Toph by Vahhs

Format: Commander

Commander: Toph, the First Metalbender

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a thematic Naya Lands deck commanded by Toph, the First Metalbender. It leverages Toph's static ability to turn nontoken artifacts into lands while using the earthbend mechanic to animate lands into resilient attacking creatures. Because earthbent lands return to the battlefield tapped when destroyed or exiled, the deck turns traditional sweepers like Hour of Revelation and Planar Outburst into one-sided board wipes. The game plan focuses on early ramp, deploying Toph on Turn 4, and accumulating large land-creatures. The deck transitions into lethal combat pressure around Turn 6 with anthem effects, double strike from Toph, Greatest Earthbender, extra combat phases from Bumi, Unleashed, or an overrun from Craterhoof Behemoth. Supported by robust protection spells and built-in land recursion, the deck maintains high resilience against board wipes while closing out games through overwhelming combat damage by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abandoned Air Temple
• 1 All-Fates Scroll
• 1 Annie Joins Up
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
• 1 Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
• 1 Avatar's Wrath
• 1 Ba Sing Se
• 1 Badgermole Cub
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Boompile
• 1 Bootleggers' Stash
• 1 Boros Garrison
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Bountiful Promenade
• 1 Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
• 1 Bumi, Unleashed
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cracked Earth Technique
• 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1 Crop Rotation
• 1 Darksteel Citadel
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1 Earthshape
• 1 Entish Restoration
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Expedition Map
• 1 Exploration Broodship
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Field of the Dead
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 3 Forest
• 1 Gruul Turf
• 1 Haywire Mite
• 1 Hour of Revelation
• 1 Ichor Wellspring
• 1 Karplusan Forest
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Liquimetal Coating
• 1 Liquimetal Torque
• 1 Lotus Field
• 1 Mindslaver
• 1 Mishra's Bauble
• 3 Mountain
• 1 Mycosynth Lattice
• 1 Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
• 1 Origin of Metalbending
• 1 Path to Exile
• 3 Plains
• 1 Planar Outburst
• 1 Rockfall Vale
• 1 Rumble Arena
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Scute Swarm
• 1 Secret Tunnel
• 1 Seedborn Muse
• 1 Seismic Sense
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Spelunking
• 1 Spire Garden
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Strip Mine
• 1 Survey Mechan
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Unity
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Terra Eternal
• 1 Terrasymbiosis
• 1 The Great Henge
• 1 The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi
• 1 The Ozolith
• 1 The Stasis Coffin
• 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
• 1 Thraben Charm
• 1 Tireless Provisioner
• 1 Toph, Earthbending Master
• 1 Toph, Greatest Earthbender
• 1 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
• 1 Toph, the Blind Bandit
• 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth