Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender Set Launches Nov 2025

What’s New

Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender launches globally in paper on November 21, 2025. The set introduces the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender to Magic: The Gathering with new mechanics and a focus on both competitive and casual play. The release includes:

• Main set (TLA) with 317 draftable cards
• Eternal set (TLE) with 277 cards
• Special bonus sheet called Source Material featuring 61 cards, one for each episode of the animated series

Configuration at a Glance

• Main set (TLA): 317 cards, designed for drafting
• Eternal set (TLE): 277 cards, separate from the main draftable set
• Source Material bonus sheet: 61 cards, featuring reprints with Avatar-themed art
• Collector Boosters: Chance to pull Raised Foil Avatar Aang (appears in less than 1 percent of Collector Boosters)
• Commander’s Bundle: Includes staples like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and boosters, but no traditional preconstructed Commander decks

Key Inserts & Parallels

• Source Material Sheet: Reprints of Commander staples with new show-inspired art (e.g., Teferi’s Protection as Aang’s Shelter, The Great Henge as The Banyan Tree)
• Raised Foil Avatar Aang: Special tactile gold foil treatment, extremely rare chase card in Collector Boosters

Notable Cards

• Badgermole Cub: Two bodies for one mana, key for go-wide strategies
• Avatar Aang: Five-color legendary, enables multi-bender Commander decks
• Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: Mono-blue legendary with library manipulation
• The Cabbage Merchant: Themed around Food tokens and destruction

Autographs & Relics

No autograph or memorabilia cards are included in this Magic: The Gathering release. The focus is on special foil treatments and unique art cards.

Collector Notes

• Paper release date: November 21, 2025; digital release occurred earlier in the week
• Mechanics are designed to evoke the feel of each bending discipline:
  • Firebending: Aggressive, generates red mana on attack that lasts through combat
  • Airbending: Exiles a permanent, allows recasting from exile for two mana
  • Waterbending: Cost reduction by tapping untapped artifacts or creatures (similar to Convoke/Improvise)
  • Earthbending: Animates lands as creatures with haste that return tapped if destroyed
• No serialized cards; focus is on special foil treatments such as Raised Foil Avatar Aang
• Raised Foil Avatar Aang is not numbered but is extremely rare and has been sold on the secondary market for over $10,000
• Source Material cards provide consistent value due to playability and unique art
• No traditional preconstructed Commander decks; Commander’s Bundle includes staples and boosters
• Beginner Box available with a scripted Aang vs. Zuko tutorial for new players