sheriff_K]

Cool Deck. Volrath's Stronghold is also a great Land to use, especially for this Deck. And with all the recursion in the Deck, you could even risk letting Teysa enter the Grave, only to get her back at cheaper Cost than if she'd been sent to the Command Zone. I just love sending my Commander's to the Grave if I know I have recursion in Hand/Board.. But it is a risky endeavor. But risk is ALL of the fun! Muhuhahaha~

[@LotusKingdom]

I heard in the grim haruspex part that you said "but it only works on your non creature tokens. XD. STAY AWESOME PROFESSOR. 😉 4:22

[@therealuziduke5853]

I quit playing magic in 2017, Teysa from this video was my deck. I got back into magic a few months ago and started playing Teysa again, I have been winning every event in my LGS with her. The stores have a turn 6 delay, since Teysa on average combos off on turn 6 it is so good for my local area.

[@Soulastest]

arjun the shifting flame should be your next deck study!!

[@SeanODoherty]

I added Elenda the dusk rose to my version of this deck...OMG soooo much fun... sooo much value...

[@KJRiotGaming]

i was in a very long game yesterday against some control players, and couldnt really get anything to stick, eventually i was down to 1 card in hand, Darkest Hour, with teysa, 3 zombie tokens, and alter of brood on the field on the field. I top decked a reveillark and was able to bring back my only real sac outlet in graveyard being a Viscera seer. when i brought back vicsera i couldnt rly think of what to do until i watched my opponent mill from the brood trigger...I unknowingly gave myself infinite mill with a 1 mana alter of brood, huzzah

[@CPD0123a]

I made a tiny leaders Teysa deck, but I had no idea she was actually this good! I just threw in the spirit stuff I had from when I drafted Modern Masters and found a bunch of spirit and arcane stuff in a bulk bin.

[@Star808_]

Well, I guess I'm gonna start saving up for this Teysa Commander deck.

[@SlifertheCanadian]

Great video as aways. Also I have a request, could you maybe do one of these videos for marath, prossh, or animar? Keep up the good work.

[@JakesShadow]

Okay, you've sold me on EDH. I was set on getting a chinese booster box of khans of tarkir for christmas, but looks like I'm going for a teysa EDH.

[@carson4046]

a really good addition to this deck is maw of the obzedat, it's an 3/3 uncommon that takes 5 mana to even get into the game (3 of which wont matter once you start the loop) and every time you sacrifice a creature to it, all of your creatures get +1/+1 until the end of the turn (this can be used infinitely)

[@Necrow_Productions]

Great deck dude!

[@bobbypoetzman]

I made a teysa edh deck because of.this video! Thanks man, can't say my play group enjoys death by blasting station

[@ares6037]

One of my first legendary creatures was Teysa from Return to Ravnica block.

[@the1stcalling]

Beautifully done! But now her secret is out . . . and her debt collecting will surely get out of hand. Droves of players will surely desire her services, and now I may have to play her envoy counterpart.

[@ThomasHJohnson]

Quick note, while copying the deck list you provided, I found that you spelled "Obzedat's aid" with an "e". Just thought it would be helpful to know so you can correct it. Your explanation really sealed the deal for using Teysa after I read Schondetta's primer.

[@EisCold17D]

Hey professor! You made me play this deck, together with the primer! Thanks for helping me discovering Teysa. How does your deck look today in 2020? Greetings, Eiscold

[@xnickyoranyx]

I feel like Mimic Vat is a worthwhile playtest in your deck. It's very fairly costed and can help you spit out tokens from cards like marsh flitter or sengir autocrat. Plus having the option to steal opponents bombs after killing them is a super plus.

[@timothychuck4494]

Great guide

[@NOBODYSEED]

Thank you for explaining your choices for Teysa, i've had her as my commander for a while but I never completely understood how the deck was meant to be ran and thus If i was against this, I would probably get wrecked. Time to learn more about her :D

[@hellaraw898]

Nice video do more of these for EDH

[@zTomCat787z]

best deck tech ive seen

[@MrRancid1988]

I may have missed it, but I thought for sure you were going to mention Ghost Council somewhere in this video.

[@dylano4352]

I rarely build decks that are not in blue, but the amount of shenanigans and degenerate combos in this deck make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Now my memnarch deck will appear fair; I really love the: Stop it, I'm winning feel to this deck.

[@MirageDragonMyrgon]

Is there any chance that you could start making videos on decks for the new Tiny Leaders format? I'd love to see this turned into a deck for that format!

[@cl3m3ns321]

Great video thanks! Can you provide us with a decklist of how your deck looks so far?

