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Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar · 5GGG
Color identity: Green
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
During your turn, Avatar Kyoshi has hexproof.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, earthbend 8, then untap that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put eight +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Reference price of the card: €17.18
Average lands in decks for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender: 38
+1/+1 CountersLands MatterRampEarthbendingLand AnimationLandfallAggroStompy
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🛠️ Build a deck for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed55
- Interaction33
- Resilience79
- Closing87
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (15 nonbasic, 23 Forest)
The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi · Earthbender Ascension · Sol Ring · Badgermole · Cultivate · The Earth Crystal · Toph, the Blind Bandit · Terrasymbiosis · Earth Kingdom General · Branching Evolution · Beast Within · Heroic Intervention · Nature's Lore · Rockalanche · Kodama's Reach · Toph, Earthbending Master · Badgermole Cub · The Boulder, Ready to Rumble · Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender · Earthbending Student · Emerald Medallion · Origin of Metalbending · Rampant Growth · Return of the Wildspeaker · Shared Roots · The Earth King · Cycle of Renewal · Three Visits · Explore · Rishkar's Expertise · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Inspiring Call · Entish Restoration · Solid Ground · Nissa, Who Shakes the World · Oracle of Mul Daya · Cracked Earth Technique · Garruk's Uprising · Earth Rumble · Kodama of the West Tree · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Llanowar Elves · Skyshroud Claim · Evolution Sage · Hardened Scales · Earthbending Lesson · Harrow · Tireless Provisioner · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Arcane Signet · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Greater Good · The Ozolith · Tectonic Split · Rocky Rebuke · Embodiment of Insight · Elvish Mystic · Exploration · Harmonize · Sphere Grid · Ba Sing Se · Secret Tunnel · Rumble Arena · Reliquary Tower · Darksteel Citadel · Rogue's Passage · Mosswort Bridge · Myriad Landscape · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Evolving Wilds · Boseiju, Who Endures · Fabled Passage · Terramorphic Expanse · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Garenbrig
🃏 Recommended cards for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Kyoshi | 77% | +72% |
| Badgermole | 71% | +68% |
| Earthbender Ascension | 73% | +67% |
| Ba Sing Se | 75% | +67% |
| Toph, the Blind Bandit | 67% | +64% |
| Secret Tunnel | 69% | +64% |
| Earth Kingdom General | 64% | +62% |
| Rockalanche | 60% | +57% |
| Toph, Earthbending Master | 58% | +56% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 65% | +55% |
| The Boulder, Ready to Rumble | 55% | +52% |
| The Earth Crystal | 69% | +52% |
| Branching Evolution | 63% | +51% |
| Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender | 53% | +51% |
| Earthbending Student | 53% | +51% |
| Badgermole Cub | 57% | +49% |
| Rumble Arena | 50% | +48% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 53% | +46% |
| Shared Roots | 53% | +45% |
| Cycle of Renewal | 50% | +45% |
| Solid Ground | 46% | +44% |
| The Earth King | 52% | +43% |
| Cracked Earth Technique | 44% | +43% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 42% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Badgermole
- Toph, the Blind Bandit
- Earth Kingdom General
- Rockalanche
- The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
- Rumble Arena
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Earthbender Ascension
- Ba Sing Se
- Secret Tunnel
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Earth Crystal
- Branching Evolution
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Toph, Earthbending Master
- Earthbending Student
- Badgermole Cub
- Kodama of the West Tree
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender's color identity?
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 79 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender deck run?
Real Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender decks run 38 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Legend of Kyoshi, Badgermole, Earthbender Ascension. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender decks.
What combos does Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender have?
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Badgermole, Toph, the Blind Bandit, Earth Kingdom General are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.