What’s New
Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender is set to release worldwide in paper format on November 21, 2025. This collection brings the universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender into the realm of Magic: The Gathering, featuring innovative mechanics and catering to both competitive and casual enthusiasts. The release includes:
- Main set (TLA) containing 317 cards designed for drafting
- Eternal set (TLE) with a total of 277 cards
- A unique bonus sheet titled Source Material, showcasing 61 cards, each representing an episode from the animated series
Configuration at a Glance
- Main set (TLA): 317 draft-focused cards
- Eternal set (TLE): 277 cards, distinct from the draftable set
- Source Material bonus sheet: 61 cards, includes reprints with Avatar-themed illustrations
- Collector Boosters: Chance to obtain Raised Foil Avatar Aang (less than 1% chance per booster)
- Commander’s Bundle: Offers essentials like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and boosters, excluding traditional preconstructed Commander decks
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Source Material Sheet: Features reprints of Commander staples with art inspired by the show (e.g., Teferi’s Protection as Aang’s Shelter, The Great Henge as The Banyan Tree)
- Raised Foil Avatar Aang: A special gold foil card with tactile features, highly rare and sought after in Collector Boosters
Notable Cards
- Badgermole Cub: Offers two creatures for one mana, crucial for go-wide strategies
- Avatar Aang: A five-color legendary card, perfect for multi-bender Commander decks
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: A mono-blue legendary card that manipulates the library
- The Cabbage Merchant: Focused on Food tokens and their destruction
Autographs & Relics
This Magic: The Gathering release does not feature autograph or memorabilia cards. Instead, the emphasis is on special foil treatments and distinctive art cards.
Collector Notes
- Paper release date: November 21, 2025; digital version launched earlier in the week
- Mechanics are crafted to reflect the essence of each bending style:
- Firebending: Aggressive, generates red mana upon attack, lasting through the combat phase
- Airbending: Exiles a permanent, allows it to be recast from exile for two mana
- Waterbending: Reduces costs by tapping untapped artifacts or creatures, akin to Convoke/Improvise
- Earthbending: Converts lands into creatures with haste, which return tapped if destroyed
- No serialized cards; focus is on unique foil treatments such as Raised Foil Avatar Aang
- Raised Foil Avatar Aang, though unnumbered, is extremely rare and has fetched over $10,000 on secondary markets
- Source Material cards maintain value due to playability and exclusive art
- No conventional preconstructed Commander decks; Commander’s Bundle contains staples and boosters
- A Beginner Box is available, featuring a scripted tutorial battle between Aang and Zuko for newcomers
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