[@KageAkarui]

For tutoring cards just add paradox engine, planar portal, and planar bridge. Once u get those out and with all the mana gain u can use them endlessly. At least with the first 2. Bridge is just a bonus to get cards out immediately that u could use in a pinch.

[@DevianTrickster]

The most annoying question is : who the hell is the guy in the card with Teysa?(Love your vids, Prof

[@Halphinian]

I have been thinking about that ever since I first saw the card. Maybe her bodyguard, as she is a very important person to the Orzhov.

[@Kadinata]

The guy's name is Melisk, Teysa's attendant. mtg.gamepedia.com/Melisk

[@zachmcmillan4060]

Every powerful extortionist always needs a bodyguard;you get a lot of hate extorting people for their money and souls.

[@RiverMayCry123]

Hi, another Teysa enthusiast here. Have you ever considered running Leonin Relic-Warder or Fiend Hunter in your deck? In decks where you can sacrifice them while their enters the battlefield trigger is still on the stack, they become permanent exile effects which you can later reanimate for round two. You also forgot to mention in the video that Nether Traitor with Teysa and Phyrexian Altar give you infinite mana of any color. Keep up the good work, you earned my subscription last week when I found your channel.

[@Guyu]

Ok, Im not into commander. but this deck makes me want to get into it. I already see a feew combos you didnt even talk about that would be used.

[@sharks58uk]

I think you’re missing a trick here. For me, this deck is crying out for zombies, and in particular, gravecrawler. Provided you have another zombie in play you can cast gravecrawler from the grave for B. If Phyrexian Altar is on the battlefield you can sac gravecrawler for one black mana triggering Teysa’s white spirit ability. All you need is another zombie. Luckily the deathmantle makes whatever it’s attached to a zombie, but there are lots of other places to get a zombie from! Xathrid Necromancer also makes zombies if you sac a human, and Bloodsoaked Champion is a human who can be returned for 1B if you attacked that turn. Sac him and you get a black zombie from the Necromancer and a white spirit from Teysa. Both the Bloodsoaked Champ and the Gravecrawler are non-tokens, so they can produce rats from the Slumlord, spawn from the Pawn of Ulamog, or cards from Grim Haruspex. I also *think* that because of the wording on gravecrawler he should also trigger Endrek Sahr’s ability. In a zombie deck if meekstone is out Ghoulcaller Gisa is also a great addition because she turn a big creature into lots of little ones. Did your Skirsdag High Priest create a demon you can’t untap? No problem! Get Gisa to sack it and replace it with five zombies! I know it’s not meant to be a token swarm deck, but Endless Ranks of the Dead is a tempting addition to the zombie build. Just my two pence worth. I’d love to hear what others think!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Simon Grey That's a fun idea, I'll try it out next time I play. That's why I love this deck so much, there's just so many things you can do with it.

[@jollyarmageddon602]

Awesome video - as usual :D Would you kindly add a decklist for your build?

[@ericchristman9924]

I really need to build this deck, been tinkering with a black/green deck that seems to be going no-where, maybe a tried and tested deck such as this can change my luck.

[@joebo3006]

Great video. Just outstanding and make perfectly for people like me who is trying to understand how to make a deck (of any kind) how to make a commander deck and how to use cards in combos and the likes. And here's probably another video request. Could you make another top 5 underrated commanders or less used, known some thing along these lines. I personally love how each deck that I come across is different. And I will most definitely enjoy the look I get when people see the unusual cards I run in my deck. And I love to do that in commander. I plan on start make my very first edh deck beginning next year. And would like be with an highly unused commander leading my army as I lay waste to my opponents So sorry didn't realize this was a really long comment I'm sorry.

[@mattc4899]

I'd like to see a video of Tolarian's personal take on what each color in MTG represents, and how he thinks each should typically be played.

[@butterflyfx57]

Sounds powerful. Just hearing about this makes me wish I could play against it with my pet commander deck: Captain Sisay with her unstoppable toolbox of hatebears and unreasonably gigantic creatures.

[@kenfox261]

Great video

[@crabwow8678]

Awesome video

[@wat_omy]

I had a Teysa deck, the professor’s and mine were very similar. I guess great minds do think alike.

[@TheUnblokable]

Hahaha, congratulations, you'r doing an incredible job in this channel, you'r such a good speaker hahahah, Really amazing this commander deck!! And since you said you will make anoder Q¨&A could you show us your card collection and few good stories you have about them? I think it would be great, hehahhaha Keep it uuup!!!

[@fenixmeaney6170]

My second edh deck was envoy of ghosts I have since turned it into a Scion of orzhov and tweaked it slightly