Earth Kingdom Soldier
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #20175
Earth Kingdom Soldier is a vanilla 3/3 for three mana with no abilities — it enters, it attacks, it blocks, and it does nothing else. At that rate, it loses the slot competition to nearly every other three-drop in any format that has options.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Earth Kingdom Soldier is legal everywhere but relevant nowhere. In Commander, a 3/3 with no text doesn't advance a board state, trigger synergies, or close games — 99-card decks have no reason to run it over creatures that do something on entry or in the graveyard. In Pauper, where vanilla creatures occasionally scrape into aggressive shells, a 3/3 for three is simply below the power threshold of what aggressive common creatures can do today. Standard and Pioneer have access to enough three-drops with actual text that Earth Kingdom Soldier never competes for a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Earth Kingdom Soldier sits firmly in bulk — the kind of price that reflects demand, not scarcity. Unless a future set creates a specific reason to care about vanilla creatures or Earth Kingdom creature types, this price doesn't move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.