Badgermole Cub
When this creature enters, earthbend 1. (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.)
Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional G.
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Moxou Score by format
Main and side outside Commander formats · as Commander in Duel Commander and cEDH| Format | Score | Rank | Main | Side | 7D | 30D | Copies | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 52 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 3.9× | |
| cEDH | 25 | 106 | — | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Duel Commander | 24 | 133 | — | 0 | +3 | — | ||
| Modern | 10 | 153 | 16 | 0 | −1 | −2 | 3.9× | |
| Legacy | 7 | 216 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3.3× | |
Legality
9 formatsBanned / restricted now
- StandardBanned
B/R history
- 2026Banned in Standard · 10 Aug 2026Current
Rulings
8- 2025-10-02
Earthbend doesn't give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.
- 2025-10-02
You may target a land that is already a creature, perhaps because of a previous earthbend ability. The land will get the +1/+1 counters, gain haste, and have its base power and toughness set to 0/0.
- 2025-10-02
The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that's turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for {G}.
- 2025-10-02
If the targeted land becomes an illegal target before the spell or ability that includes earthbend resolves, earthbend does nothing. If the spell or ability didn't have other targets, it won't resolve.
- 2025-10-02
If a land was animated by earthbend and would go to any zone other than the graveyard or exile, it will not be returned to the battlefield by the delayed triggered ability created by earthbend.
- 2025-10-02
Badgermole Cub's last ability is a triggered mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
- 2025-10-02
An ability that triggers "whenever you tap a creature for mana" triggers only if you activate a mana ability of a creature including {T} in its cost. Mana abilities that don't include the {T} symbol and instead say "Tap an untapped creature you control" or similar won't cause Badgermole Cub's second ability to trigger. Similarly, it won't trigger if you tap a creature to activate a mana ability of another object (even if that mana ability also includes {T}).
- 2025-10-02
"Earthbend N" means "Target land you control becomes a 0/0 land creature with haste in addition to its other types. Put N +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped under your control."
Versions
3| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTLAAvatar: The Last Airbender PromosPromo | MX-38151 | 2025 | Mythic | Nathaniel Himawan |
| TLAAvatar: The Last Airbender | 167 | 2025 | Mythic | Nathaniel Himawan |
| TLAAvatar: The Last Airbender | 326 | 2025 | Mythic | Filip Burburan |