Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, investigate for each opponent who lost life this turn.
Whenever a Clue you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #6132
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch generates a Citizen token on your end step for each opponent who was dealt combat damage that turn, then cashes those Citizens in for card draw — a payoff engine that rewards aggressive boards and punishes tables that leave damage open. The rate is strong for three mana, and the closest comparison is Inquisitor Greyfax, whose vigilance-granting ability keeps your attackers available to trigger Teysa's condition while staying back to block.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inquisitor Greyfax
Inquisitor Greyfax's ability to grant vigilance to up to five creatures means your board can swing into multiple opponents to stack Teysa, Opulent Oligarch triggers and still hold the fort — the two cards form a self-reinforcing loop of tokens and card advantage.
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor converts every token Teysa, Opulent Oligarch produces into additional life and bodies, so each end-step Citizen is worth more than face value and the deck's token density compounds quickly.
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness rewards you for spreading damage across opponents, which is exactly the condition Teysa, Opulent Oligarch demands — the two commanders share the same gameplan of pressuring multiple players simultaneously.
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
Thalisse, Reverent Medium creates Spirit tokens at your end step based on how many tokens you made that turn, so every Citizen Teysa, Opulent Oligarch generates feeds directly into Thalisse's trigger and snowballs the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch is legal across competitive formats but finds almost no traction outside Commander — three mana for a delayed, combat-conditional payoff is too slow against the speed of Modern and Pioneer. In Commander, she's a legitimate engine piece in token and go-wide strategies: attacking multiple opponents in a four-player pod is routine, so her end-step trigger fires consistently and the card draw keeps the gas flowing. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where she could realistically pull weight, since the lower life totals push tables toward faster combat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Teysa, Opulent Oligarch sits firmly in bulk territory, which undervalues what she does on the board. Bulk rares with this level of EDHREC adoption tend to tick up slowly once more players notice the engine, but the price is effectively a non-factor — just pick one up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.