---
name: "Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Advisor"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Protection"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "230"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karla Ortiz"
oracle_id: "98b283dc-96a6-45a3-8a3f-11458497f358"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/teysa-envoy-of-ghosts-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Protection

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Teysa of the Ghost Council](/printing/teysa-of-the-ghost-council-yotj.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
2. [Teysa, Orzhov Scion](/printing/teysa-orzhov-scion-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
3. [Teysa, Opulent Oligarch](/printing/teysa-opulent-oligarch-mkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
4. [Teysa Karlov](/printing/teysa-karlov-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
5. [Teyo, the Shieldmage](/printing/teyo-the-shieldmage-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Teyo
6. [Emmara Tandris](/printing/emmara-tandris-c19.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #230
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karla Ortiz

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-04-15)* Protection from creatures means that Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts can’t be the target of abilities of creatures or abilities of creature cards in other zones, such as bloodrush abilities. Teysa also can’t be blocked by creatures, and all damage that would be dealt to Teysa by creatures is prevented.
- *(2013-04-15)* Teysa’s last ability doesn’t target the creature. It will destroy a creature with hexproof or protection from white, for example.
- *(2013-04-15)* Teysa’s controller gets the Spirit creature token, not the controller of the creature that dealt combat damage.
- *(2013-07-01)* You get a Spirit creature token even if Teysa’s triggered ability doesn’t destroy the creature (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible).