Beifong Metalbending Academy by deleph

Format: Commander

Commander: Toph, the First Metalbender

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Naya lands-matter control deck helmed by Toph, the First Metalbender, built around the earthbend mechanic: animating lands as 0/0 creatures with haste, then growing them tall with +1/+1 counter doublers and proliferate effects. The primary win is combat - swinging with enormous animated lands given flying (Abzan Falconer), trample (Badgermole, Embodiment of Fury), or unblockable (Rogue's Passage) - or a one-shot Chandra's Ignition on a land the size of a small nation. Toph's unique artifact-metalebending line pairs Liquimetal Coating/Liquimetal Torque with her "artifacts are lands" ability to earthbend artifacts, creatures, and enchantments for protection or to turn removal spells into universal answers. Extra combat from Bumi, Unleashed and Moraug, Fury of Akoum accelerates the finish, backed by a heavy interaction and protection suite that keeps the board alive through the long setup.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Appa, the Vigilant
  • 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
  • 1 Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Badgermole
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bitter Work
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Bumi, Unleashed
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cycle of Renewal
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Earthbender Ascension
  • 1 Earthbending Student
  • 1 Earthshape
  • 1 Embodiment of Fury
  • 1 Embodiment of Insight
  • 1 Entish Restoration
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Greater Good
  • 1 Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hour of Revelation
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Liquimetal Coating
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nissa, Who Shakes the World
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 Origin of Metalbending
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Planar Cleansing
  • 1 Planar Outburst
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rumble Arena
  • 1 Rustvale Bridge
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Slagwoods Bridge
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Solid Ground
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terra Eternal
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Earth King
  • 1 The Golden Throne
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 The Stasis Coffin
  • 1 Thornglint Bridge
  • 1 Toph, Earthbending Master
  • 1 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
  • 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
  • 1 Tragic Arrogance
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Wilderness Reclamation
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth