Bumi, King of Three Trials is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When Bumi enters, choose up to X, where X is the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard — • Put three +1/+1 counters on Bumi. • Target player scries 3. • 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.)
Complete guide
Bumi, King of Three Trials is a versatile powerhouse that rewards players for exploring their magical curriculum. By utilizing Lesson cards in your graveyard, Bumi can buff himself, manipulate your deck, and transform your terrain into resilient warriors. This legendary noble proves that wisdom and strength often go hand in hand on the battlefield.
Harnessing the Lessons
When Bumi enters the battlefield, you check how many Lesson cards are in your graveyard to determine your value for X. You may choose up to X distinct modes from his list of three options. Even if you have more than three Lessons, you can only pick each mode once, meaning you can at most put counters on Bumi, scry 3, and earthbend a land in a single resolution.
The Art of Earthbending
Earthbend 3 is a unique keyword that turns a land you control into a 0/0 creature with haste and three +1/+1 counters. This land creature retains its original types and mana abilities, meaning it can still tap for mana. Most importantly, it gains a safety net: if the animated land dies or is exiled, it returns to the battlefield tapped under your control as a normal land again.
Resolution and Timing
All chosen modes resolve as part of the same triggered ability. If you choose to Earthbend, you must target a land you control at the time the ability is put on the stack. If that land becomes an illegal target (for example, if it is destroyed in response), the Earthbend portion of the ability fails. If the land is returned to your hand instead of the graveyard or exile, the 'return to battlefield' trigger will not occur.
When to Play Bumi
Bumi is best played in the mid-to-late game after you have cast or discarded several Lesson cards. Because Earthbend gives the land haste, you can use him to create a surprise attacker or a resilient blocker. He is particularly effective in decks that can recur Lessons or benefit from high-power creatures entering the battlefield.
Interaction examples
Seedborn MuseIf you use Bumi to Earthbend a land, it becomes a creature. With Seedborn Muse on the battlefield, that land creature (and Bumi himself) will untap during every other player's untap step. This allows you to use your land for mana on your turn, attack with it thanks to haste, and still have it available as a blocker or mana source on every opponent's turn.
Avenger of ZendikarEarthbend provides a unique interaction with Landfall. If your Earthbent land creature is destroyed, Bumi's ability returns it to the battlefield tapped. This return counts as a land entering the battlefield, which triggers Avenger of Zendikar's Landfall ability, putting +1/+1 counters on all your Plant tokens. This makes your Earthbent lands useful as sacrificial attackers that buff your army when they 'die'.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Bumi, King of Three Trials
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You may target a land that is already a creature, perhaps because of a previous earthbend ability. The land will get the +1/+1 counters, gain haste, and have its base power and toughness set to 0/0.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that's turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for
.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
"Earthbend N" means "Target land you control becomes a 0/0 land creature with haste in addition to its other types. Put N +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped under your control."
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted land becomes an illegal target before the spell or ability that includes earthbend resolves, earthbend does nothing. If the spell or ability didn't have other targets, it won't resolve.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If a land was animated by earthbend and would go to any zone other than the graveyard or exile, it will not be returned to the battlefield by the delayed triggered ability created by earthbend.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
You can't choose the same mode of Bumi, King of Three Trials's triggered ability more than once. As there are only three modes, even if X is greater than three, you won't get additional effects after choosing each mode once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
Earthbend doesn't give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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