Opening any of these will make you feel like a master of the elements!
Avatar: The Last Airbender is here, and with it brings an incredible way to harness the elements in Magic: The Gathering! With flavorful ways to bend the various elements to groaning about what happened to “my cabbages!”, Avatar: The Last Airbender offers plenty for new and enfranchised players alike.
There’s so much going for Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the product line-up reinforces this sentiment as the release sees the return of Jumpstart Boosters, which remains one of the best ways to play Magic: The Gathering in a casual setting (in my humble opinion). There’s nothing better than grabbing a handful of boosters, shuffling them together, and just jamming with friends! Avatar: The Last Airbender is also a new player-friendly release, making it the perfect Magic set to dive into if you’re much newer to the game.
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Me gushing over Jumpstart aside, today we’ll be breaking down the cards you’ll be thrilled to open in Avatar: The Last Airbender Play and Collector Boosters on release day and beyond. There’s a lot of depth to Avatar: The Last Airbender with some decent value to boot, so let’s get to it. Yip-yip!
#10 Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, the First Metalbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rare
Kicking things off is one of the more-hyped cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender for Commander play, and that’s Toph, the First Metalbender. Being able to turn nontoken artifacts you control into lands is genuinely unique in the realms of Commander, and one that players have been brewing extensively since the card’s reveal a couple of months ago. Not only that, Toph allows you to earthbend 2 at the beginning of your end step, meaning you can throw +1/+1 counters on target land you control (including those nontoken artifacts you may have in play), they return to the battlefield tapped if they die or go into exile.
With all of these abilities combined, this allows you to create some serious nonsense with the blind earthbender, such as going infinite with cards like Mindslaver, or turning those nontoken artifacts into mana sources with Chromatic Lantern, or even messing up the turn order with the crafty Aeon Engine. It’s clear Toph is one of the more uniquely designed commanders we’ve seen in a minute, and one players will want from Avatar: The Last Airbender, regardless of the variant opened.
#9 Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Mythic
Appa is Aang’s loyal companion and a fellow airbender, so it isn’t much of a surprise to see Appa, Steadfast Guardian becoming one of the headliner mythic rares from the release. For four mana, you get something that shares similar characteristics to Restoration Angel but with the ability to airbend any number of nonland permanents you control instead. While Appa swooping in to save the day is rather flavorful, you’ll be rewarded with 1/1 Ally tokens whenever you cast a spell from exile, meaning you can create a ton of value by saving your creatures and re-cast them later on.
It’s all of this baked into a four mana card that’s made Appa, Steadfast Guardian a card to keep an eye out for in Constructed Standard upon Avatar: The Last Airbender’s release. There’s already been some brewing with Appa, Aang, Swift Savior, and Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius in Standard — where you’ll be able to create infinite Allies once you have all three cards together with Appa airbending Aang to kick things off! Appa packs a ton of value for four mana, and is going to be one that’ll have plenty of competitive and casual overlap.
#8 Redirect Lightning (Elemental Frame)
Redirect Lightning
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rare
Cards that have the ability to redirect or deflect opposing spells and abilities are becoming quite desirable in Commander, and Redirect Lightning is no different. What makes this version so exciting, however, is the ability to cast the card for a single red mana with the caveat of paying five life as you cast the spell. This is the cheapest “redirect” effect we’ve seen printed in Magic so far, meaning it hasn’t taken long for competitive and casual Commander players to embrace the card for Commander play.
It wouldn’t surprise me to see Redirect Lightning become a Commander staple upon release, as you’re able to redirect a spell or ability to a new target — such as an Orcish Bowmaster trigger, redirecting a removal spell, or even throwing a Lightning Bolt at someone else instead. The utility here is incredible and can serve as an affordable alternative to Deflecting Swat, where players will be eager to own the card in the stunning Elemental Frame treatment upon release. You’ll be able to open these in Play and Collector Boosters, and there are about 20 of these Elemental Frame cards to collect, each highlighting different moments in the Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
#7 Fire Lord Azula (Borderless Battle Pose)
Fire Lord Azula
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rare
Becoming an incredibly popular commander even before the global release of Avatar: The Last Airbender is Fire Lord Azula, who comes with the potent ability to copy spells as long as they were cast while she is attacking. Her firebending ability also helps a ton here, meaning you’ll net some red mana during the combat step and be able to copy spells to your heart’s content. With cards like Electro, Assaulting Battery and Seething Song spiking aggressively as players prepare everything they need to build Fire Lord Azula, it’s clear there’s plenty of attention for the former Fire Nation princess that won’t dwindle anytime soon. And while normal copies have been selling remarkably well here at TCGplayer, many players will be keen to pick up the Borderless Battle Pose printing as it’s one of the more fancier versions of the card from the release.
#6 The Cabbage Merchant (Extended Art)
The Cabbage Merchant
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Eternal-Legal, Rare
The same can be said for everyone’s favorite side character in The Cabbage Merchant, who appears in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Jumpstart release (under the Avatar: The Last Airbender: Eternal-Legal set name).
What makes The Cabbage Merchant so exciting for casual and competitive Commander play is that it inherits similar abilities as seen with Mystic Remora and Smothering Tithe, which are potent cards in the singleton format. Being able to create a Food token whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell is remarkably strong, allowing you to tap the Food tokens for mana as the game progresses. It may not read as a powerful card, but there’s a lot going for The Cabbage Merchant — to the point competitive Commander (cEDH) players are already exploring the best ways to leverage the Merchant in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy and Sisay, Weatherlight Captain builds.
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While you can’t open Extended Art or Traditional Foil copies of The Cabbage Merchant in Jumpstart Boosters, you can open them in Collector Boosters. If the ongoing hype is legitimate, then you’ll be in for quite the surprise when cracking those packs on Avatar: The Airbender release day and beyond. However, if you do play The Cabbage Merchant in Commander, you need to profoundly express to the rest of the table about “my cabbages!” if someone messes around with your Food tokens, thems the rules.
#5 The Banyan Tree (The Great Henge – Source Material)
The Great Henge
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Eternal-Legal, Mythic
Returning in Avatar: The Last Airbender are the Source Material cards, which debuted in both MTG—FINAL FANTASY and Marvel’s Spider-Man. There are 61 of these cards to collect in the set, with each card depicting an episode from the Avatar: The Last Airbender television series. The one that’s gathering the most interest, however, is The Banyan Tree (a reprint of The Great Henge) as it remains one of the best cards to play in green in Commander, so having more copies hit the secondary market doesn’t hurt.
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There are a few more exciting reprints in Force of Negation, Aang’s Shelter (Teferi’s Protection), and Volcano of Roku’s Island (Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle) that will be incredible hits with players. You can also expect newer Magic players (who come from the Avatar: The Last Airbender property) to collect every single one of these Source Material cards to bolster their personal collection. These Source Material cards are a little rarer compared to recent releases, as these appear in 1 of every 26 Play Boosters, with Traditional Foils exclusive to Collector Boosters. You can open a Source Material card in every Collector Booster you open, with Traditional Foils appearing 25% of the time.
#4 Bagermole Cub
Badgermole Cub
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Mythic
Looking to be one of the premier cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender for Constructed play is Badgermole Cub, which really rewards you for playing a turn one Llanowar Elves in Standard. For two mana, the Cub enables you to tap a creature for an extra green mana and earthbends for one, meaning you’ll propel on green mana if the Cub sticks around for a turn. It’s also better in multiples and isn’t hindered by any legendary rulings, meaning you can really cheat on mana with cards like Enduring Vitality in play.
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At the time of publication, Badgermole Cub is the card that’s seeing serious interest in competitive spaces and is the kind of card with a resilient financial future, as you’ll want to play the complete playset in Standard to raise your chances of playing the card on turn two. With all of the mana-generating and pushed value at two mana, Badgermole Cub is one of the many cards you’ll be ecstatic to open on release day and beyond.
