The Earth King

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A 4cmc 2/2 that ETBs a 4/4 Bear token and then ramps heavily whenever power-4+ creatures attack — the token itself immediately enables the trigger, fetching up to one basic per attacking creature with 4+ power. This is a self-contained ramp engine that fits ramp-big-mana and lands-matter strategies, but requires surviving to attack, making it slow and vulnerable. The body itself is undersized for 4 mana and is a strong removal target before the attack trigger fires.

• The Earth King's attack trigger counts the number of attacking creatures with power 4 or greater, so flooding the board with multiple large creatures (e.g., tokens boosted by an anthem) can fetch many lands in a single attack — exponential ramp in the right shell.

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• Because the token enters as a 4/4 and the trigger checks power 4 or greater, The Earth King immediately enables its own ramp trigger on the following turn without any additional setup, making it self-sufficient unlike most attack-trigger ramp.

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• In Avatar: The Last Airbender-themed builds, The Earth King has tribal Ally synergies and pairs with other Ally subtype cards, which is easy to overlook since Ally is not a heavily supported tribe in most Commander staple lists.

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• EDHREC rank: #3,412