Budget idea from the same self-mill and graveyard setup support package.
Commander Intelligence
Teval, the Balanced Scale - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Teval, the Balanced Scale has 66 connected upgrade cards across Commander version checks, Self-mill and graveyard setup, Land recursion and graveyard lands support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades6 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Mill and land recovery engineHedge ShredderPDSK versionNeoPrice $4.94View card ->
Creature land recursionRamunap ExcavatorPHOU versionNeoPrice $7.78View card ->
Cards-leaving-graveyard payoffTeval's JudgmentTDC versionNeoPrice $8.66View card ->
Repeatable self-mill selectionRipples of UndeathPMH3 versionNeoPrice $10.32View card ->
Attack mill and mass land returnWorld ShaperPRIX versionNeoPrice $11.82View card ->
Self-mill reanimation DragonColossal Grave-ReaverTDC versionNeoPrice $12.71View card ->Power Upgrades6 cards
Higher-impact cards from authored role or support-package notes. Check price confidence before treating the signal as stable.
Graveyard-cast and return drawRiver KelpieLTC versionNeoPrice $5.78View card ->
Commander anchorTeval, the Balanced ScaleTDC versionNeoPrice $7.20View card ->
Delve card selectionDig Through TimeSLD versionNeoPrice $7.26View card ->
Cards-leaving-graveyard token payoffTormod, the DesecratorSLD versionNeoPrice $9.77View card ->
Landfall Treasure or FoodTireless ProvisionerSLD versionNeoPrice $12.91View card ->
Attack mill and retrace engineSixMH3 versionNeoPrice $13.41View card ->Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Upkeep self-mill and recoveryNyx WeaverC20 versionNeoPrice $0.35View card ->
Treasure payoff and renew cardKheru GoldkeeperTDM versionNeoPrice $0.37View card ->
Token maker with flashbackWelcome the DeadTDC versionNeoPrice $0.40View card ->
Removal with encoreAmphin MutineerCMR versionNeoPrice $0.69View card ->
Self-mill and mass land returnAftermath AnalystEOC versionNeoPrice $0.86View card ->
Ramp or self-millSkull ProphetIKO versionNeoPrice $0.94View card ->Wait / Check Price First6 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Land setup and recoveryShigeki, Jukai VisionaryPNEO versionNeoPrice $1.69View card ->
Play lands from graveyardConduit of WorldsPONE versionNeoPrice $7.50View card ->
Modal recovery landBala Ged RecoveryPLST versionNeoPrice $7.89View card ->
Mass land return finisherLumra, Bellow of the WoodsBLB versionNeoPrice $709.86View card ->
Reanimation AuraAnimate DeadSUM versionNeoPrice $1933.65View card ->
Land-finding self-millSatyr WayfinderCMA versionNeoPrice $0.33View card ->Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Interaction and utilityTear Asunder$0.34
Tear Asunder gives Sultai Teval decks a clean answer that scales later.
Self-mill and graveyard setupGrapple with the Past$0.35
Grapple both stocks and removes a card from the graveyard for a Teval trigger.
Zombie Druid and token payoffsKheru Goldkeeper$0.37
Goldkeeper adds mana to Teval's repeated graveyard-exit turns.
Reanimation and graveyard payoffsWelcome the Dead$0.40
Welcome the Dead fits Teval's self-mill and token plan without needing a full combo shell.
Interaction and utilityAmphin Mutineer$0.69
Mutineer gives Teval interaction plus a later graveyard-exit event.
Lands and finishersUrza's Cave$0.91
Urza's Cave puts itself into the graveyard and finds a key land for Teval's lands lane.
Budget Replacements5 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.
Budget idea from the same land recursion and graveyard lands support package.
Budget idea from the same repeatable graveyard-exit engines support package.
Budget idea from the same reanimation and graveyard payoffs support package.
Budget idea from the same interaction and utility support package.
Niche Role Players6 cards
Low-cost role players and niche cards that may be better here than they look.
Budget-style token finisherEnd-Raze Forerunners$1.46
Forerunners is a practical finisher when Teval has built a Zombie Druid board.
Creature sacrifice and land tutorWight of the Reliquary$4.94
Wight can use Teval tokens as resources while finding utility lands.
Creature-leaving-graveyard payoffInsidious Roots$1.96
Roots rewards the creature side of Teval's graveyard-exit plan and gives creature tokens mana abilities.
Graveyard-size and sacrifice finisherJarad, Golgari Lich Lord$3.21
Jarad turns stocked graveyards and large creatures into a finish while creating a later graveyard-exit event.
Mill and land recovery engineHedge Shredder$4.94
Hedge Shredder is a lands-matter setup card that can turn milled lands into board presence.
Reanimation with flashbackDread Return$4.74
Dread Return uses Teval tokens as flashback resources while leaving the graveyard as a spell.