Teval, the Balanced Scale - Synergies

These cards stock your own graveyard with lands, creatures, and flashback or recursion targets. Opponent mill is only useful when it also serves Teval's plan.

Landfall self-mill setupHedron CrabTDC versionView card ->Cheap self-mill creatureStitcher's SupplierPLST versionView card ->Land-finding self-millSatyr WayfinderOTC versionView card ->Repeatable self-mill selectionRipples of UndeathMH3 versionView card ->Ramp or self-millSkull ProphetTDC versionView card ->Upkeep self-mill and recoveryNyx WeaverC20 versionView card ->Instant-speed graveyard setupGrisly SalvageCMA versionView card ->Self-mill and recoveryGrapple with the PastDSC versionView card ->Mill and land recovery engineHedge ShredderDSK versionView card ->

A land returning, being played, or being recovered from the graveyard can support Teval. Multiple lands leaving together still count as one Teval trigger.

Dredge landDakmor SalvageFUT versionView card ->Land recursion engineLife from the LoamTDC versionView card ->Play lands from graveyardConduit of WorldsMSC versionView card ->Creature land recursionRamunap ExcavatorM3C versionView card ->Premium land recursionCrucible of WorldsM19 versionView card ->Attack mill and mass land returnWorld ShaperOTC versionView card ->Self-mill and mass land returnAftermath AnalystEOC versionView card ->Land setup and recoveryShigeki, Jukai VisionaryNEO versionView card ->Creature sacrifice and land tutorWight of the ReliquaryMH3 versionView card ->Utility land tutorCrop RotationULG versionView card ->Modal recovery landBala Ged RecoveryZNR versionView card ->

Separate casts, returns, escapes, retrace plays, and encore or delve decisions can trigger Teval over time. Cards exiled together for one cost are one event.

Landfall graveyard returnBloodghastLCC versionView card ->Escape value threatUro, Titan of Nature's WrathM3C versionView card ->Permanent recursion engineMuldrotha, the GravetideCMR versionView card ->Delve drawTreasure CruisePLST versionView card ->Delve card selectionDig Through TimeWOC versionView card ->Delve threat and recursion sinkTasigur, the Golden FangTSR versionView card ->

Prioritize outlets that refund mana, mill opponents, draw cards, or convert deaths into damage. A recursive creature without an outlet is not a loop.

Mana sacrifice outletPhyrexian AltarUMA versionView card ->Noncombat mill outletAltar of DementiaTMP versionView card ->Colorless mana sacrifice outletAshnod's AltarCHR versionView card ->Draw outlet and creature-control engineYawgmoth, Thran PhysicianDMR versionView card ->Noncombat damage payoffSyr Konrad, the GrimPLST versionView card ->

Separate setup, single-target reanimation, mass reanimation, and repeatable recursion before reading any card as a market signal.

Reanimation with flashbackDread ReturnTSP versionView card ->Cards-leaving-graveyard payoffTeval's JudgmentTDC versionView card ->Self-mill reanimation DragonColossal Grave-ReaverTDC versionView card ->Two-creature reanimationVictimizeUSG versionView card ->Creature graveyard tutorBuried AliveWTH versionView card ->Efficient single-target reanimationReanimateLTC versionView card ->Reanimation AuraAnimate DeadMKC versionView card ->Token maker with flashbackWelcome the DeadTDC versionView card ->Repeatable creature recursionMeren of Clan Nel TothCMM versionView card ->

Token payoffs are strongest when they use Teval's Zombie tokens as mana, sacrifice material, landfall support, or a finishing board. Treat the Druid subtype as rules text, not a supported typal lane.

Creature-leaving-graveyard payoffInsidious RootsMKM versionView card ->Cards-leaving-graveyard token payoffTormod, the DesecratorCMR versionView card ->Landfall Treasure or FoodTireless ProvisionerLTC versionView card ->Token-board finisherCraterhoof BehemothTDM versionView card ->Budget-style token finisherEnd-Raze ForerunnersGN3 versionView card ->Graveyard-size and sacrifice finisherJarad, Golgari Lich LordCMA versionView card ->

The Skeleton loop is verified with Phyrexian Altar, but it remains outlet-required until another card converts infinite triggers into a win.

Repeatable creature returnReassembling SkeletonTDC versionView card ->

The Tortured Existence loop is verified with Phyrexian Altar, a creature in hand, and a creature in graveyard. It still needs a payoff.

Verified recursive exchange engineTortured ExistenceSTH versionView card ->

Six plus Circle is verified but turn-bound by retrace and better as the one primary combo family in a tuned Bracket 3 list.

Attack mill and retrace engineSixMH3 versionView card ->Retrace combo creatureCircle of the Land DruidCLB versionView card ->

Gravecrawler needs a Zombie, a sacrifice outlet, black mana, and a payoff. Teval helps with Zombies but does not solve every requirement.

Repeatable Zombie castGravecrawlerDRC versionView card ->

Kheru Goldkeeper and similar payoff claims need a named refund step and outlet before promotion from review note to public combo.

Treasure payoff and renew cardKheru GoldkeeperTDM versionView card ->

Hulk can find compact creature piles, but publish it as a package only when the pile, mana, outlet, and payoff are listed.

Creature package tutorProtean HulkGK2 versionView card ->

Prefer draw and selection that rewards graveyard casts, returns, sacrifice loops, or land recursion instead of generic draw padding.

Graveyard-cast and return drawRiver KelpieC19 versionView card ->Landfall life and drawTatyova, Benthic DruidPLST versionView card ->Extra land and landfall drawAesi, Tyrant of Gyre StraitDSC versionView card ->Graveyard-linked card advantageLost Monarch of IfnirDRC versionView card ->MTGValue payoff under reviewIrma, the Gold FangDraw and selectionView card ->

Compare role, mana, current inclusion, exact version, CardTrader inventory, TCGplayer price, and Pricing Confidence before deciding an upgrade matters.

Color-card graveyard tutorLotuslight DancersTDM versionView card ->Immediate regrowth creatureEternal WitnessM3C versionView card ->Recursive regrowth creatureTimeless WitnessTDC versionView card ->

Budget cards matter when they supply setup, recursion, protection, or a finisher slot. Check price confidence before calling anything cheap.

Sultai Arisen role-player checkKishla SkimmerTDM versionView card ->

Teval's attack trigger matters, so haste, protection, evasion, and recursion-based protection can be real support rather than generic padding.

Graveyard evasionWonderJUD versionView card ->Haste and shroud equipmentLightning GreavesDRC versionView card ->Haste and hexproof equipmentSwiftfoot BootsC14 versionView card ->Modal recursion protectionMalakir RebirthZNR versionView card ->Land-sacrifice protectionSylvan SafekeeperMH3 versionView card ->Cheap protectionTamiyo's SafekeepingFDC versionView card ->

Protect the commander, answer Rest in Peace effects, and keep utility lands available. Graveyard decks should not ignore hate.

Cheap hate answerNature's ClaimPLST versionView card ->Land-slot hate answerBoseiju, Who EnduresNEO versionView card ->Creature-based hate answerHaywire MiteBRO versionView card ->

Prefer interaction that overlaps with tokens, recursion, lands, or reanimation before calling it Teval-specific.

Removal with encoreAmphin MutineerCMR versionView card ->Flexible exile removalTear AsunderBLC versionView card ->Token-convoke removalLethal SchemePIP versionView card ->Broad permanent removalAssassin's TrophyMKM versionView card ->Graveyard hate landBojuka BogTDC versionView card ->

Premium lands and optional combo packages are build-dependent. Dark Depths plus Thespian's Stage is a check, not a mandatory Teval package.

Landfall Zombie engineField of the DeadM20 versionView card ->Premium optional land comboDark DepthsM3C versionView card ->Utility land and optional combo pieceThespian's StageWHO versionView card ->Defensive utility landGlacial ChasmICE versionView card ->Utility land tutorUrza's CaveMH3 versionView card ->Utility land protectionTalon Gates of MadaraM3C versionView card ->Land-count finisherMultani, Yavimaya's AvatarPDOM versionView card ->Mass land return finisherLumra, Bellow of the WoodsBLB versionView card ->

Cut packages that create one big simultaneous graveyard movement but pretend to make many Teval triggers, or combo families missing a payoff.

Mass reanimation resetLiving DeathLTC versionView card ->