Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
RGLegendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · from $0.77
When Toph enters, you may discard a card. If you do, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast a spell, earthbend 1. If that spell is a Lesson, put an additional +1/+1 counter on that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
61 of 100 at $5 or less · 38 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 10 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 11 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 12 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 16 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 17 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 18 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 19 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 20 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 21 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 22 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 23 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 24 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 25 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 26 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 27 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 28 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 29 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 30 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 31 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 32 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 33 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 34 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 35 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 36 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 37 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 38 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 39 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 40 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 41 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 42 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 43 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 44 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 45 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 46 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 47 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 48 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 49 | Cinder Glade | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 50 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 51 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 52 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 53 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 54 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 55 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 56 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 57 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 58 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 59 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 60 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 61 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 62 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 63 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 64 | Rootbound Crag | Land | 0 | $0.23 |
| 65 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 66 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 67 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 68 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 69 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 70 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 71 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 72 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 73 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 74 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 75 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 76 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 77 | Worldly Tutor | Instant | 1 | $26.58 |
| 78 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 79 | Return of the Wildspeaker | Instant | 5 | $1.51 |
| 80 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 81 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 82 | Hardened Scales | Enchantment | 1 | $1.85 |
| 83 | Tireless Provisioner | Creature | 3 | $2.33 |
| 84 | Spire Garden | Land | 0 | $6.11 |
| 85 | Doubling Season | Enchantment | 5 | $29.62 |
| 86 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 87 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 88 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 89 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 90 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 91 | Mosswort Bridge | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 92 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 93 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 94 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 95 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 96 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 97 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 98 | Thrill of Possibility | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 99 | Beast Whisperer | Creature | 4 | $4.27 |
| 100 | Wild Growth | Enchantment | 1 | $0.40 |
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Most played with Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Toph, Hardheaded Teacher at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Mountain | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Spinner of Souls | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Amulet of Vigor | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Ancient Tomb | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Badgermole Cub | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Birds of Paradise | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Boseiju, Who Endures | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Chord of Calling | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Chrome Mox | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Command Tower | 60% · 3 of 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Crop Rotation | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Delighted Halfling | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Elvish Mystic | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Elvish Spirit Guide | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Exploration | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Explore | 60% · 3 of 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Gaea's Cradle | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Gamble | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Gemstone Caverns | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Green Sun's Zenith | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Hexing Squelcher | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Inspiring Call | 60% · 3 of 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Jeska's Will | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Llanowar Elves | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
Combos with Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
9 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Amulet of Vigor + Constant Mists + Gaea's Cradle + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite green mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
Constant Mists + Gaea's Cradle + Spelunking + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite green mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Constant Mists + Gaea's Cradle + Horizon Explorer + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite green mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
Constant Mists + Gaea's Cradle + Tiller Engine + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite green mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Goblin Bombardment + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Phyrexian Altar + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Ashnod's Altar + Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Altar of Dementia + Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite self-mill · Near-infinite storm count
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Thermopod + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite red mana · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Top finishes
5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 6th of 24 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 17, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by iago simo
- 16th of 23 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJul 27, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by iago simo
- 2nd of 16 — The Showdown Before Hot Heels on Topdeck.ggJun 12, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Ryan Rioux
- 16th of 18 — Mana & Mischief CEDH Event on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 0–4–0 · by William K Reynolds
- 9th of 20 — Disc Heroes cEDH tournament on Topdeck.ggMar 14, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Sean Stolpp
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.