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Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender

TLE · mythic · Released 2025-11-21

Power

brawl
tier-2tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2tier-1Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

modular

fits anywhere

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

sticky

hard to remove

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
ramp-big-manalands-mattercounters-voltron
negative:
aggrocontrolstax-prison

Roles

midrange-threathexproof-threattop-end-finishercounter-producerlandfall-payoff

Risks

slow-setuppip-heavyremoval-magnetcommander-dependent

Mechanics

mech-earthbend

Typal

synergy:
human
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

8-mana 6/6 with hexproof during your turn that earthbends a land into a massive 8/8 haste attacker (untapped) each combat — a value-generating landfall-adjacent threat. The GGG pip requirement and 8 CMC make it a top-end finisher that needs dedicated ramp shells (ramp-big-mana, lands-matter) to deploy on time; the earthbend land is also resilient (returns if it dies), making it a recurring threat that fits counters-voltron play patterns. Too slow and pip-heavy for competitive brackets, but a powerful commander or 99-slot bomb in the right casual shell.

Learnings (3)

  • The earthbend land from Avatar Kyoshi's triggered ability returns to the battlefield TAPPED if it dies or is exiled, so you do not lose the land permanently — it's a recurring threat generator every combat, not a one-shot.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The untap clause on Kyoshi's earthbend means the animated land is immediately available to both attack (it has haste) AND tap for mana in the same turn, effectively providing both a combat threat and mana in the same action.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • At 8 CMC with GGG in the cost, Avatar Kyoshi is effectively mono-green only and needs significant ramp acceleration (ideally turn 4-5 resolution) to be impactful; without haste herself, she is also vulnerable to a sorcery-speed removal response before the next combat trigger fires.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #4,830