The Earth King
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
When The Earth King enters, create a 4/4 green Bear creature token.
Whenever one or more creatures you control with power 4 or greater attack, search your library for up to that many basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $2.50
- EDHREC rank
- #3662
The Earth King lands and immediately puts every opponent on a clock — the on-board threat is real and the political pressure is instant. At whatever its mana cost demands, Katara, the Fearless runs it in over 62% of builds because the payoff justifies the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Katara, the Fearless
Katara, the Fearless is the natural home — The Earth King slots into the Aang-set Avatar engine where every named character compounds value, and 62% inclusion across 7,600+ decks confirms it's not a pet card but a staple of the archetype.
Toph, Earthbending Master
Toph, Earthbending Master wants The Earth King for the tribal throughline — both cards reward leaning into the earthbending theme, and over half of Toph builds treat it as a core piece rather than a flex slot.
Bumi, Unleashed
Bumi, Unleashed runs The Earth King because the deck wants every high-impact Avatar-world legend it can get, and The Earth King's presence amplifies the political and combat pressure that Bumi is already generating.
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
The synergy here is mechanical, not thematic — Ayula, Queen Among Bears benefits from The Earth King's ability to push combat interactions, and 40% inclusion across 6,400+ decks shows it translates across archetypes beyond the Avatar set.
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale picks up The Earth King for the attack-trigger doubling angle — any enters-combat or attack trigger The Earth King generates gets doubled, making it a solid value pickup in a third of Wulfgar builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where The Earth King actually lives — the slower pace and multiplayer politics let its on-board presence and triggered effects matter over a full game, and the Avatar-set synergy cluster gives it a defined home in multiple high-traffic decks. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, the card is legal but faces a steep ask: most threat slots at this cost need to win the game on the spot or generate immediate card advantage, and The Earth King is better suited to grinding a table than racing a single opponent. Standard legality makes it accessible for newer players, but the card's ceiling is clearly Commander, where its political footprint scales with the number of opponents. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home for the same reasons Commander is — fewer players, but the slower, threat-dense environment rewards what The Earth King does.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.50 cheap tier
At $2.50, The Earth King sits in the accessible tier — cheap enough to slot into any budget build without a second thought. Given its 62% inclusion rate in Katara, the Fearless decks alone, the price reflects real demand and is unlikely to crater as long as Avatar-set Commander builds stay popular.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.