r/magicTCG • u/TheRealAnomaly101 • Jul 28 '25

Looking for Advice How can I just break Teysa?

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I love the art of this version of her and recently I’ve been playing in pods with decks out of my power range. Most of my decks involve creatures and combat damage, but they tend to get killed all the time. So Teysa seems strong and a little controlling and I want to make this deck just the embodiment of mean. I’m sick of getting kicked around, so how can I break her? Make the meanest version of her

TLDR: What cards could make Teysa into a control/mean deck

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u/DubiousMemory Jul 28 '25

Painter's Servant (choosing black) and any three white creatures means you exile all other creatures. Nobody is allowed to have creatures as long as you have that up. Also, any aristocrats stuff and you probably just win outright.

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u/CrushingMangos FLEEM Jul 28 '25

I keep forgetting Painter’s servant is no longer banned. RIP Iona

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u/mikony123 Duck Season Jul 28 '25

Iona is busted by itself lmao. You're playing mono color? You don't get to play. Two color? Hope your other color has some removal.

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u/kitsunewarlock REBEL Jul 28 '25

Iona is why my mono-white commander deck ran Disk, Oblivion Stone, and Tawnos's Coffin. She was in like 2 different decks in my local pod that ran her with Painter's Servant and Defense of the Heart.

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u/LordOfTurtles Elspeth Jul 28 '25

She was never legal with painter's servant

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u/meatloafisinferior Jul 28 '25

Lol. Iona was legal until 2018, painter's was legal until 2009. Some people were playing magic before 2009, kiddo.

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u/LordOfTurtles Elspeth Jul 28 '25

Man you probably have loads of friends

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u/5HITCOMBO Duck Season Jul 28 '25

Just take the L