Title: Magic: The Gathering Unveils Avatar: The Last Airbender Set for November 2025
Subtitle: A New Adventure Awaits with the Magic: The Gathering and Avatar Crossover
Meta Description: Discover the upcoming Magic: The Gathering set featuring Avatar: The Last Airbender, launching November 2025. Explore new card mechanics and collectible features.
Content:
What’s New
The Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender set is set to launch worldwide in physical form on November 21, 2025. This collection brings the beloved universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender into the Magic: The Gathering realm, introducing fresh mechanics and catering to both competitive and casual players. The collection includes:
- Main set (TLA) with 317 cards ready for drafting
- Eternal set (TLE) containing 277 cards
- A special bonus sheet called Source Material, featuring 61 cards, each representing an episode from the animated series
Configuration at a Glance
- Main set (TLA): 317 cards, crafted for draft play
- Eternal set (TLE): 277 cards, distinct from the draft-focused main set
- Source Material bonus sheet: 61 cards, showcasing reprints with Avatar-themed artwork
- Collector Boosters: Potential to find a Raised Foil Avatar Aang, appearing in less than 1% of these boosters
- Commander’s Bundle: Comes with essentials like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and boosters, though traditional preconstructed Commander decks are not included
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Source Material Sheet: Reprints of Commander staples adorned with new artwork 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 unique tactile gold foil treatment, an extremely rare chase card within Collector Boosters
Notable Cards
- Badgermole Cub: Offers two creatures for the cost of one mana, pivotal for strategies that go wide
- Avatar Aang: A five-color legendary card, ideal for building multi-bender Commander decks
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: A mono-blue legendary card focusing on library manipulation
- The Cabbage Merchant: Centers around Food tokens and their destruction
Autographs & Relics
This Magic: The Gathering release does not feature autograph or memorabilia cards. The emphasis is on special foil treatments and distinctive art cards.
Collector Notes
- Physical release date: November 21, 2025; the digital version was released earlier in the week
- Mechanics aim to capture the essence of each bending discipline:
- Firebending: Encourages aggression, generating red mana during attacks that persists through combat
- Airbending: Exiles a permanent, allowing it to be recast from exile for two mana
- Waterbending: Reduces costs by tapping untapped artifacts or creatures, similar to Convoke/Improvise
- Earthbending: Turns lands into creatures with haste, which return tapped if they are destroyed
- No serialized cards; focus remains on special foil treatments like the Raised Foil Avatar Aang
- The Raised Foil Avatar Aang is unnumbered, highly rare, and has fetched over $10,000 on secondary markets
- Source Material cards consistently provide value due to their playability and unique artwork
- No traditional preconstructed Commander decks; the Commander’s Bundle includes essential staples and boosters
- A Beginner Box is available, featuring a scripted Aang vs. Zuko tutorial for newcomers
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