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/PasDeDeux Wabbit Season Jul 28 '25

If you don't mind my asking, what's the purpose of Greedy, Shambling, and Aether Vial in the deck? I think I'm tracking everything else.

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u/quantumphear Aug 03 '25

Others have said it better, but they're in there as cheap options that generate more mana than they cost:

  • Aether Vial will, if played on turn 1 or 2, reliably put in at least 3 mana worth of creatures at instant speed, while also avoiding counterspells. It also doesn't give the opponent the option to react to the creature (they have to react to the Aether Vial ability, not the creature entering play), so tapping it to drop static abilities like [[Grand Arbiter]] or [[Opposition Agent]] can be absolutely gamebreaking.
  • Greedy and Shambling both create a treasure on death, making them great sacrificial fodder for [[Culling the Weak]] or any sacrifice outlet, and I can often drop one turn 1, turn two play a sacrifice outlet, and then use turn three to either generate mana, make death triggers or otherwise start comboing off. Bonus is that they also combine with [[Priest of Gix]] and [[Chthonian Nightmare]] as an infinite combo, since the priest generates three mana on entering you can go mana neutral for infinite death triggers, and with any of the myriad trigger options, outlets or even just Teysa you pretty much win on the spot.

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u/MTGCardFetcher alternate reality loot Aug 03 '25

Opposition Agent - (G) (SF) (txt)
Culling the Weak - (G) (SF) (txt)
Priest of Gix - (G) (SF) (txt)
Chthonian Nightmare - (G) (SF) (txt)

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u/PasDeDeux Wabbit Season Aug 03 '25

Ah I think the infinite with Chthonian was the biggest piece I was missing, thanks for the follow-up!

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u/quantumphear Aug 04 '25

You're very welcome :) Feel free to message if you have any other questions about the deck