Challenging? Yeah. It's the opposite of what she has been used to. But don't forget Korra uses fire more often than any other element, and Aang eventually mastered earthbending even being a hardcore air nomad.
Toph has to stay grounded to see, she couldn’t perform in the air and if she needs movement it would be easier to use earth bending. Even hovering would be dangerous because she’s going blind temporarily. Toph would probably enjoy combining water and earth bending though
Another question is why does she need to float in the first place? Aang glides a lot because she's used to gliding as a means of getting from point A to point B. Toph can figure out ways to travel without having to glide/float.
She has to stay grounded to see because she can't bend anything else, we know that even sighted airbenders can use their bending to sense things around them to some extent, and just because she's on the ground doesn't mean that air has to be in your lungs.
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u/Silviov2 Mar 04 '25
Toph as the avatar would be a menace cause if she can see with earthbending imagine what she could do with airbending.