---
name: "Earth Village Ruffians"
mana_cost: "{2}{B/G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Rogue"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Earthbend"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "219"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dom Lay"
oracle_id: "0380e99c-18f9-4472-8223-bb208e5f0963"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/earth-village-ruffians-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Earth Village Ruffians
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B/G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Earthbend

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, 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.)

> *« L'armée apprécie votre soutien et vous remercie. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Beifong's Bounty Hunters](/printing/beifongs-bounty-hunters-tla.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
2. [Earthbending Student](/printing/earthbending-student-tle.md) — Creature — Human Warrior Ally
3. [Earth Kingdom General](/printing/earth-kingdom-general-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
4. [Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender](/printing/bumi-eclectic-earthbender-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
5. [Earthbending Lesson](/printing/earthbending-lesson-tla.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
6. [Badgermole Cub](/printing/badgermole-cub-tla.md) — Creature — Badger Mole

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #219
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dom Lay
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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