#3 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (Borderless Field Notes)
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Mythic
A similar sentiment can extend to Wan Shi Tong, Librarian, who resembles a similar effect seen on Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate’s Archivist of Oghma, but the Librarian can become an incredible Control win condition in Constructed formats such as Standard, Pioneer, and maybe even Modern. Being able to cast the Librarian at most points of the game is incredible and will reward you with a modest amount of card draw to boot. Not to mention, the flying and vigilance will allow you to end games relatively quickly, or just Ninjitsu the card back to hand cast a Kaito, Bane of Nightmares instead.
While there’s been incredible interest in Wan Shi Tong, Librarian for competitive play, there’s a ton of Commander applications as well, as the card grows in power and resources whenever an opponent searches their library, which is a trait that is commonplace in the singleton format. With this casual and competitive overlap in mind, it has made Wan Shi Tong, Librarian one of the headline mythics from Avatar: The Last Airbender players will want, with further demand for the unique Borderless Field Notes printing that can appear in both Play and Collector Boosters.
#2 The Borderless Neon Ink Foil Battle Pose Cards
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Now we’re entering the space of Collector Booster exclusives, as Avatar: The Last Airbender sees the return of Neon Ink Foil cards that became quite popular during MTG—FINAL FANTASY’s release and appear on many of the iconic characters from the intellectual property. In total, there are four of these Neon Ink Foil Battle Pose cards to collect in Aang, Swift Savior, Katara, the Fearless, Fire Lord Zuko, and Toph, the First Metalbender, which appear in less than 1% of Collector Boosters.
There’s been some early sales of these Borderless Neon Ink Battle Pose cards as players have been cracking Avatar: The Last Airbender Collector Boosters since Prerelease, with a few copies selling in the $1500 to $2000 range already on TCGplayer. While it’s much harder to have accurate pricing on such rare cards as these, these will easily command four figures and could become even more valuable over time as we move further from Avatar: The Last Airbender. If you’re big into Avatar: The Last Airbender and want to own some of the more exotic cards from the release, then these Neon Ink cards are for you.
#1 Avatar Aang (Headliner – Raised Foil)
Avatar Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Mythic
While Avatar: The Last Airbender doesn’t see any card serialization as seen in MTG—FINAL FANTASY, the Raised Foil printing of Avatar Aang may as well be, as it’s the rarest card you can open from the release. Exclusive to only Collector Boosters, Avatar Aang joins the growing series of Headliner cards, which are the premium collector variants of a card that exists in the set already, and these can command incredible value upon release. This effort debuted in Innistrad Remastered earlier in the year with Edgar Markov and has increased in popularity with every release, as collectors seek out the more exotic variants to bolster their personal collection.
As for the card, Avatar Aang is one of the few five-color commanders you can play from the set, and is the best option to home all of the cards you open from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal-Legal. With the amount of cards in the release, you could easily create a flavorful Avatar: The Last Airbender Commander deck with the many flavorful options printed in the Commander’s Bundle as well. At the time of publication, there have been figures knocking around for the Raised Foil Avatar Aang, as a couple have been opened since Prerelease. According to Reddit, there’s been a $10,000 offer for the card already, but it’s unclear if this amount has been accepted.
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Like with the Neon Ink Foil Battle Pose cards, the Raised Foil Avatar Aang can vary in price on the secondary market a little (as it’s ultimately up to the seller when it comes to price), but this gives you a baseline of what to expect if you open one of these incredible cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s worth also mentioning that the Raised Foil Avatar Aang only appears in English Collector Boosters at less than 1% of the time, but that aside, it’s far and away the card everyone will be stoked to open from the release.
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Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender globally releases on November 21, where you can grab Play and Collector Boosters, Bundles, Prerelease Kits, and more. Avatar: The Last Airbender also sees Scene Boxes, Commander’s Bundle, and Jumpstart Boosters — offering a more approachable way to enter Magic: The Gathering for the first time.