The set may have "airbender" in the game, but earthbending impressed mightily in the MTG Arena early access event last week!

Badgermole Cub is one of the most hyped cards in the set, and it delivered, while Bumi, Unleashed was mostly overlooked but really impressed!

Gruul Earthbender | TLA Standard | Jim Davis

• Creatures (16)
• 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• 2 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
• 2 Toph, the Blind Bandit
• 3 Bumi, Unleashed
• 4 Badgermole Cub
• 4 Llanowar Elves

• Instants (8)
• 4 Combustion Technique
• 4 Firebending Lesson

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Shared Roots

• Enchantments (8)
• 2 Terrasymbiosis
• 2 The Legend of Kyoshi
• 4 Earthbender Ascension

• Lands (24)
• 9 Forest
• 2 Mountain
• 2 Restless Vinestalk
• 3 Thornspire Verge
• 4 Restless Ridgeline
• 4 Stomping Ground

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Of course it's just a first draft on the Early Access MTGA event, but there were some awesome things happening here.

Badgermole Cub is just ridiculous, providing a big mana boost itself but going wild with Llanowar Elves, but it was really the big earthbending cards that impressed. Bumi, Unleashed was incredible, and cards like Earthbender Ascension and Toph, the Blind Bandit played very well.

This deck felt like it had too many spells, as the lesson package was just a bit too much, but there's a lot of potential to be had here!