Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender (Extended Art) – MTG Proxy Avatar: The Last Airbender: Eternal-Legal 

About Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender

Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender is a premium Avatar Kyoshi Earthbender MTG proxy card from Magic: The Gathering‘s Avatar: The Last Airbender: Eternal-Legal set. This extended-art green legendary creature is most useful in decks built around earthbend, land creatures, and +1/+1 counters, making it a strong option for casual Commander, cube, and deck testing.

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Type	Legendary Creature — Human Avatar
Text	During your turn, Avatar Kyoshi has hexproof. At the beginning of combat on your turn, earthbend 8, then untap that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put eight +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Set	Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal TLE #130
Rarity	Mythic

What Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender Does

Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender is a large green legendary creature that has hexproof during your turn. That makes it harder for opponents to remove with targeted interaction while you are setting up combat or using its beginning-of-combat ability.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Avatar Kyoshi lets you earthbend 8, then untap that land. Earthbend turns a land you control into a 0/0 creature with haste that is still a land, then puts eight +1/+1 counters on it. If that land creature dies or is exiled, it returns to the battlefield tapped.

The main value of Avatar Kyoshi is that it turns lands into large combat threats while keeping them tied to a land-focused game plan. The untap clause also means the land can still be used after being targeted, which helps the card function as both pressure and board development.

Best Uses for Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender

• Earthbend decks: Avatar Kyoshi is a major payoff for decks that want to turn lands into creatures and attack with them.
• +1/+1 counter decks: Earthbend places a large number of +1/+1 counters, making Kyoshi a strong fit for counter-doubling and modified-creature payoffs.
• Land-focused Commander decks: Kyoshi supports decks that care about lands, landfall, land creatures, and repeatable combat pressure.
• Green stompy and midrange decks: A 6/6 body plus large earthbent lands can give green decks a strong combat plan.

Recommended Interactions

Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender works well with cards that increase +1/+1 counters, reward modified creatures, support land-based strategies, or protect important creatures and lands. When building around Kyoshi, look for counter doublers, landfall payoffs, trample support, and ways to make land creatures safer in combat.

• Hardened Scales: Adds an extra +1/+1 counter when counters are placed on your creatures, making earthbent lands slightly larger.
• Branching Evolution: Doubles +1/+1 counters placed on creatures you control, greatly increasing the size of lands animated by earthbend.
• Kodama of the West Tree: Gives modified creatures trample and can ramp when they deal combat damage to a player.
• Evolution Sage: Proliferates whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, helping grow counters on Kyoshi and your earthbent lands.

Cards That Work Well With Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender

Hardened Scales

Hardened Scales adds an extra +1/+1 counter when counters are placed on creatures you control. Since earthbend places +1/+1 counters on the animated land, this improves Kyoshi’s combat output.

Branching Evolution

Branching Evolution doubles +1/+1 counters placed on creatures you control. It can make Avatar Kyoshi’s earthbend ability create much larger land creatures.

Kodama of the West Tree

Kodama of the West Tree gives modified creatures trample and rewards combat damage with land ramp. Earthbent lands with +1/+1 counters are modified, making Kodama a strong support card.

Evolution Sage

Evolution Sage proliferates whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control. It can grow counters on Kyoshi’s earthbent lands and other counter-based threats.

Decks That Want Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender

Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender fits best in green earthbend, land creature, and +1/+1 counter decks. In Commander, Kyoshi can work as a build-around commander for players who want to turn lands into large attackers while using green’s ramp and protection tools.

In cube, Avatar Kyoshi is strongest when the environment supports land-focused themes, counter synergies, and large green creatures. The card is less effective in decks that do not have ways to protect land creatures or take advantage of the counters placed by earthbend.

Strengths and Considerations

The main strength of Avatar Kyoshi is repeatable combat pressure. Each combat step can turn a land into a large attacker, and the land returns tapped if it dies or is exiled. That makes Kyoshi a strong engine for decks that want lands to become threats.

The main consideration is mana cost and board setup. Avatar Kyoshi requires a heavy green investment, and earthbent lands still need to survive combat and removal to create lasting pressure. Testing Avatar Kyoshi as a proxy can help you decide whether your deck, cube, or casual playgroup has enough land support and counter synergy to make the card perform well.

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This is a proxy/playtest card for casual play, Commander, cube, display, and deck testing where proxies are allowed. It is not an official Magic card and is not tournament legal. Review our Proxy Use Policy for responsible casual use.

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