Badgermole

Oracle Text

When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.

Card Details

4/4Power / Toughness

4GMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Avatar: The Last Airbender · View all prints →

Character Background

Badgermole is a solid midgame value creature that rewards any green deck built around counters and board presence. In Avatar flavor, it fits perfectly as an earthbending beast: it arrives as a sturdy 4/4 body, then immediately turns one of your lands into an animated attacker or blocker with two +1/+1 counters, effectively converting mana infrastructure into pressure. That makes it especially strong in a tempo or midrange shell, where you want to develop while still threatening combat swings. The trample anthem for your countered creatures is the real payoff, letting even small threats punch through stalled boards. It pairs well with repeatable counter sources like evolve-style effects, proliferate, or any card that places counters on lands or creatures, since the trample bonus scales your whole battlefield. Just remember that earthbent land returns tapped when it leaves, so use it aggressively when you can capitalize on haste immediately.

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