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Teval, the Balanced Scale

Sultai Arisen - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander Commander Deck

Commander: Teval, the Balanced Scale

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You can build 35% — 35 of 99 cards in stock

In-stock total $35.04 at our pricesPrice to complete $73.32 (missing cards at market)
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About this deck

A Sultai Commander deck led by Teval, the Balanced Scale.

Sultai · Creature-heavy · avg MV 3.7

How it plays

Teval, the Balanced Scale (Borderless): 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.

Mana curve

0
0
5
1
15
2
13
3
10
4
8
5
5
6
6
7+

Colors

W0
U11
B31
R0
G30
C3

Types

  • Land
    37
  • Creature
    36
  • Sorcery
    12
  • Instant
    7
  • Artifact
    4
  • Enchantment
    3
Avg. CMC3.73

Mana base

37 lands (37%) · 13 enter tapped
2 sources · 0 pips
6 sources · 12 pips
7 sources · 45 pips
2 sources · 0 pips
8 sources · 36 pips

Light on sources for B relative to its pip demand — watch for color screw.

Cost breakdown

Mid-range$97.66 market
10 Mythic36 Rare22 Uncommon16 Common15 Land

Most expensive

  • Colossal Grave-Reaver$10.15
  • Command Beacon$9.15
  • Teval's Judgment$8.16
  • Dauthi Voidwalker$5.31
  • Life from the Loam$5.03

Win conditions

  • Combat damage36 creatures, 8 hitting for 4+, incl. commander damage
  • Mill13 cards: Diviner of Mist, Will of the Sultai, Colossal Grave-Reaver, Life from the Loam…

Deck profile

StyleMidrangeInteraction5Card draw10Ramp8Avg MV3.7

Playtest — sample opening hand

37 lands / 99 cards · 37% lands

Goldfish a sample opening hand to see how consistently this deck comes out of the gate.

Missing (55)

Not in stock right now. Find a replacement on any card below, or get a back-in-stock alert.

Commander (1)

  • Teval, the Balanced Scale (Borderless)
    ×1
    1BGULegendaryCreature
    $4.24Need it

Creature (36)

  • Kotis, Sibsig Champion (Borderless)
    ×1
    BGULegendary Creature — Zombie Warrior· Mythic
    Need it
  • Diviner of Mist
    ×1
    4UCreature — Dragon· Rare
    In stock
  • Floral Evoker
    ×1
    2GCreature — Snake Druid· Rare
    In stock
  • Steward of the Harvest
    ×1
    3GCreature — Human Druid· Rare
    Need it
  • Colossal Grave-Reaver
    ×1
    6BGCreature — Dragon· Rare
    Need it
  • Gravecrawler
    ×1
    BCreature — Zombie· Rare
    In stock
  • Amphin Mutineer
    ×1
    3UCreature — Salamander Pirate· Rare
    In stock
  • River Kelpie
    ×1
    3UUCreature — Beast· Rare
    In stock
  • Dauthi Voidwalker
    ×1
    BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue· Rare
    In stock
  • Disciple of Bolas
    ×1
    3BCreature — Human Wizard· Rare
    In stock
  • Junji, the Midnight Sky
    ×1
    3BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit· Mythic
    Need it
  • Lord of the Forsaken
    ×1
    4BBCreature — Demon· Mythic
    Need it
  • Necropolis Fiend
    ×1
    7BBCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Noxious Gearhulk
    ×1
    4BBArtifact Creature — Construct· Mythic
    In stock
  • Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
    ×1
    3BBLegendary Creature — Demon· Mythic
    In stock
  • Tasigur, the Golden Fang
    ×1
    5BLegendary Creature — Human Shaman· Rare
    Need it
  • Woe Strider
    ×1
    2BCreature — Horror· Rare
    Need it
  • Avenger of Zendikar
    ×1
    5GGCreature — Elemental· Mythic
    In stock
  • Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
    ×1
    4GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Avatar· Mythic
    In stock
  • Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
    ×1
    1GLegendary Enchantment Creature — Snake Druid· Rare
    Need it
  • Consuming Aberration
    ×1
    3UBCreature — Horror· Rare
    In stock
  • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
    ×1
    BBGGLegendary Creature — Zombie Elf· Mythic
    In stock
  • Lord of Extinction
    ×1
    3BGCreature — Elemental· Mythic
    Need it
  • Meren of Clan Nel Toth
    ×1
    2BGLegendary Creature — Human Shaman· Mythic
    In stock
  • Hedron Crab
    ×1
    UCreature — Crab· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Wonder
    ×1
    3UCreature — Incarnation· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Reassembling Skeleton
    ×1
    1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Stitcher's Supplier
    ×1
    BCreature — Zombie· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Kishla Skimmer
    ×1
    GUCreature — Bird Scout· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Sakura-Tribe Elder
    ×1
    1GCreature — Snake Shaman· Common
    Need it
  • Satyr Wayfinder
    ×1
    1GCreature — Satyr· Common
    Need it
  • Springbloom Druid
    ×1
    2GCreature — Elf Druid· Common
    In stock
  • Timeless Witness
    ×1
    2GGCreature — Human Shaman· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Nyx Weaver
    ×1
    1BGEnchantment Creature — Spider· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Skull Prophet
    ×1
    BGCreature — Human Druid· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Millikin
    ×1
    2Artifact Creature — Construct· Uncommon
    In stock

