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Toph, the First Metalbender - Artifacts as lands, earthbend, and recursion
Toph, the First Metalbender · GRW · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 31Instants 12Sorceries 5Artifacts 13Enchantments 1Lands 37
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Strategy
Toph makes every nontoken artifact you control a land as well, which means cheap artifacts double as mana and as earthbend targets. The deck runs a dense package of zero- and one-mana artifacts, then animates them into real threats at end of turn.
Early: Flood the board with cheap artifacts. Mishras Bauble, Darksteel Relic and Ichor Wellspring cost almost nothing and immediately become lands under Toph.
Mid: Earthbend 2 at each end step turns one of those artifacts into a growing creature with haste. Liquimetal Coating and Elsewhere Flask widen what counts, and Toph, the Blind Bandit adds a second angle.
Late: Earthbender Ascension and Bumi, Unleashed scale the plan up. Because your lands are artifacts, the deck plays through traditional land destruction and keeps functioning after a board wipe.
Win conditions: A handful of animated artifacts with counters attacks for lethal quickly, and the deck rebuilds faster than opponents can answer it.
- Mishras Bauble - Free artifact that becomes a land and a target
- Liquimetal Coating - Turns anything into an artifact for Toph
- Earthbender Ascension - Scales the earthbend plan into a win
- The Stasis Coffin - Cheap artifact that protects your board
~$349.94
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Commander (1)
Toph, the First Metalbender
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
Nontoken artifacts you control are lands in addition to their other types. (They don't gain the ability to {T} for mana.)
At the beginning of your end step, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Creatures (31)
Walking Ballista
Artifact Creature — Construct
$5.62
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Haywire Mite
Artifact Creature — Insect
$0.49
When this creature dies, you gain 2 life.
{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Exile target noncreature artifact or noncreature enchantment.
Sylvan Safekeeper
Creature — Human Wizard
$5.76
Sacrifice a land: Target creature you control gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Great Divide Guide
Creature — Human Scout Ally
$1.27
Each land and Ally you control has "{T}: Add one mana of any color."
Lotus Cobra
Creature — Snake
$5.67
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, add one mana of any color.
Ornithopter of Paradise
Artifact Creature — Thopter
$0.37
Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Legendary Creature — Human Monk
$11.08
You may play two additional lands on each of your turns.
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
Enchantment Creature — Nymph Dryad
$9.23
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types.
Earthbending Student
Creature — Human Warrior Ally
0When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Land creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)
Evolution Sage
Creature — Elf Druid
$2.41
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
$2.14
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Whenever one or more creatures you control each with power greater than its base power deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Scute Swarm
Creature — Insect
$8.46
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of this creature instead.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Legendary Creature — Kavu Pilot
$0.89
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, Tannuk deals 1 damage to each opponent. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card.
Tireless Provisioner
Creature — Elf Scout
$2.39
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a Food token or a Treasure token. (Food is an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life." Treasure is an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Toph, the Blind Bandit
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
$0.2
When Toph enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Toph's power is equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on lands you control.
Earth Kingdom General
Creature — Human Soldier Ally
$0.24
When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature, you may gain that much life. Do this only once each turn.
Icetill Explorer
Creature — Insect Scout
$19.58
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
You may play lands from your graveyard.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, mill a card.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Survey Mechan
Artifact Creature — Robot
$0.28
Flying
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
{10}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 3 damage to any target. Target player draws three cards and gains 3 life. This ability costs {X} less to activate, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.
The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Performer
$0.24
Whenever The Boulder attacks, earthbend X, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 4 or greater. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
The Earth King
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
$2.17
When The Earth King enters, create a 4/4 green Bear creature token.
Whenever one or more creatures you control with power 4 or greater attack, search your library for up to that many basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Toph, Earthbending Master
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
$38.19
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get an experience counter.
Whenever you attack, earthbend X, where X is the number of experience counters you have. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Toph, Greatest Earthbender
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
$18.53
When Toph enters, earthbend X, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast her.
Land creatures you control have double strike.
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
$1.06
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.)
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Legendary Creature — Elemental
$15.22
Ashaya's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Nontoken creatures you control are Forest lands in addition to their other types. (They're still affected by summoning sickness.)
