First printed in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)

All 3 prints

Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos (PTLA) #266s, 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #266, 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #388, 2025

Ba Sing Se

Land

This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
tap : Add Green .
2 generic Green , tap : Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (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.)

In the last 30 days 13.1% of Standard decks played it (185 of 1416). Most played in Green Landfall. In the last 30 days 3.4% of Pioneer decks played it (14 of 408). Most played in Leyline Festival.

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Ba Sing Se in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Premier Draft	59.9%	+3.9	+4.8	12090

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

Staple

Standard staples: main deck, 16% of decks (#16)
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Legacy staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#236)
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Duel Commander staples: main deck, 15% of decks (#175)
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Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

23 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Lotus Cobra + Spelunking
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Spelunking + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Amulet of Vigor + Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Lotus Cobra
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Horizon Explorer + Lotus Cobra
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Amulet of Vigor + Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Horizon Explorer + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Lotus Cobra + Tiller Engine
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Tiller Engine + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Nissa, Resurgent Animist + Spelunking
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Amulet of Vigor + Ashnod's Altar + Ba Sing Se + Nissa, Resurgent Animist

See all 23 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Standard Other periods →

In 185 of 1416 decks (13.1%).

Share of decks

13.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

185

185 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.7

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

26 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Green Landfall	10.5%	100%
BRG (unclassified)	8.5%	2%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.7%	4%
BG (unclassified)	1.2%	71%
URG (unclassified)	1.1%	7%
UBG (unclassified)	0.8%	17%
WG (unclassified)	0.7%	80%
RG (unclassified)	0.5%	43%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Llanowar Elves	90%	6.3
Fabled Passage	84%	7.5
Escape Tunnel	82%	7.7
Icetill Explorer	82%	7.7
Earthbender Ascension	82%	7.7
Sazh's Chocobo	82%	7.7
Mightform Harmonizer	81%	7.7
Mossborn Hydra	74%	7.7
Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin	67%	7.2
Sapling Nursery	64%	7.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Green Landfall L1X0 in Standard Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Green Landfall Varo in Standard Challenge 16	7-2 78%
Green Landfall Laplasjan in Standard Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Green Landfall KeepAny7vsYou in Standard Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Green Landfall FrankHolmquist in Standard Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Green Landfall MagicRaiz in Standard Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Green Landfall jtl005 in Standard Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Green Landfall MangledMeta in Standard Championship Week Finals	6-2 75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Green Landfall Laplasjan, 28 Oct	3 main	#2 6-2
RG PJKP, 28 Oct	2 main	#9 3-2
Green Landfall Durotan97, 28 Oct	4 main	#11 3-2
Green Landfall morris, 28 Oct	3 main	#23 1-2
Green Landfall oskiyaa, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Green Landfall Leonidas_03, 28 Oct	3 main	5-0
Green Landfall HouseOfManaMTG, 27 Oct	3 main	#2 6-3
Green Landfall KeepAny7vsYou, 27 Oct	3 main	#5 6-2

Pioneer Other periods →

In 14 of 408 decks (3.4%).

Share of decks

3.4%

▲ 2.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.5

in the main deck

Win rate

51%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Leyline Festival	7.4%	23%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	1.0%	75%
UG (unclassified)	1.0%	75%
UBRG (unclassified)	0.7%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Elvish Mystic	86%	5.7
Llanowar Elves	86%	5.7
Boseiju, Who Endures	86%	3.1
Old-Growth Troll	79%	9.4
Storm the Festival	79%	9.2
Outcaster Trailblazer	79%	9.2
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth	79%	9.2
Cavalier of Thorns	79%	9.2
Lair of the Hydra	79%	7.6
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	79%	7.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Green MasterNeo7 in Pioneer Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Leyline Festival HouseOfManaMTG in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Leyline Festival HouseOfManaMTG in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-3 50%
Mono-Green justFeather in Pioneer Challenge 16	2-3 40%
UG Dioferreira in Pioneer Challenge 32	2-3 40%
Mono-Green Thales in Pioneer Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Leyline Festival JademOlavarrieta, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Leyline Festival kledsxO, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Leyline Festival HouseOfManaMTG, 25 Oct	1 main	#7 3-3
Mono-Green justFeather, 25 Oct	2 main	#18 2-3
Leyline Festival HouseOfManaMTG, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 3-2
Leyline Festival Estebitax, 23 Oct	1 main	5-0
UG Dioferreira, 23 Oct	2 main	#29 2-3
UG Thales, 13 Oct	2 main	5-0

Modern Other periods →

In 78 of 2236 decks (3.5%).

