Title: Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender Set Debuts Nov 2025
Subtitle: Introducing a New World to Magic: The Gathering with Avatar: The Last Airbender
Meta Description: Discover the upcoming Magic: The Gathering set featuring Avatar: The Last Airbender, launching November 2025. Explore new mechanics and cards designed for both competitive and casual play.
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What’s New
Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts can look forward to the Avatar: The Last Airbender set, launching worldwide in paper format on November 21, 2025. This set brings the beloved universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender into Magic: The Gathering, introducing innovative mechanics tailored for competitive and casual gamers alike. The release includes:
- Main set (TLA) consisting of 317 draft-friendly cards
- Eternal set (TLE) featuring 277 cards
- A unique bonus sheet named Source Material with 61 cards, one for each episode of the animated series
Configuration at a Glance
- Main set (TLA): 317 cards, crafted for drafting purposes
- Eternal set (TLE): 277 cards, distinct from the main draftable collection
- Source Material bonus sheet: 61 cards, showcasing reprints with Avatar-themed illustrations
- Collector Boosters: Opportunity to find Raised Foil Avatar Aang (found in less than 1 percent of Collector Boosters)
- Commander’s Bundle: Contains essentials like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and boosters, but lacks traditional preconstructed Commander decks
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Source Material Sheet: Reprints of Commander staples with fresh show-inspired artwork (e.g., Teferi’s Protection as Aang’s Shelter, The Great Henge as The Banyan Tree)
- Raised Foil Avatar Aang: Features a special tactile gold foil design, an exceptionally rare chase card in Collector Boosters
Notable Cards
- Badgermole Cub: Offers two bodies for one mana, ideal for go-wide strategies
- Avatar Aang: A five-color legendary card, supports multi-bender Commander decks
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: A mono-blue legendary card with library manipulation abilities
- The Cabbage Merchant: Focuses on Food tokens and destruction themes
Autographs & Relics
This Magic: The Gathering release does not include autograph or memorabilia cards. The emphasis is on unique foil treatments and distinctive art cards.
Collector Notes
- Paper release date: November 21, 2025; digital release took place earlier in the week
- Mechanics are crafted to reflect the essence of each bending discipline:
- Firebending: Aggressive, generates red mana during attacks that persist through combat
- Airbending: Exiles a permanent, allowing recasting from exile for two mana
- Waterbending: Reduces costs by tapping untapped artifacts or creatures (similar to Convoke/Improvise)
- Earthbending: Animates lands as creatures with haste, which return tapped if destroyed
- No serialized cards; emphasis is on unique foil treatments like Raised Foil Avatar Aang
- Raised Foil Avatar Aang is unnumbered but extremely rare and has fetched over $10,000 on the secondary market
- Source Material cards offer consistent value due to playability and unique art
- No traditional preconstructed Commander decks; Commander’s Bundle includes essentials and boosters
- Beginner Box available with a scripted Aang vs. Zuko tutorial for newcomers
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