Avatar the Last Airbender MTG brought Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph and Zuko to Magic: The Gathering as a Universes Beyond set. Each of the four bending styles became a new mechanic, and the set’s raised-foil Avatar Aang is one of the most wanted cards of the year. This guide covers the release dates, the card list, the mechanics, the chase cards and every product, from Play Boosters to the Commander’s Bundle.

Quick facts: tabletop release November 21, 2025 · MTG Arena November 18 · prerelease from November 14 · 286 cards in the main set · Firebending, Airbending, Waterbending and Earthbending · no preconstructed Commander decks.

Release dates

The set released on tabletop on November 21, 2025, with MTG Arena on November 18 and prerelease events from November 14. The full card gallery went up on November 7. The official MTG Avatar product page lists every product.

The set has two codes: TLA for the main set and TLE for the Eternal-legal cards. Big events followed, including the Magic World Championship 31 on December 5–7, 2025 and Magic Spotlight: The Avatar on January 9–11, 2026.

A Play Booster box holds 30 packs of 14 cards.

Why Avatar works as a Magic set

Avatar: The Last Airbender first aired from 2005 to 2008 and is still one of the most loved animated series ever made. Its world of four nations, each tied to an element, lines up naturally with Magic’s color pie, and its large cast of heroes, villains and spirits gives the designers plenty of legendary creatures to work with.

That is why Avatar MTG feels so true to the show. Bending becomes a set of mechanics, each episode gets a Source Material card, and the scene cards recreate key moments from all three books.

Avatar the Last Airbender MTG card list

The main set has 286 cards: 20 mythics, 60 rares, 110 uncommons, 81 commons and 15 basic lands, according to the official collecting article and retailer set lists.

The four bending mechanics

Firebending N: adds red mana when the creature attacks.
Airbending: exiles a permanent or spell, and its owner may recast it later for an alternative cost.
Waterbending: a cost you can partly pay by tapping artifacts and creatures.
Earthbending N: turns a land into a 0/0 creature with haste and N +1/+1 counters, which returns tapped if it dies.

Returning mechanics include double-faced Sagas, Lessons, Exhaust, Clues and Shrines.

Booster Fun treatments

61 Source Material cards, one for every episode of the show.
Battle pose cards, including 4 textless neon-ink foils that are only in Collector Boosters.
5 borderless double-faced Saga mythics.
Field notes, elemental frame and scene cards for Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.

The best Avatar MTG cards

Raised-foil Avatar Aang

The headline card is a raised-foil, double-faced borderless Avatar Aang. It appears in fewer than 1% of Collector Boosters and is by far the most valuable card in the set.

Eternal reprints

Many of the most valuable Avatar MTG cards are TLE reprints of Eternal staples with Avatar art. In December 2025, cards like Deflecting Swat, Fierce Guardianship, The Great Henge (as The Banyan Tree), Force of Negation, Teferi’s Protection, Enlightened Tutor and Mystic Remora led the value chart.

Main-set and character cards

Main-set standouts include Badgermole Cub; Wan Shi Tong, Librarian; The Walls of Ba Sing Se; and Appa, Steadfast Guardian. Popular TLE character cards include Toph, Earthbending Master; Avatar Roku, Firebender; Katara, Waterbending Master; Zuko, Firebending Master; and Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender.

Drafting and playing

The set is a fun Limited format. Firebending rewards aggressive attacks, Airbending lets you reset the board on your terms, Waterbending makes your creatures and artifacts part of your mana, and Earthbending turns your lands into threats. If you are new, Jumpstart is the quickest way to play: pick two half-decks, shuffle them together and start.

Collecting Avatar MTG cards

Collectors have plenty of goals. Some chase every Source Material card, one for each episode, while others go after the battle pose cards, the borderless Sagas or the TLE character cards of Aang, Katara, Toph and Zuko. The raised-foil Aang is the grail. Whatever you collect, sleeve your Avatar MTG cards straight away, especially foils.

Products and boxes

Play Booster box

A Play Booster box holds 30 packs. Each has 14 cards plus a helper card or token: 6 or 7 commons, 3 uncommons, a wildcard, a rare or mythic, a traditional foil and a land, which can be a dual land, an Appa land or an Avatar’s journey basic. A Source Material card appears in about 1 in 26 packs. See our Avatar Play Booster box.

Collector Booster box

A Collector Booster box holds 12 packs of 15 cards, with lots of foils, TLE cards, Booster Fun cards and a Source Material card in every pack. It is the only place to find the raised-foil Aang. See our Avatar Collector Booster box.

Jumpstart Booster box

A Jumpstart Booster box holds 24 packs. Each pack is a 20-card half-deck with one or two rares or mythics, and there are 46 themes. Shuffle two packs together and you have a deck ready to play. See our Avatar Jumpstart Booster box.

Bundle and Commander’s Bundle

Bundle: 9 Play Boosters, 30 basic lands including full-art Appa lands, 2 reference cards, a foil promo and an oversized spindown.
Commander’s Bundle: 9 Play Boosters and 1 Collector Booster, 5 non-foil promos, 30 basic lands and a click-wheel. It is a kit for building your own Commander deck, not a precon.

Scene Boxes, Beginner Box and Prerelease Pack

Scene Boxes: Tea Time at the Jasmine Dragon and The Black Sun Invasion, each with 3 Play Boosters, 6 foil borderless scene cards, 6 art cards and an easel.
Beginner Box: an “Aang vs Zuko” learn-to-play set with 10 Jumpstart half-decks, playmats and guides.
Prerelease Pack: 5 Play Boosters and 1 Character Booster, tokens, a foil year-stamped rare or mythic and a spindown.

Are there MTG Avatar the Last Airbender Commander decks?

No preconstructed Commander decks were released for this set. Instead, the Commander’s Bundle gives you packs, promos and lands to build your own deck. For ready-made decks from other sets, read our guide to the best MTG Commander decks.

Which product should you buy?

New to Magic: the Beginner Box or a Jumpstart Booster box.
To draft: the Play Booster box.
To chase the raised-foil Aang: the Collector Booster box.
To build a Commander deck: the Commander’s Bundle.
For a display piece: a Scene Box.
For a gift: the Bundle.

Frequently asked questions

When did Avatar the Last Airbender MTG come out?

November 21, 2025 on tabletop, with MTG Arena on November 18 and prereleases from November 14.

What is the rarest card in the set?

The raised-foil Avatar Aang, found in fewer than 1% of Collector Boosters.

What is the difference between Jumpstart and Play Boosters?

Jumpstart packs are 20-card half-decks you shuffle together to play. Play Boosters are for drafting and sealed.

More Universes Beyond guides

Enjoy crossovers? Read our guides to TMNT MTG, The Hobbit MTG and MTG Final Fantasy.

Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG: Cards, Products and Commander

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