Teval, the Balanced Scale

Tags this commander plays far more than the average across the all commanders on EDH Tags. "20x" means 20 times the average. Only tags with at least 3 cards and a total inclusion of 1.0 or more are shown.

1. regrowth-land 45.4x 1.6 vs 0.03 avg

   All regrowth-land cards on Scryfall

   • Life from the Loam 77% of decks
   • Grapple with the Past 45% of decks
   • Awaken the Honored Dead 24% of decks
   • Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot 8% of decks
   • Marwyn, the Preserver 4% of decks
2. leaves graveyard trigger 35.0x 3.0 vs 0.09 avg

   Cards that have triggers whenever a card (or cards) leave your graveyard

   All leaves graveyard trigger cards on Scryfall

   • Teval's Judgment 82% of decks
   • Kishla Skimmer 58% of decks
   • Kheru Goldkeeper 54% of decks
   • Insidious Roots 53% of decks
   • Syr Konrad, the Grim 38% of decks
   • Tormod, the Desecrator 19% of decks
3. crucible of worlds 29.7x 2.6 vs 0.09 avg

   Play lands from your graveyard.

   All crucible of worlds cards on Scryfall

   • Muldrotha, the Gravetide 62% of decks
   • Conduit of Worlds 61% of decks
   • Icetill Explorer 50% of decks
   • Ramunap Excavator 26% of decks
   • Mole Man, Moloid Master 21% of decks
   • Glacierwood Siege 15% of decks
   • Crucible of Worlds 13% of decks
   • Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar 11% of decks
4. repeatable mulch 25.9x 1.7 vs 0.06 avg

   All repeatable mulch cards on Scryfall

   • Six 61% of decks
   • Ripples of Undeath 55% of decks
   • Shigeki, Jukai Visionary 36% of decks
   • Hermit Druid 15% of decks
5. reanimate-land 25.4x 2.1 vs 0.08 avg

   All reanimate-land cards on Scryfall

   • Will of the Sultai 59% of decks
   • Hedge Shredder 48% of decks
   • Aftermath Analyst 38% of decks
   • Floral Evoker 31% of decks
   • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 18% of decks
   • Splendid Reclamation 7% of decks
   • Primal Witchstalker 6% of decks
6. reanimate matters 21.6x 1.4 vs 0.07 avg

   All reanimate matters cards on Scryfall

   • River Kelpie 44% of decks
   • Kotis, Sibsig Champion 41% of decks
   • Syr Konrad, the Grim 38% of decks
   • Tormod, the Desecrator 19% of decks
7. mill-self 18.6x 7.8 vs 0.42 avg

   Cards that put cards from top of your own library to the graveyard. Check the tag "mill" for more.

   All mill-self cards on Scryfall

   • Colossal Grave-Reaver 79% of decks
   • Life from the Loam 77% of decks
   • Stitcher's Supplier 59% of decks
   • Skull Prophet 55% of decks
   • Icetill Explorer 50% of decks
   • Hedge Shredder 48% of decks
   • Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 47% of decks
   • Grapple with the Past 45% of decks
   • Nyx Weaver 39% of decks
   • Aftermath Analyst 38% of decks
   • Millikin 27% of decks
   • Crawling Sensation 25% of decks
   • Diviner of Mist 25% of decks
   • Lost Monarch of Ifnir 25% of decks
   • Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 24% of decks
   • Awaken the Honored Dead 24% of decks
   • Mole Man, Moloid Master 21% of decks
   • Dakmor Salvage 20% of decks
   • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 18% of decks
   • Tasigur, the Golden Fang 17% of decks
   • Liliana the Repentant 7% of decks
   • Primal Witchstalker 6% of decks
   • Palantír of Orthanc 5% of decks
8. reanimate-cast 17.0x 3.3 vs 0.20 avg

   Cast a permanent spell from a graveyard.

   All reanimate-cast cards on Scryfall

   • Gravecrawler 67% of decks
   • Muldrotha, the Gravetide 62% of decks
   • Conduit of Worlds 61% of decks
   • Six 61% of decks
   • Kotis, Sibsig Champion 41% of decks
   • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath 19% of decks
   • Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar 11% of decks
   • Exploration Broodship 10% of decks
9. synergy-mill 15.0x 3.0 vs 0.20 avg

   All synergy-mill cards on Scryfall

   • Colossal Grave-Reaver 79% of decks
   • Hedge Shredder 48% of decks
   • Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 47% of decks
   • Syr Konrad, the Grim 38% of decks
   • Welcome the Dead 35% of decks
   • Crawling Sensation 25% of decks
   • Lord of Extinction 24% of decks
10. undergrowth 14.0x 1.4 vs 0.10 avg

    Cards that care about the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

    All undergrowth cards on Scryfall

    • Crypt of Agadeem 40% of decks
    • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 35% of decks
    • Wight of the Reliquary 29% of decks
    • Grave Researcher // Reanimate 21% of decks
    • Oversold Cemetery 11% of decks
11. gives castable from graveyard 13.7x 2.0 vs 0.15 avg

    Allows you to play other cards from the graveyard.

