---
name: "Teval, the Balanced Scale"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Mill"]
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "c8cbf0ec-ec98-4cb3-8068-60e92bbd740d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/teval-the-balanced-scale-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Teval, the Balanced Scale
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Mill

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Colossal Grave-Reaver](/printing/colossal-grave-reaver-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Teval, Arbiter of Virtue](/printing/teval-arbiter-of-virtue-tdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
3. [Necromaster Dragon](/printing/necromaster-dragon-prm.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Teval's Judgment](/printing/tevals-judgment-tdc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Diviner of Mist](/printing/diviner-of-mist-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Forsaken Drifters](/printing/forsaken-drifters-bng.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #8
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`