---
name: "Cracked Earth Technique"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery — Lesson"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Earthbend"]
set: "TLE"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal"
collector_number: "135"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ichiko Milk Tei"
oracle_id: "d5314006-afe0-4cdc-88f0-ff1f7d85fba9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cracked-earth-technique-tle"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cracked Earth Technique
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery — Lesson
- **Keywords:** Earthbend

## Oracle Text
Earthbend 3, then earthbend 3. You gain 3 life. (To earthbend 3, target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)

> *Gegen Toph ist es der größte Fehler einer Armee, den Boden zu berühren.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Earthbending Lesson](/printing/earthbending-lesson-tla.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
2. [Earth Kingdom General](/printing/earth-kingdom-general-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
3. [Earthbending Student](/printing/earthbending-student-tle.md) — Creature — Human Warrior Ally
4. [Ba Sing Se](/printing/ba-sing-se-ptla.md) — Land
5. [Earth Village Ruffians](/printing/earth-village-ruffians-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Rogue
6. [Fatal Fissure](/printing/fatal-fissure-tla.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #135
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ichiko Milk Tei
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`