Art by Chris Rahn
Saved commander deck
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Maintain board equilibrium and drain opponents through budget aristocrats, token generation, and creature sacrifice synergy.
Prompt: Teval, the Balanced Scale
Commander
1 cards
Teval, the Balanced Scale
{1}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
Colorless artifact ramp that puts a basic Swamp straight onto the field.
Star Compass
{2}Artifact
Cheap 2-mana mana rock that generates black mana once a Swamp is out.
Card Draw
12 cards
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Consistent draw on death triggers
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Classic enchantment that draws an extra card every turn.
Undead Augur
{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Draws cards whenever zombies or creature tokens die in aristocrat strategies.
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Staple draw engine when equipped to 1/1 tokens or sacrifice fodder.
Removal
9 cards
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient board wipe against tall/indestructible boards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Crucial black removal spell capable of destroying enchantments or creatures.
Go for the Throat
{1}{B}Instant
Efficient instant-speed creature destruction for two mana.
Infernal Grasp
{1}{B}Instant
Unconditional instant-speed creature removal for cheap mana cost.
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
Versatile removal targeting creatures or planeswalkers.
Price of Fame
{3}{B}Instant
Budget creature removal that discounts against commanders and provides surveil.
Mutilate
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Board wipe that bypasses indestructible based on Swamps controlled.
Decree of Pain
{6}{B}{B}Sorcery
Sweeper that refuels your hand or can be cycled to deal with tokens.
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents on any creature death
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Creates token and drains on artifact/creature death
Mirkwood Bats
{3}{B}Creature — Bat
High-impact drain on token creation and sacrifice
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Converts creature deaths into treasure mana
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Steady turn-by-turn snake sacrifice fodder
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Substantial damage output from graveyard movement
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Indestructible free sacrifice outlet
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
One-mana sacrifice outlet for deck manipulation
Pawn of Ulamog
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Generates extra sacrifice mana tokens
Sifter of Skulls
{3}{B}Creature — Eldrazi
Spawns Eldrazi Scions on creature deaths
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
{4}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Massive token generation on creature spells
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents on black creature ETBs and acts as a sacrifice outlet.
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
{2}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Artificer
Creates two extra Servo tokens on ETB for sacrifice fodder.
Abhorrent Overlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Creates a massive flying swarm of Harpy tokens based on devotion.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Devastating win condition that drains all opponents based on black devotion.
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all players to sacrifice a creature while triggering aristocrat payoffs.
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Symmetrical sacrifice effect that also hits planeswalkers and hand size.
Persistent Specimen
{B}Creature — Skeleton
Cheap creature that can repeatedly recur itself from the graveyard for sacrifices.
Utility
9 cards
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Graveyard reanimation spell with a flashback cost of sacrificing three creatures.
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Game-ending mass reanimation spell and board wipe combined.
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Reusable activated reanimator engine by sacrificing two creatures.
