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Toph, the First Metalbender

WRG

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · from $0.99

Nontoken artifacts you control are lands in addition to their other types. (They don't gain the ability to {T} for mana.) At the beginning of your end step, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)

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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

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 42 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	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
17	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
18	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
19	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
20	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
21	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
22	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
23	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
24	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
25	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
26	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
27	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
28	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
29	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
30	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
31	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
32	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
33	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
34	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
35	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
36	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
37	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
38	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
39	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
40	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
43	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
44	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
45	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
46	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
47	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
48	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
49	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
50	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
51	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
52	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
53	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
54	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
55	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
58	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
59	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
60	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
61	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
62	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
65	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
66	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
67	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
68	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
69	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
70	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
71	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
72	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
73	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
74	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
75	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
76	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
77	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28
78	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
79	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
80	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
81	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
82	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
83	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
84	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
85	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
86	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
87	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
88	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
89	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
90	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
91	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
92	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
93	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
94	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
95	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
96	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
97	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
98	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
99	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
100	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50

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Most played with Toph, the First Metalbender

The 25 most-played cards in 18 settled top-16 lists running Toph, the First Metalbender at 16+ player events since Mar 5, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 18 of 18	3
2	Arcane Signet	94% · 17 of 18	3
3	Silence	94% · 17 of 18	3
4	Sol Ring	94% · 17 of 18	3
5	Birds of Paradise	89% · 16 of 18	3
6	Crop Rotation	89% · 16 of 18	3
7	Deflecting Swat	89% · 16 of 18	3
8	Gamble	89% · 16 of 18	3
9	Swords to Plowshares	89% · 16 of 18	3
10	Temple Garden	89% · 16 of 18	2
11	Windswept Heath	89% · 16 of 18	3
12	Brightglass Gearhulk	83% · 15 of 18	3
13	Candelabra of Tawnos	83% · 15 of 18	3
14	Chrome Mox	83% · 15 of 18	3
15	Enlightened Tutor	83% · 15 of 18	3
16	Esper Sentinel	83% · 15 of 18	3
17	Gaea's Cradle	83% · 15 of 18	3
18	Lotus Petal	83% · 15 of 18	3
19	Magus of the Candelabra	83% · 15 of 18	3
20	Mana Vault	83% · 15 of 18	3
21	Mox Opal	83% · 15 of 18	3
22	Plateau	83% · 15 of 18	3
23	Sacred Foundry	83% · 15 of 18	3
24	Savannah	83% · 15 of 18	3
25	Sensei's Divining Top	83% · 15 of 18	3

Combos with Toph, the First Metalbender

The 10 most popular of 342 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

The Stasis Coffin + Toph, the First Metalbender
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · You have protection from everything during your opponents' turns · Lock
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Bumi, Unleashed + Liquimetal Torque + Toph, the First Metalbender
Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite untap of lands you control · Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control
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Mindslaver + Toph, the First Metalbender
You control one opponent on each of their turns · Lock
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Bumi, Unleashed + Liquimetal Coating + Toph, the First Metalbender
Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite untap of lands you control · Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control
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Bumi, Unleashed + Mycosynth Lattice + Toph, the First Metalbender
Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite untap of lands you control · Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control
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Mycosynth Lattice + Toph, the First Metalbender + Zuran Orb + Creature that earthbends on entering
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact ETB
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Mycosynth Lattice + Toph, the First Metalbender + Zuran Orb + Creature with ETB: Earthbend
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers
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Lotus Cobra + Springheart Nantuko + Toph, the First Metalbender
Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite tapped land tokens
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Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner + Toph, the First Metalbender
Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite tapped land tokens
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Mycosynth Lattice + Sylvan Safekeeper + Toph, the First Metalbender + Creature that earthbends on entering
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact ETB
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 18 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

16th of 23 — LA GIOSTRA DEL REGNO ATTO III: CARLO MAGNO L’IMPERATORE(VII) on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Alessandro Lucchini
13th of 17 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 4, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Dmonofkiller
14th of 21 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggAug 7, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Dmonofkiller
2nd of 24 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggJul 31, 2026 · 1–0–2 · by Dmonofkiller
8th of 21 — MAGIC: THE GATHERING - 1K CEDH AT TBS! July on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Ruben Rodriguez
3rd of 24 — Rule Them All - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 4, 2026 · 3–2–1 · by Alessandro Lucchini
8th of 26 — CEDH $500 Tournament on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 1–3–2 · by Cody kelly
12th of 22 — COMMANDER VANPIRO ESITEN on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Martí Llinés Viñals

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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.

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