Teval, the Balanced Scale

Teval, the Balanced Scale

Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}{U}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever Teval attacks, mill three cards. Then you may return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

triggered — mills a card

triggered — brings a card back

Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token.

triggered — makes a token

What we read on this card

Causes: mill a card, put a land onto the battlefield, a land leaves a graveyard, create a Druid creature token, create a Zombie creature token, put a Druid creature token onto the battlefield, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: anything leaves a graveyard, a land in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Dragon attacks — 152 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — When Teval, the Balanced Scale attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1

a Dragon deals combat damage — 152 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

  1. Broodcaller Scourge — When Teval, the Balanced Scale deals combat damage, Broodcaller Scourge puts a permanent onto the battlefield

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 160 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Teval, the Balanced Scale counters as it enters

159 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 160 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale enters:

  1. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  2. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Dragon's Hoard — puts a gold counter on itself
  4. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  5. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers
  6. Encroaching Dragonstorm — triggers

put a land into a graveyard — 323 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Tainted Aether — Tainted Aether puts cards into the graveyard that Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring back
  2. Spiked Ripsaw — Spiked Ripsaw puts cards into the graveyard that Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring back
  3. Excavating Anurid — Excavating Anurid puts cards into the graveyard that Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring back
  4. Rancid Earth — Rancid Earth puts cards into the graveyard that Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring back
  5. Cephalid Coliseum — When Cephalid Coliseum is in the graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring it back
  6. Cabal Pit — When Cabal Pit is in the graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring it back
  7. Centaur Garden — When Centaur Garden is in the graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring it back
  8. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon is in the graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring it back
  9. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn is in the graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring it back
  10. Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord — Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord puts cards into the graveyard that Teval, the Balanced Scale can bring back

313 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 405 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Teval, the Balanced Scale enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 689 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 440 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a Spirit creature it boosts — 455 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Battleground Geist — Battleground Geist gives Teval, the Balanced Scale bigger stats
  2. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Teval, the Balanced Scale bigger stats

453 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Spirit it boosts — 459 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Supreme Phantom — Supreme Phantom gives Teval, the Balanced Scale bigger stats

458 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land enters the battlefield — 996 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When a land enters thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale:

  1. Primeval Bounty — gains you 3 life
  2. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — makes a token
  4. Quest for the Necropolis — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Soul Stair Expedition — puts a quest counter on itself
  6. Nissa of Shadowed Boughs — puts counters on a permanent
  7. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally — makes a token
  8. Silvan Reveler — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Floral Evoker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mole Man, Moloid Master — makes a token

127 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,660 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Blastoneuron — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Blastoneuron makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab makes a token
  3. Hologram Stalker — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Hologram Stalker makes a token
  4. Tormod, the Desecrator — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Tormod, the Desecrator makes a token
  5. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Amzu, Swarm's Hunger makes a token
  6. Vash, Freelance Archaeologist — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Vash, Freelance Archaeologist draws you 1 card
  7. Willow Geist — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Willow Geist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Fang, Fearless l'Cie draws you 1 card
  9. Havengul Lich — When Havengul Lich leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  10. Endless Ranks of HYDRA — When Endless Ranks of HYDRA leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  11. Liliana the Repentant — When Liliana the Repentant leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  12. Paleoloth — When Paleoloth leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  13. Dragon Wings — When Dragon Wings leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  14. Sword of the Meek — When Sword of the Meek leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  15. Dragon Fangs — When Dragon Fangs leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  16. Dragon Shadow — When Dragon Shadow leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  17. Sunken Palace — When Sunken Palace leaves a graveyard, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  18. Sword of Light and Shadow — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Sword of Light and Shadow, Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a token
  19. Teval's Judgment — When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale, Teval's Judgment triggers

1,361 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,375 cards in Teval's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Birthing Ritual — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Birthing Ritual
  4. Proteus Staff — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  5. Synthetic Destiny — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  6. Mass Polymorph — Teval, the Balanced Scale makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

1,369 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,894 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When a Zombie or Druid enters thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Wildwood Mentor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,895 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale makes a Zombie or Druid token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 4,810 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

Teval, the Balanced Scale puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bloodbond March — can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — can bring back
  3. Transplant Theorist — can bring back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — can bring back
  5. Rescue from the Underworld — can bring back
  6. Victimize — can bring back
  7. Bound // Determined — can bring back
  8. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — can bring back
  9. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — can bring back
  10. Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld — can bring back

310 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 4,810 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Teval, the Balanced Scale:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 9,732 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

103 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 9,732 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale attacks:

  1. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  2. Gossip's Talent — triggers

43 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 10,785 cards in Teval's colors can cause this (Teval is one).

When Teval, the Balanced Scale enters:

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  2. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent

212 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.