Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Vigilance, protection from creatures
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy that creature. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.56
- EDHREC rank
- #6309
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts hits the table with protection from creatures and vigilance, then punishes every attack aimed at you by creating a 1/1 white Spirit token and destroying the attacker — a seven-mana body that doubles as a boardwipe for any creature foolish enough to swing your way. The cost is real: seven mana means you need a reason to run her over cheaper threats, and Breena, the Demagogue decks provide exactly that, pairing her deterrent effect with a political shell that rewards opponents for attacking each other instead.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts slots cleanly into Breena, the Demagogue as a political enforcer — her attack-deterrent keeps opponents swinging at each other, which is precisely the condition Breena needs to stack +1/+1 counters and draw cards.
King of the Oathbreakers
King of the Oathbreakers cares about Spirits and Rogues, and Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts delivers both angles: she generates Spirit tokens on every blocked or unblocked attacker that hits you, feeding the tribal payoffs King of the Oathbreakers rewards.
Queen Marchesa
Queen Marchesa wants to hold the throne and punish aggression, and Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts is one of the best deterrents in the color identity — opponents who swing at the monarch and hit Teysa lose their attacker and hand you a Spirit token instead.
Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill operates in a token-and-counters shell that appreciates every repeatable token source, and Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts contributes a steady stream of Spirit tokens whenever opponents test her protection from creatures.
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign cheats expensive odd-CMC spells into play for free, and Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts — at seven mana and a CMC of 7 — is a natural top-end target that becomes free with Yennett's attack trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but her home is Commander and essentially only Commander. At seven mana, she's unplayable in any 60-card competitive context where the game is often over by turn four — Legacy and Vintage have no interest, and Modern and Pioneer would never run her. In Commander, the math works: you have time to reach seven mana, the political table state makes her deterrent effect genuinely relevant, and the token generation compounds over a long game. Oathbreaker is the one alternative format where she can appear, though the faster pace makes her feel slow even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.56 bulk tier
At $0.56, Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts is bulk — a seven-mana legendary with a narrow competitive application, which keeps price low despite genuine Commander demand across nearly 26,000 logged decks. She's a safe pickup at this tier; the price reflects her format limitations, not a hidden flaw in what she does on board.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.