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Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Toph enters, you may discard a card. If you do, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast a spell, earthbend 1. If that spell is a Lesson, put an additional +1/+1 counter on that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Reference price of the card: €0.68
Average lands in decks for Toph, Hardheaded Teacher: 38
Lands Matter+1/+1 CountersEarthbendingLandfallRampAristocratsSpellslingerCombo
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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: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed58
- Interaction30
- Resilience90
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (22 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 12 Forest)
Cycle of Renewal · Tannuk, Memorial Ensign · Shared Roots · Sol Ring · Origin of Metalbending · Spelunking · Earthbender Ascension · Harrow · Nature's Lore · Horizon Explorer · Tireless Provisioner · Badgermole Cub · Bumi, Unleashed · Lotus Cobra · Skullclamp · Seismic Sense · Meltstrider Eulogist · Blasphemous Act · Sylvan Safekeeper · Farseek · Inspiring Call · Beast Within · Rampant Growth · Crop Rotation · Sabotender · Terrasymbiosis · Zuran Orb · Entish Restoration · Evendo Brushrazer · Valakut Exploration · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Explore · Orcish Lumberjack · Titania, Protector of Argoth · Evolution Sage · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Scute Swarm · Toph, the Blind Bandit · Three Visits · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Redirect Lightning · Rockalanche · Arcane Signet · Hardened Scales · Bitter Work · Goblin Anarchomancer · Roiling Regrowth · Toph, Earthbending Master · Toph, Greatest Earthbender · Badgermole · Heroic Intervention · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Solid Ground · Springheart Nantuko · Chaos Warp · Evolutionary Leap · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Amulet of Vigor · Earthbending Lesson · Spinner of Souls · The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi · Command Tower · Ba Sing Se · Cinder Glade · Stomping Ground · Fabled Passage · Evolving Wilds · Wooded Foothills · Secret Tunnel · Terramorphic Expanse · Rootbound Crag · Rumble Arena · Commercial District · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Lotus Field · Windswept Heath · Myriad Landscape · Spire Garden · Misty Rainforest · Sheltered Thicket · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Toph, Hardheaded Teacher, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle of Renewal | 75% | +69% |
| Tannuk, Memorial Ensign | 68% | +63% |
| Shared Roots | 67% | +59% |
| Ba Sing Se | 63% | +57% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 62% | +56% |
| Spelunking | 60% | +55% |
| Earthbender Ascension | 59% | +54% |
| Horizon Explorer | 52% | +48% |
| Bumi, Unleashed | 50% | +47% |
| Meltstrider Eulogist | 48% | +47% |
| Skullclamp | 50% | +46% |
| Seismic Sense | 49% | +46% |
| Harrow | 57% | +45% |
| Badgermole Cub | 51% | +45% |
| Sylvan Safekeeper | 47% | +43% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 52% | +41% |
| Lotus Cobra | 50% | +41% |
| Secret Tunnel | 44% | +39% |
| Zuran Orb | 42% | +39% |
| Evendo Brushrazer | 40% | +39% |
| Fabled Passage | 52% | +37% |
| Sabotender | 42% | +36% |
| Titania, Protector of Argoth | 39% | +35% |
| Toph, the Blind Bandit | 38% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Toph, Hardheaded Teacher 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.
- Cycle of Renewal
- Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
- Shared Roots
- Origin of Metalbending
- Meltstrider Eulogist
- Seismic Sense
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ba Sing Se
- Spelunking
- Earthbender Ascension
- Horizon Explorer
- Bumi, Unleashed
- Skullclamp
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Badgermole Cub
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Toph, Earthbending Master
- Toph, Greatest Earthbender
- Redirect Lightning
- Amulet of Vigor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
- 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
👥 Community decks with Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Toph, Hardheaded Teacher's color identity?
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher 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, Hardheaded Teacher come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Toph, Hardheaded Teacher deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Toph, Hardheaded Teacher deck run?
Real Toph, Hardheaded Teacher 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 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cycle of Renewal, Tannuk, Memorial Ensign, Shared Roots. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Toph, Hardheaded Teacher decks.
What combos does Toph, Hardheaded Teacher have?
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher 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, Hardheaded Teacher deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cycle of Renewal, Tannuk, Memorial Ensign, Shared Roots 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.