Share of decks

3.4%

▲ 3.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

40 main, 39 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

27 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Golgari Broodscale	12.5%	18%
Amulet Titan	3.5%	34%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	0.8%	5%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Emrakul, the Promised End	100%	6.8
Sowing Mycospawn	100%	6.2
Malevolent Rumble	100%	5.8
Eldrazi Temple	100%	5.2
Kozilek's Command	100%	5.1
Boseiju, Who Endures	100%	3.8
Soul-Guide Lantern	98%	7.9
Basking Broodscale	98%	7.7
Blade of the Bloodchief	98%	7.7
Ancient Stirrings	98%	7.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Amulet Titan kanister in Modern Challenge 16	8-0 100%
Amulet Titan reidq7 in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Amulet Titan Boucha in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Golgari Broodscale justFeather in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Golgari Broodscale caquaa in Modern Challenge 32	6-1 86%
Golgari Broodscale 416FrowningTable in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Golgari Broodscale justFeather in Modern Challenge 64	7-2 78%
Golgari Broodscale Kollslaw in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Golgari Broodscale justFeather, 28 Oct	1 main	#7 4-3
Golgari Broodscale caquaa, 28 Oct	1 main	#11 4-2
Golgari Broodscale Jumba, 28 Oct	1 main	#26 3-3
Golgari Broodscale Malox11, 28 Oct	1 main	#28 2-3
Golgari Broodscale renatoaraujo, 28 Oct	1 main	#29 2-3
Amulet Titan reidq7, 27 Oct	2 side	#1 8-1
Amulet Titan Boucha, 27 Oct	1 side	#2 8-1
Golgari Broodscale Tetsubou, 27 Oct	1 main	#4 5-3

Legacy Other periods →

In 15 of 1071 decks (1.4%).

Share of decks

1.4%

▼ 0.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

15 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

63%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	1.7%	6%
Golgari Cradle	1.3%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Wight of the Reliquary	100%	38.3
Sylvan Safekeeper	100%	23.8
Talon Gates of Madara	100%	20.6
Bayou	100%	12.9
Bojuka Bog	100%	12.2
Dryad Arbor	100%	8.1
Verdant Catacombs	100%	4.2
Ignoble Hierarch	93%	55.5
Grist, the Hunger Tide	93%	45.4
Green Sun's Zenith	93%	17.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Golgari Cradle Michael O'Malley in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K	4-1 80%
Golgari Cradle Leylines in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Golgari Cradle JP in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%
Golgari Cradle grymn in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
BG Alex Gronbeck in BCDL 30 - Ohio	3-2 60%
Golgari Cradle musasabi in Legacy Challenge 32	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Golgari Cradle Xiongye, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Golgari Cradle megoavil, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Golgari Cradle Harry Romesburg III, 24 Oct	1 main	#7 3-1
BG Alex Gronbeck, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 3-2
Golgari Cradle JP, 24 Oct	1 main	#15 4-2
Golgari Cradle theMutz, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
Golgari Cradle El-Bebbos, 20 Oct	1 main	5-0
Golgari Cradle Leylines, 17 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 21 of 6150 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks

0.3%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

21 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Etali, Primal Conqueror	1.4%	1%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu	0.8%	2%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods	0.8%	23%
Brigid, Clachan's Heart	0.7%	9%
Toph, the First Metalbender	0.1%	20%
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	0.1%	25%
Ghalta, Primal Hunger	0.0%	50%
Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	95%	10.2
Green Sun's Zenith	95%	3.6
Nature's Rhythm	95%	3.1
Delighted Halfling	95%	2.9
Boseiju, Who Endures	95%	2.1
Ancient Tomb	95%	1.1
Lotus Petal	95%	1.0
Sol Ring	95%	1.0
Talon Gates of Madara	90%	3.1
Finale of Devastation	90%	3.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Brigid, Clachan's Heart Muffinman in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	5-2 71%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Luna Boland [NAUS] in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	3-2 60%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Trace Johnson-Pynes in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	1-4 20%
Etali, Primal Conqueror Kari Shouur in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Asyhraff Farhan in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%
Brigid, Clachan's Heart Adrian Sebastian Volcinschi Moros in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	0-5 0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods November Hobbs, 25 Oct	1 main	#31 0-3
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Dustin Almendarez, 24 Oct	1 main	#21 0-3
Brigid, Clachan's Heart Muffinman, 24 Oct	1 main	#6 1-0
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods John Williams, 24 Oct	1 main	#5 2-2
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Jay Carroll, 24 Oct	1 main	#14 0-3
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Michael Buchoff, 24 Oct	1 main	#34 0-2
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Trace Johnson-Pynes, 18 Oct	1 main	#31 1-4
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Luna Boland [NAUS], 18 Oct	1 main	#3 3-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 8 of 80 decks (10.0%).

Share of decks

10.0%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

8 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
RG (unclassified)	7.5%	67%
WG (unclassified)	7.5%	50%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	3.8%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Green Sun's Zenith	100%	4.0
Utopia Sprawl	100%	3.8
Delighted Halfling	100%	3.8
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	100%	3.6
Wild Growth	100%	3.6
Boseiju, Who Endures	100%	2.9
Verdant Catacombs	100%	1.6
Wooded Foothills	100%	1.5
Prismatic Vista	100%	1.3
Windswept Heath	100%	1.3

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WG Zodiacek, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
WG DuelCastMTG, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG CardGameAddict, 15 Oct	1 main	5-0
Mono-Green Azusa_Lost, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG AntoninG, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG Shanks123, 13 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG Shanks123, 9 Oct	1 main	5-0
WG Zodiacek, 9 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.