    All gives castable from graveyard cards on Scryfall

    • Muldrotha, the Gravetide 62% of decks
    • Conduit of Worlds 61% of decks
    • Kotis, Sibsig Champion 41% of decks
    • Diviner of Mist 25% of decks
    • Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar 11% of decks
12. impulse-land 13.6x 1.6 vs 0.12 avg

    All impulse-land cards on Scryfall

    • Six 61% of decks
    • Shigeki, Jukai Visionary 36% of decks
    • Grisly Salvage 28% of decks
    • Satyr Wayfinder 26% of decks
    • Smuggler's Surprise 12% of decks
13. regrowth-self 13.1x 2.0 vs 0.15 avg

    Cards that can return themselves from the graveyard to the hand.

    All regrowth-self cards on Scryfall

    • Life from the Loam 77% of decks
    • The Scarab God 37% of decks
    • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 35% of decks
    • Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 27% of decks
    • Dakmor Salvage 20% of decks
14. activate from graveyard 12.6x 1.2 vs 0.09 avg

    Abilities that can be activated from inside a graveyard.

    All activate from graveyard cards on Scryfall

    • Drownyard Temple 38% of decks
    • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 35% of decks
    • Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 27% of decks
    • Reassembling Skeleton 16% of decks
15. regrowth-any 12.3x 1.6 vs 0.13 avg

    Bring back a card of any card type from your graveyard to your hand.

    All regrowth-any cards on Scryfall

    • Timeless Witness 51% of decks
    • Eternal Witness 43% of decks
    • Nyx Weaver 39% of decks
    • Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary 14% of decks
    • Auroral Procession 13% of decks
16. regrowth-creature 12.0x 3.2 vs 0.27 avg

    Return a creature from the graveyard to the hand

    All regrowth-creature cards on Scryfall

    • Meren of Clan Nel Toth 50% of decks
    • Phyrexian Reclamation 49% of decks
    • Grapple with the Past 45% of decks
    • Memorial to Folly 44% of decks
    • Tortured Existence 36% of decks
    • Lost Monarch of Ifnir 25% of decks
    • Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 24% of decks
    • Awaken the Honored Dead 24% of decks
    • Oversold Cemetery 11% of decks
    • Stitch Together 8% of decks
    • Lie in Wait 5% of decks
17. lhurgoyf 12.0x 1.2 vs 0.10 avg

    Cards with power and/or toughness equal to number of cards in the graveyard, or a similar variant. This term is referenced from the Mechanical Color Pie 2017 article by Mark Rosewater. See also [maro](maro) and [warlord](warlord).

    All lhurgoyf cards on Scryfall

    • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 35% of decks
    • Wight of the Reliquary 29% of decks
    • Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 27% of decks
    • Lord of Extinction 24% of decks
18. renew 11.7x 1.2 vs 0.10 avg

    Exile this card from your graveyard: Do a thing. Doesn't need to be the specific Renew keyword, just cards that have an ability to exile themselves in the graveyard.

    All renew cards on Scryfall

    • Kheru Goldkeeper 54% of decks
    • Timeless Witness 51% of decks
    • Amphin Mutineer 16% of decks
19. mass reanimation 10.6x 2.0 vs 0.19 avg

    Reanimate everything (or every thing of a kind) from one or more graveyards (or potentially do this).

    All mass reanimation cards on Scryfall

    • Living Death 61% of decks
    • Will of the Sultai 59% of decks
    • Aftermath Analyst 38% of decks
    • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 18% of decks
    • Rise of the Dark Realms 12% of decks
    • Splendid Reclamation 7% of decks
    • Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt 6% of decks
20. recycle 10.4x 2.1 vs 0.20 avg

    Sacrifice a thing to get another thing back from the graveyard.

    All recycle cards on Scryfall

    • Victimize 74% of decks
    • Dread Return 45% of decks
    • Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 35% of decks
    • Cauldron of Essence 27% of decks
    • Exploration Broodship 10% of decks
    • Rise of the Witch-king 8% of decks
    • Chthonian Nightmare 6% of decks