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Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon · 2BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, lifelink
Spells you cast have delve. (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting those spells pays for {1}.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you lose life equal to its mana value.
Reference price of the card: €0.63
Average lands in decks for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue: 34
DelverMillSelf-MillReanimatorDredgeGraveyardSelf-DamageCombo
Build your Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (70/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed61
- Interaction44
- Resilience73
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Island, 4 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Exsanguinate · Ripples of Undeath · Hedron Crab · Frantic Search · Six · Kheru Goldkeeper · Life from the Loam · Stitcher's Supplier · Hermit Druid · Farseek · Skull Prophet · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Reanimate · Eternal Witness · Aftermath Analyst · Platinum Angel · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Assassin's Trophy · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Platinum Emperion · Breach the Multiverse · Grisly Salvage · Nature's Lore · Profane Transfusion · Teval, the Balanced Scale · Teval's Judgment · Mesmeric Orb · Kishla Skimmer · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Birds of Paradise · Windfall · Hedge Shredder · Icetill Explorer · Nyx Weaver · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Harrow · Dredger's Insight · Golgari Grave-Troll · Singularity Rupture · Torment of Hailfire · Villainous Wealth · Drown in Dreams · Three Visits · Timeless Witness · Aetherflux Reservoir · Awaken the Honored Dead · Beast Within · Counterspell · Glacierwood Siege · Cultivate · Death Begets Life · Deathrite Shaman · Lightning Greaves · Millikin · Repay in Kind · Dark Ritual · Lier, Disciple of the Drowned · Hydroid Krasis · Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath · Culling Ritual · Rampant Growth · The Endstone · Sidisi, Brood Tyrant · Command Tower · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Breeding Pool · Exotic Orchard · Opulent Palace · Polluted Delta · Verdant Catacombs · Misty Rainforest · Woodland Cemetery · Hinterland Harbor · Zagoth Triome · Underground Mortuary · Hedge Maze · Undercity Sewers · Rejuvenating Springs · Undergrowth Stadium · Dreamroot Cascade · Shifting Woodland · Llanowar Wastes · Morphic Pool · Drowned Catacomb · Foreboding Landscape · Boseiju, Who Endures
🃏 Recommended cards for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Exsanguinate | 68% | +60% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 63% | +49% |
| Frantic Search | 52% | +44% |
| Platinum Angel | 43% | +42% |
| Vilis, Broker of Blood | 43% | +42% |
| Platinum Emperion | 42% | +42% |
| Hermit Druid | 47% | +40% |
| Profane Transfusion | 40% | +39% |
| Hedron Crab | 53% | +39% |
| Kheru Goldkeeper | 50% | +37% |
| Six | 52% | +35% |
| Breach the Multiverse | 41% | +34% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 48% | +34% |
| Skull Prophet | 46% | +33% |
| Teval, the Balanced Scale | 40% | +33% |
| Grisly Salvage | 40% | +32% |
| Life from the Loam | 48% | +31% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 43% | +31% |
| Dredger's Insight | 31% | +29% |
| Kishla Skimmer | 38% | +28% |
| Windfall | 35% | +28% |
| Repay in Kind | 28% | +28% |
| Drown in Dreams | 30% | +28% |
| Aetherflux Reservoir | 29% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Exsanguinate
- Frantic Search
- Profane Transfusion
- Kheru Goldkeeper
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Skull Prophet
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ripples of Undeath
- Platinum Angel
- Vilis, Broker of Blood
- Platinum Emperion
- Hermit Druid
- Hedron Crab
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Mesmeric Orb
- Underground Mortuary
- Undercity Sewers
- Torment of Hailfire
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Teval, Arbiter of Virtue's color identity?
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Teval, Arbiter of Virtue come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck run?
Real Teval, Arbiter of Virtue decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue?
The three highest-synergy cards are Exsanguinate, Ripples of Undeath, Frantic Search. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Teval, Arbiter of Virtue decks.
What combos does Teval, Arbiter of Virtue have?
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck cost?
You can start cheap: Exsanguinate, Frantic Search, Profane Transfusion are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.