Teval, the Balanced Scale (Commander) - Budget Optimized Reanimator

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Josh Nelson
Apr 10, 2026
Examining Tarkir: Dragonstorm, One Year Later
Saturday, April 11th, 2026 is the one-year anniversary of Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Let's look at this wonderful set and its coolest Commanders!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turtles in Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Last Ronin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Victimize
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Grapple with the Past
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Teval's Judgment
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Gravecrawler
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Skull Prophet
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Wonder
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Memorial to Folly
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Life from the Loam
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Will of the Sultai
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Timeless Witness
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Putrefy
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Kheru Goldkeeper
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Insidious Roots
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Six
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Seedborn Muse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Springbloom Druid
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Nyx Weaver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Steward of the Harvest
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Lotuslight Dancers
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Scute Swarm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Floral Evoker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Aberration
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
The Scarab God
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Eternal Witness
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Lord of Extinction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
River Kelpie
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Icetill Explorer
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
World Shaper
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Diviner of Mist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Horizon Explorer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Hermit Druid
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Spore Frog
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Harrow
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Tear Asunder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Salvage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Auroral Procession
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Tilling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Nexus of Fate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Voidslime
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wail of War
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Airship Crash
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Casualties of War
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Welcome the Dead
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Necromantic Selection
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Death Begets Life
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dryad's Revival
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pull Through the Weft
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Dig Up
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Aberrant Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Terror Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Time Stretch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Essence Anchor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Exploration Broodship
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Emerald Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Reclamation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Tortured Existence
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Crawling Sensation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Spelunking
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Titans' Nest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dredger's Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rooftop Storm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Avatar Destiny
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Command Beacon
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Drownyard Temple
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Kishla Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Unholy Grotto
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dark Depths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Herd Heirloom
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Opulent Palace
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Pools
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Malady
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Haunted Mire
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Vernal Fen
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Festering Thicket
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Port of Karfell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-35%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Wood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-33%synergy
Sodden Verdure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Hedge Maze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Zagoth Triome
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-30%synergy