What We've Seen So Far
Get ready for our first look at the new Magic The Gathering release that’s crossing over with Avatar: The Last Airbender! Master the elements and join your favorite characters from the classic show for new adventures and iconic art in an elemental showdown like never before! Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG release will be available on November 21st, and preorders are available!
Now, let’s take a look at the cards we know about from the Avatar MTG release so far.
This set's headliner card is Avatar Aang, who transforms into Aang, Master of Elements. Illustrated by one of Avatar: The Last Airbender's creators, Bryan Konietzko, this is a fitting centerpiece for any fan's collection.
This version of Avatar Aang appears only in raised foil and only in English-language Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender Collector Boosters. You’ll need to pre-order your Magic: The Gathering release today to get yours!
UPDATE 8/12:
We've officially gotten our first look at more official Magic: The Gathering release Avatar spoilers and products! Let's take a look at some of the product images first:
The product range for the Avatar Magic: The Gathering release is set to include:
- Play Boosters
- Collector Boosters
- Jumpstart Boosters
- Bundles
- Commander's Bundles
- Scene Boxes
- Beginner Boxes
- Prerelease Packs
Gameplay Mechanics
There are four new gameplay mechanics on the way for the Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG release, each one representing the elements Avatar is known for.
Airbending allows a player to exile a permanent. The owner may recast it later for {2} instead of paying its full mana cost.
Waterbending is an activated ability requiring a cost. For example, Katara, Water Tribe’s Hope allows you to pay X mana to give all your creatures base power and toughness X/X until the end of the turn, but you can tap artifacts or creatures to help pay some of that cost, similar to the Convoke mechanic.
Earthbending turns land into creatures. Toph, the First Metalbender, lets you earthbend 2, turning a land into a 0/0 creature with haste and adding two +1/+1 counters to it. When that land leaves the battlefield, it returns to the battlefield as a non-creature tapped land.
Firebending generates mana. When a creature with firebending X attacks, you get X red mana {R}, usable until the end of combat.
Release Dates
- Debut Preview Stream: October 28, 2025
- Tabletop Release: November 21, 2025
- Prerelease Events: November 14–20, 2025
- MTG Arena Release: November 18, 2025
Spoilers
Now, for our first batch of spoilers! Check out these favorites from the Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG release:
Alternate + Showcase Arts
We’re also excited for a first look at the alternate card and special illustration cards from the Avatar MTG release!
Full Arts
Looking for even more art from the Magic: The Gathering release? Check these out:
Update 10/21: Mark Rosewater Shares New Avatar MTG Teasers
Magic Head Designer Mark Rosewater has revealed a brand new batch of teasers for Avatar: The Last Airbender, giving players an early look at what’s to come in this elemental crossover set. From universe-specific tokens to some interesting rules text, here’s everything he’s shared so far:
What to expect:
- A red sorcery that destroys target land for just {1}{R}
- Tokens including 1/1 white Ally, 2/2 red Soldier, 4/4 green Bear, and 1/1 colorless Spirit
- A token first seen in another Universes Beyond release appearing again
- A {2}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G} activation
- A spell that creates two different types of copy tokens
- A card with affinity for Allies
- A 3/3 creature for {U}
- Counters featured in the set: stun, finality, double strike, fire, conqueror, and quest
- A spell that controls target player for one specific phase
- A red card with a Blood Moon–style effect
Some of the rules text confirmed to appear includes:
- “Each land and Ally you control has”
- “to a maximum of 10.”
- “where X is the number of permanents you’ve sacrificed this turn.”
- “Whenever an opponent searches their library,”
- “You may reveal a Lesson, Saga, or Shrine card”
- “for each permanent you own that your opponents control.”
- “Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional {G}.”
- “CARDNAME has all activated and triggered abilities of the last chosen card.”
- “If you would lose unspent mana, that mana becomes red instead.”
- “As long as you control eight or more permanents named”
Creature type lines teased:
- Cat Armadillo
- Platypus Bear
- Boar Elk Bird Ox
- Human Plant Ally
- Bird Assassin
- Legendary Human Warrior Performer
- Legendary Human Monk Ally
- Legendary Shapeshifter Spirit
- Legendary Elder Cat Turtle
- Legendary Artifact Wall
And a few of the card names we’ll see:
- Day of Black Sun
- Enter the Avatar State
- Firebending Lesson
- Gather the White Lotus
- Gran-Gran
- Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
- Meteor Sword
- The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
- Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
- Yip Yip
The official debut stream for Magic: The Gathering - Avatar: The Last Airbender is scheduled for October 28th at 10:00 AM Pacific Time on WOTC's official Twitch channel. Be sure to tune in for the first full card previews and more elemental surprises!
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