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Price
€198.99of €200.00
Overall win rate
6%14 wins in 234 scored games
Games
260 (26)played in 26 tournaments, 26 not scored (time limit)
Rank
64in the rankings up to €200 · Elo 1201 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
1of at most 3 allowed
Combos
6complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

Time limit note: 10% of this deck's games hit the time limit without a winner even on the third try (all decks in this price class: 7%). Usually the Forge AI is stuck in a loop then, e.g. with lots of tokens. These games don't count – so the win rate is somewhat less meaningful.

At most €200 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €200.34, above €200.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (24)

Instants (9)

Sorceries (5)

Artifacts (20)

Enchantments (5)

Lands (36)

Toph, the First Metalbender
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (6)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + … → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    8 versions, each with one of: Zuran Orb · Sylvan Safekeeper · Toph, the Blind Bandit · Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender · Badgermole · Earth Kingdom General
  • Springheart Nantuko + … → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
    6 versions, each with one of: Tireless Provisioner · Lotus Cobra · Toph, the First Metalbender
  • Retreat to Emeria + Haru, Hidden Talent + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain
    3 versions, each with one of: Zuran Orb · Sylvan Safekeeper · Cabaretti Courtyard
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + … → Lock, Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, You have protection from everything during your opponents' turns
    2 versions, each with one of: The Stasis Coffin · Mindslaver
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Bumi, Unleashed + … → Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite combat damage
    2 versions, each with one of: Liquimetal Torque · Liquimetal Coating
  • Bumi, Unleashed + Ashaya, Soul of the Wild → Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite green mana

Commander Spellbook lists 22 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 22 entries
  • 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
  • Bumi, Unleashed + Ashaya, Soul of the Wild → Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite green mana
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + The Stasis Coffin → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, You have protection from everything during your opponents' turns, Lock
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Bumi, Unleashed + Liquimetal Torque → Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite combat damage
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Zuran Orb + Toph, the Blind Bandit → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Zuran Orb + Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Mindslaver → You control one opponent on each of their turns, Lock
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Bumi, Unleashed + Liquimetal Coating → Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite combat damage
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Sylvan Safekeeper + Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Sylvan Safekeeper + Toph, the Blind Bandit → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Zuran Orb + Badgermole → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
  • Toph, the First Metalbender + Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Sylvan Safekeeper + Badgermole → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Zuran Orb + Earth Kingdom General → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Sylvan Safekeeper + Earth Kingdom General → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Retreat to Emeria + Haru, Hidden Talent + Zuran Orb → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain
  • Retreat to Emeria + Haru, Hidden Talent + Sylvan Safekeeper → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers
  • Retreat to Emeria + Haru, Hidden Talent + Cabaretti Courtyard → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain

What the games show

From 234 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 90% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Often wins by combo: in 6 of 14 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication
  • Recovers from board wipes: 7% wins when opponents cast a board wipe, 4% without one (all-deck avg: 23% vs 28%) indication (140 / 94 games)

Weaknesses

  • Often eliminated first: in 52% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (121 of 234 games)
  • Little pressure: only avg 16 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 30) logged (234 games)
  • Rarely eliminates opponents: 0.22 per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (234 games)
  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (14 wins)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 234 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Forest avg 2.4hit in 67 of 234 games
  2. Plains avg 1.8hit in 57 of 234 games
  3. Tannuk, Memorial Ensign avg 1.4hit in 19 of 234 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild avg 18.1hit in 12 of 234 games
  2. Tannuk, Memorial Ensign avg 17.6hit in 19 of 234 games
  3. Buried Ruin avg 9.6hit in 10 of 234 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Forest 13×234 games in deck
  2. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 5×195 games in deck
  3. Plant Token 5×234 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Planar Outburst 173×avg 0.8 per game · 226 games in deck
  2. Hour of Revelation 173×avg 0.7 per game · 234 games in deck
  3. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher 54×avg 0.2 per game · 234 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 22% of 1349 attackers blocked in total, 6% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Goblin Token 32×blocked in 6 games
  2. Mr. House, President and CEO 8×blocked in 4 games
  3. Robot Token 7×blocked in 3 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Cracked Earth Technique 0%cast in 0 of 234 games
  2. Annie Joins Up 5%cast in 12 of 234 games
  3. Felidar Retreat 7%cast in 17 of 234 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 14 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–97%
  • turns 10–1136%
  • turns 12–137%
  • turn 14+50%

Combos in play logged Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner: all pieces cast in 4 games, 0 won · Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner: all pieces cast in 4 games, 0 won · Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra: all pieces cast in 7 games, 1 won · Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra: all pieces cast in 7 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.98

2
0
10
1
12
2
18
3
12
4
5
5
2
6
2
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
17 / 15
Card draw
8 / 8
Removal
7 / 6
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
5 / 5
Strategy
24 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 63 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
24
Instants
9
Sorceries
5
Artifacts
20
Enchantments
5
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Toph, Earthbending Master
€37.89
Toph, Greatest Earthbender
€18.18
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
€17.46
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
€15.87
Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
€7.47
Temple Garden
€7.09
Stomping Ground
€7.08
Sylvan Safekeeper
€6.69

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Shared Roots instead of All-Fates Scroll · win rate 3% with, 7% without (62 / 172 games)
  • no clear difference Avenger of Zendikar instead of Sabotender · win rate 8% with, 5% without (64 / 170 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

3 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €198.99 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 30 · average place 55.7 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?