Title: Magic: The Gathering's Avatar: The Last Airbender Set Arrives November 2025
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Meta Description: Discover the new Magic: The Gathering set featuring Avatar: The Last Airbender, launching November 21, 2025, with unique mechanics and collectible cards.
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What's New
Magic: The Gathering is set to launch the Avatar: The Last Airbender set worldwide in paper format on November 21, 2025. This set brings the beloved world of Avatar: The Last Airbender into the Magic: The Gathering universe, featuring innovative mechanics and options for both competitive and casual gamers. The release includes:
- Main set (TLA) with 317 cards designed for drafting
- Eternal set (TLE) with 277 cards
- A special bonus sheet called Source Material, containing 61 cards, each representing an episode from the animated series
Configuration at a Glance
- Main set (TLA): 317 draftable cards
- Eternal set (TLE): 277 cards, a separate collection from the main draft set
- Source Material bonus sheet: 61 cards, reprints featuring Avatar-themed artwork
- Collector Boosters: Include a chance to find the Raised Foil Avatar Aang, present in less than 1% of Collector Boosters
- Commander’s Bundle: Contains staples like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and boosters, but lacks traditional preconstructed Commander decks
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Source Material Sheet: Features reprints of Commander staples with show-inspired art (e.g., Teferi’s Protection as Aang’s Shelter, The Great Henge as The Banyan Tree)
- Raised Foil Avatar Aang: A special tactile gold foil treatment, this is an exceptionally rare card found in Collector Boosters
Notable Cards
- Badgermole Cub: Offers two bodies for one mana, crucial for go-wide strategies
- Avatar Aang: A five-color legendary card, ideal for 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 feature autograph or memorabilia cards. Instead, it emphasizes special foil treatments and distinctive art cards.
Collector Notes
- Paper release date is November 21, 2025, with the digital release occurring earlier in the same week
- Mechanics are crafted to evoke the essence of each bending discipline:
- Firebending: Aggressive, generates red mana on attack that persists through combat
- Airbending: Exiles a permanent, allows recasting from exile for two mana
- Waterbending: Reduces costs by tapping untapped artifacts or creatures (similar to Convoke/Improvise)
- Earthbending: Transforms lands into creatures with haste that return tapped if destroyed
- No serialized cards; the emphasis is on special foil treatments like the Raised Foil Avatar Aang
- The Raised Foil Avatar Aang is not numbered but is extremely rare, fetching over $10,000 on secondary markets
- Source Material cards offer consistent value due to their playability and unique art
- No traditional preconstructed Commander decks; the Commander’s Bundle includes staples and boosters
- A Beginner Box is available featuring a scripted Aang vs. Zuko tutorial for newcomers
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