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Teval, the Balanced Scale
Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon · 1BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Teval, the Balanced Scale is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Teval attacks, mill three cards. Then you may return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token.
Reference price of the card: €5.90
Comes in the precon Sultai Arisen
Average lands in decks for Teval, the Balanced Scale: 36
ReanimatorLands MatterMillSelf-MillGraveyardTokensDredgeRamp
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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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency59
- Speed64
- Interaction24
- Resilience66
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 1 Island, 4 Swamp, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Teval's Judgment · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Life from the Loam · Arcane Signet · Victimize · Hedron Crab · Gravecrawler · Wonder · Farseek · Conduit of Worlds · Living Death · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Six · Kishla Skimmer · Stitcher's Supplier · Will of the Sultai · Ripples of Undeath · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Skull Prophet · Kheru Goldkeeper · Insidious Roots · Tear Asunder · The Gitrog Monster · Timeless Witness · Icetill Explorer · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Phyrexian Reclamation · Avenger of Zendikar · Hedge Shredder · Harrow · Reanimate · Sidisi, Brood Tyrant · Ob Nixilis, the Fallen · Rampant Growth · Dread Return · Grapple with the Past · River Kelpie · Afterlife from the Loam · Assassin's Trophy · Putrefy · Eternal Witness · Kotis, Sibsig Champion · Nyx Weaver · Lethal Scheme · Aftermath Analyst · Cultivate · Syr Konrad, the Grim · The Scarab God · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Shigeki, Jukai Visionary · Tortured Existence · Welcome the Dead · Springbloom Druid · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Floral Evoker · Steward of the Harvest · Deathrite Shaman · Wight of the Reliquary · Counterspell · Craterhoof Behemoth · Dauthi Voidwalker · Grisly Salvage · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Opulent Palace · Command Beacon · Llanowar Wastes · Sunken Hollow · Foreboding Landscape · Overgrown Tomb · Breeding Pool · Cephalid Coliseum · Watery Grave · Golgari Rot Farm · Memorial to Folly · Terramorphic Expanse · Polluted Delta · Crypt of Agadeem · Verdant Catacombs · Drownyard Temple · Fetid Pools · Misty Rainforest · Darkwater Catacombs · Zagoth Triome · Field of the Dead
🃏 Recommended cards for Teval, the Balanced Scale
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Teval, the Balanced Scale, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Teval's Judgment | 82% | +68% |
| Colossal Grave-Reaver | 79% | +62% |
| Life from the Loam | 77% | +60% |
| Gravecrawler | 68% | +59% |
| Victimize | 74% | +57% |
| Hedron Crab | 70% | +56% |
| Wonder | 66% | +53% |
| Will of the Sultai | 59% | +50% |
| Kishla Skimmer | 59% | +49% |
| Living Death | 62% | +48% |
| Conduit of Worlds | 62% | +47% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 59% | +45% |
| Command Beacon | 57% | +45% |
| Insidious Roots | 53% | +44% |
| Six | 60% | +44% |
| Meren of Clan Nel Toth | 50% | +42% |
| Phyrexian Reclamation | 50% | +42% |
| Skull Prophet | 55% | +42% |
| Kheru Goldkeeper | 54% | +42% |
| Timeless Witness | 51% | +41% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 55% | +41% |
| Tear Asunder | 51% | +40% |
| Muldrotha, the Gravetide | 62% | +40% |
| Memorial to Folly | 44% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Teval, the Balanced Scale 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.
- Gravecrawler
- Victimize
- Wonder
- Kishla Skimmer
- Conduit of Worlds
- Stitcher's Supplier
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teval's Judgment
- Life from the Loam
- Hedron Crab
- Will of the Sultai
- Living Death
- Command Beacon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Icetill Explorer
- Field of the Dead
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Phyrexian Altar
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Teval, the Balanced Scale
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
👥 Community decks with Teval, the Balanced Scale
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Teval, the Balanced Scale's color identity?
Teval, the Balanced Scale 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, the Balanced Scale come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Teval, the Balanced Scale deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Teval, the Balanced Scale deck run?
Real Teval, the Balanced Scale decks run 36 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, the Balanced Scale?
The three highest-synergy cards are Teval's Judgment, Colossal Grave-Reaver, Life from the Loam. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Teval, the Balanced Scale decks.
What combos does Teval, the Balanced Scale have?
Teval, the Balanced Scale has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle. 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, the Balanced Scale deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gravecrawler, Victimize, Wonder 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.