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Toph, Greatest Earthbender
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Toph, Greatest Earthbender is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Toph enters, earthbend X, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast her.
Land creatures you control have double strike.
Reference price of the card: €21.10
Average lands in decks for Toph, Greatest Earthbender: 37
+1/+1 CountersLands MatterEarthbendingRampAggroLand AnimationLandfallExtra Combats
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (74/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed68
- Interaction37
- Resilience76
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 2 Mountain, 8 Forest)
Bumi, Unleashed · Earthbender Ascension · Toph, the Blind Bandit · Bitter Work · Toph, Hardheaded Teacher · The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi · Sol Ring · Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender · Badgermole · Toph, Earthbending Master · Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender · Rockalanche · Badgermole Cub · Solid Ground · The Boulder, Ready to Rumble · Earthbending Student · Cracked Earth Technique · Terrasymbiosis · Earth Rumble · Earth Kingdom General · Shared Roots · Origin of Metalbending · Cycle of Renewal · Earthbending Lesson · Arcane Signet · Inspiring Call · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Blasphemous Act · Evolution Sage · Nature's Lore · The Earth Crystal · The Earth King · Branching Evolution · Embodiment of Fury · Beast Within · Cultivate · Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss · Hardened Scales · Heroic Intervention · Seismic Sense · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Rampant Growth · Embodiment of Insight · Tale of Katara and Toph · Kodama of the West Tree · Explore · Three Visits · Entish Restoration · Farseek · Return of the Wildspeaker · Haru, Hidden Talent · Sylvan Advocate · Tannuk, Memorial Ensign · Harrow · Redirect Lightning · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Kodama's Reach · Nissa, Who Shakes the World · Chaos Warp · Sphere Grid · Crop Rotation · The Ozolith · Ba Sing Se · Secret Tunnel · Command Tower · Rumble Arena · Cinder Glade · Stomping Ground · Rootbound Crag · Fabled Passage · Darksteel Citadel · Wooded Foothills · Raging Ravine · Restless Ridgeline · Evolving Wilds · Slagwoods Bridge · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Inkmoth Nexus · Rockfall Vale · Terramorphic Expanse · Spire Garden · Blinkmoth Nexus · Karplusan Forest · Kessig Wolf Run · Thornspire Verge · Cascading Cataracts · Lair of the Hydra · Treetop Village · Commercial District
🃏 Recommended cards for Toph, Greatest Earthbender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Toph, Greatest Earthbender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bumi, Unleashed | 89% | +86% |
| Earthbender Ascension | 86% | +81% |
| Ba Sing Se | 85% | +79% |
| Toph, the Blind Bandit | 77% | +74% |
| Secret Tunnel | 77% | +72% |
| Toph, Hardheaded Teacher | 75% | +72% |
| The Legend of Kyoshi | 74% | +70% |
| Bitter Work | 76% | +70% |
| Badgermole | 72% | +69% |
| Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender | 72% | +69% |
| Toph, Earthbending Master | 69% | +66% |
| Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender | 68% | +66% |
| Rockalanche | 68% | +65% |
| Solid Ground | 66% | +63% |
| The Boulder, Ready to Rumble | 65% | +61% |
| Badgermole Cub | 66% | +61% |
| Earthbending Student | 62% | +59% |
| Rumble Arena | 62% | +59% |
| Cracked Earth Technique | 61% | +58% |
| Earth Rumble | 60% | +57% |
| Earth Kingdom General | 59% | +56% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 61% | +53% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 56% | +51% |
| Shared Roots | 58% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Toph, Greatest 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.
- Toph, the Blind Bandit
- Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
- Bitter Work
- Badgermole
- Rockalanche
- The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bumi, Unleashed
- Earthbender Ascension
- Ba Sing Se
- Secret Tunnel
- Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
- Solid Ground
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
- Toph, Earthbending Master
- Badgermole Cub
- Earthbending Student
- Terrasymbiosis
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Toph, Greatest 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
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Toph, Greatest Earthbender's color identity?
Toph, Greatest Earthbender is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Toph, Greatest Earthbender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Toph, Greatest Earthbender deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Toph, Greatest Earthbender deck run?
Real Toph, Greatest Earthbender decks run 37 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 Toph, Greatest Earthbender?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bumi, Unleashed, Earthbender Ascension, Ba Sing Se. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Toph, Greatest Earthbender decks.
What combos does Toph, Greatest Earthbender have?
Toph, Greatest 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 Toph, Greatest Earthbender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Toph, the Blind Bandit, Toph, Hardheaded Teacher, Bitter Work 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.