Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Flying, lifelink Spells you cast have delve. (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting those spells pays for {1}.) Whenever you cast a spell, you lose life equal to its mana value.
How Teval decks play in EDH
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue is a Sultai commander in blue, black and green costing 2BGU, and its legendary creature - spirit dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Teval, Arbiter of Virtue decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $79.82Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Teval, Arbiter of Virtue decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck?
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue has a Sultai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Teval, Arbiter of Virtue?
The cards played most often in Teval, Arbiter of Virtue decks include The Master of Lake-town, Darksteel Angel, Primal Witchstalker. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $79.82 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Teval, Arbiter of Virtue deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.