Instant (7)

  • Lethal Scheme
    ×1
    2BBInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Forbidden Alchemy
    ×1
    2UInstant· Common
    In stock
  • Grapple with the Past
    ×1
    1GInstant· Common
    In stock
  • Harrow
    ×1
    2GInstant· Common
    Need it
  • Tear Asunder
    ×1
    1GInstant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Grisly Salvage
    ×1
    BGInstant· Common
    Need it
  • Putrefy
    ×1
    1BGInstant· Uncommon
    In stock

Sorcery (12)

  • Afterlife from the Loam
    ×1
    5BBBSorcery· Rare
    In stock
  • Welcome the Dead
    ×1
    3BSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Will of the Sultai
    ×1
    4GSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Life from the Loam
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Casualties of War
    ×1
    2BBGGSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Living Death
    ×1
    3BBSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Necromantic Selection
    ×1
    4BBBSorcery· Rare
    In stock
  • Treasure Cruise
    ×1
    7USorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Victimize
    ×1
    2BSorcery· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Cultivate
    ×1
    2GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Farseek
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Rampant Growth
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Common
    In stock

Artifact (4)

  • Conduit of Worlds
    ×1
    2GGArtifact· Rare
    Need it
  • Essence Anchor
    ×1
    2UArtifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Arcane Signet
    ×1
    2Artifact· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Sol Ring
    ×1
    1Artifact· Uncommon
    In stock

Enchantment (3)

  • Teval's Judgment
    ×1
    2BEnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • Phyrexian Reclamation
    ×1
    BEnchantment· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Crawling Sensation
    ×1
    2GEnchantment· Uncommon
    Need it

Land (37)

  • Command Beacon
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Crypt of Agadeem
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Darkwater Catacombs
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    In stock
  • Dreamroot Cascade
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    In stock
  • Drownyard Temple
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    In stock
  • Exotic Orchard
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Fetid Pools
    ×1
    Land — Island Swamp· Rare
    In stock
  • Hinterland Harbor
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Llanowar Wastes
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Sunken Hollow
    ×1
    Land — Island Swamp· Rare
    Need it
  • Temple of Malady
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Woodland Cemetery
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Command Tower
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Opulent Palace
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Cephalid Coliseum
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Contaminated Aquifer
    ×1
    Land — Island Swamp· Common
    Need it
  • Foreboding Landscape
    ×1
    Land· Common
    In stock
  • Golgari Rot Farm
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Haunted Mire
    ×1
    Land — Swamp Forest· Common
    Need it
  • Memorial to Folly
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Myriad Landscape
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    In stock
  • Terramorphic Expanse
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Island (0279)
    ×2
    Basic Land — Island· Land
    Need it
  • Island (0280)
    ×2
    Basic Land — Island· Land
    Need it
  • Swamp (0281)
    ×3
    Basic Land — Swamp· Land
    Need it
  • Swamp (0282)
    ×2
    Basic Land — Swamp· Land
    Need it
  • Forest (0285)
    ×3
    Basic Land — Forest· Land
    Need it
  • Forest (0286)
    ×3
    Basic Land — Forest· Land
    Need it