Badgermole Cub

Badgermole Cub1G
Creature — Badger MoleTLA · M

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 · all formats
29/ 100
103all formats−17d−230d
22 Sept30 days21 Oct

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Moxou Score over time

025507510024 Jul6 Sept21 OctBanned in Standard · 10 Aug 2026
Banned / restrictedUnbanned10 Aug 2026 · Banned in Standard

Moxou Score by format

Main and side outside Commander formats · as Commander in Duel Commander and cEDH
FormatScoreRankMainSide7D30DCopies30 days
Pioneer52275900−73.9×
cEDH25106—00—
Duel Commander24133—0+3—
Modern10153160−1−23.9×
Legacy7216700+13.3×

Legality

9 formats
StandardBanned
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
PremodernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
cEDHLegal

Banned / restricted now

  • StandardBanned

B/R history

  1. 2026Banned in Standard · 10 Aug 2026Current

Rulings

8
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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}.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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}).

  8. 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

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