Badgermole
Creature — Badger Mole
$0.19
When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
$9.53
When Bumi enters, earthbend 1. (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.)
Whenever Bumi attacks, put two +1/+1 counters on each land creature you control.
Bumi, Unleashed
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
$3.95
Trample
When Bumi enters, earthbend 4.
Whenever Bumi deals combat damage to a player, untap all lands you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Only land creatures can attack during that combat phase.
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
$1.61
Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar
$15.35
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.)
Instants (12)
Crop Rotation
Instant
$3.53
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.
Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Dispatch
Instant
$0.37
Tap target creature.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
Enlightened Tutor
Instant
$21.99
Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Path to Exile
Instant
$0.56
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$0.69
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Origin of Metalbending
Instant — Lesson
$0.28
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Beast Within
Instant
$0.42
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Cycle of Renewal
Instant — Lesson
$0.29
Sacrifice a land. Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.93
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Inspiring Call
Instant
$0.26
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Sandbenders' Storm
Instant
$0.22
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
• Earthbend 3. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Return of the Wildspeaker
Instant
$1.5
Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.
Sorceries (5)
Seismic Sense
Sorcery — Lesson
$0.28
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
True Ancestry
Sorcery — Lesson
$0.2
Return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Planar Outburst
Sorcery
$0.28
Destroy all nonland creatures.
Awaken 4—{5}{W}{W}{W} (If you cast this spell for {5}{W}{W}{W}, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)
Hour of Revelation
Sorcery
$1.46
This spell costs {3} less to cast if there are ten or more nonland permanents on the battlefield.
Destroy all nonland permanents.
Blasphemous Act
Sorcery
$0.73
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.
Artifacts (13)
Darksteel Relic
Artifact
$2.26
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)
Mishra's Bauble
Artifact
$1.21
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top card of target player's library. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Sensei's Divining Top
Artifact
$36.51
{1}: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
{T}: Draw a card, then put this artifact on top of its owner's library.
Soul-Guide Lantern
Artifact
$0.2
When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile each opponent's graveyard.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Elsewhere Flask
Artifact
$0.18
When this artifact enters, draw a card.
Sacrifice this artifact: Choose a basic land type. Each land you control becomes that type until end of turn.
Ichor Wellspring
Artifact
$0.43
When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
Liquimetal Coating
Artifact
$0.31
{T}: Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Mycosynth Wellspring
Artifact
$0.24
When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Legendary Artifact
$6.51
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an artifact or creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
{1}{G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Horn of Greed
Artifact
$7.07
Whenever a player plays a land, that player draws a card.
The Stasis Coffin
Legendary Artifact
$1.21
{2}, {T}, Exile The Stasis Coffin: You gain protection from everything until your next turn.
Mindslaver
Legendary Artifact
$2.99
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Mindslaver: You control target player during that player's next turn. (You see all cards that player could see and make all decisions for them.)
Enchantments (1)
Earthbender Ascension
Enchantment
$3.07
When this enchantment enters, earthbend 2. Then search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a quest counter on this enchantment. When you do, if it has four or more quest counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains trample until end of turn.
Lands (37)
Abandoned Air Temple
Land
$5.08
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
{T}: Add {W}.
{3}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Ba Sing Se
Land
$5.66
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
{T}: Add {G}.
{2}{G}, {T}: Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Buried Ruin
Land
$0.38
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Command Beacon
Land
$8.68
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
Inkmoth Nexus
Land
$11.78
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}: This land becomes a 1/1 Phyrexian Blinkmoth artifact creature with flying and infect until end of turn. It's still a land. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Karn's Bastion
Land
$2.3
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Lotus Field
Land
$2.56
Hexproof
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice two lands.
{T}: Add three mana of any one color.
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.26
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Secret Tunnel
Land — Cave
$2.33
This land can't be blocked.
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Two target creatures you control that share a creature type can't be blocked this turn.
Strip Mine
Land
$10.87
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Thespian's Stage
Land
$0.41
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.
Vesuva
Land
$3.34
You may have this land enter tapped as a copy of any land on the battlefield.
Basic lands: 13 Forest 4 Plains 2 Mountain
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