Teval, the Balanced Scale
Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon4/4$5.80
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.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 51
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Altar of Dementia
- Infinite mill
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another nonland creature you control. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Titans' Nest + Embalmer's Tools
- Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Zombie.
Steps
Activate Embalmer's Tools by tapping a Zombie, causing you to mill a card. Activate Titans' Nest by exiling a card from your graveyard, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast colored spells without {X} in their cost. Teval's second ability triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie Druid creature token. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nonland creature you control. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Screams from Within + Altar of Dementia
- Infinite mill
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite surveil
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another nonland creature you control. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Screams from Within + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding one mana of any color. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {B}. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Teval, the Balanced Scale + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nonland creature you control. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Tasigur, the Golden FangTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Tasigur, the Golden Fang can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Felix Five-BootsFelix Five-Boots copies your triggered abilities, which Teval, the Balanced Scale can use because it has an attack trigger.
- Homer, the HermitTeval, the Balanced Scale puts extra lands into play, which Homer, the Hermit can use.
- Najeela, the Blade-BlossomNajeela, the Blade-Blossom has extra combat phases, which Teval, the Balanced Scale can use because it has an attack trigger.
- Kenrith, the Returned KingTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Kenrith, the Returned King can use because it reanimates creatures.
- The Master, TranscendentTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which The Master, Transcendent can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Muldrotha, the GravetideTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Muldrotha, the Gravetide can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Kotis, Sibsig ChampionTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Kotis, Sibsig Champion can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Brokkos, Apex of ForeverTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Brokkos, Apex of Forever can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Sidisi, Brood TyrantTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Sidisi, Brood Tyrant can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.