Teysa Karlov

Card text

If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Creature tokens you control have vigilance and lifelink.

While Kaya is guildmaster, Teysa waits patiently at the center of the Orzhov web of power.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.35 (as of 2026-10-23).

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Format legality

Legality of Teysa Karlov by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Teysa Karlov

Teysa Karlov has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Teysa Karlov, newest first.

• 2019-01-25 An ability that triggers on an event that causes a creature to die doesn't trigger twice. For example, an ability that triggers “whenever you sacrifice a creature” triggers only once.
• 2019-01-25 Teysa affects a creature's own “when this creature dies” triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that creature dies. Such triggered abilities start with “when” or “whenever.”
• 2019-01-25 If you somehow control two Teysas, a creature dying causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Teysa causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on. This also means that if you control Teysa and cast a second one, an ability that triggers when it dies due to the “legend rule” triggers three times.
• 2019-01-25 If a creature dying at the same time as Teysa (including Teysa itself dying) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
• 2019-01-25 Teysa's effect doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to pay a cost for that triggered ability, are also made separately.
• 2019-01-25 An ability that triggers when a creature “leaves the battlefield” will trigger twice if that creature leaves the battlefield by dying.
• 2019-01-25 If a creature dying at the same time that another permanent you control leaves the battlefield causes a triggered ability of that permanent to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
• 2019-01-25 Look at each creature as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger multiple times. For example, if a land that has become a creature dies, an ability that triggers when it dies triggers twice.

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