Earth Rumble

Oracle Text

Earthbend 2. When you do, up to one target creature you control fights target creature an opponent controls. (To 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. Creatures that fight each deal damage equal to their power to the other.)

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness

3GMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Avatar: The Last Airbender · View all prints →

Character Background

Earth Rumble is a clean fit for midrange and tempo decks that want to turn lands into temporary combat resources while keeping pressure on the board. At five mana, it asks you to stabilize first, then leverage Earthbend 2 to animate a land into a hasty 2/2 with insurance, effectively turning excess mana into a body that can also enable a fight. Because the land returns tapped when it dies or is exiled, you can use it aggressively with less fear of true card loss, making this especially strong in shells with landfall, sacrifice, or untap synergies. Pair it with creatures that have high power, deathtouch, or fight/deals-damage triggers to swing combat in your favor; a deathtouch creature makes the fight particularly nasty. Flavorfully, it captures the Avatar-style earthbending ethos perfectly: the battlefield itself becomes a weapon, but one that still rewards patience, timing, and solid board presence.

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