Avatar: The Last Airbender Preview Season Debut Stream Spoilers

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Josh Nelson
Josh Nelson
Avatar: The Last Airbender Preview Season Debut Stream Spoilers

Aang, the Last Airbender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

 

It's finally time for the Avatar: The Last Airbender preview season to kick off! As such, on Tuesday, October 28th, WeeklyMTG revealed an absolute boatload (or is that cabbage cart?) of new cards from the set. This includes a bunch of Booster Fun treatments and Source Material cards.

Here are the previews from this new set!

Avatar: The Last Airbender Spoilers Ahead!

As a disclaimer, this article, like the set itself, will undoubtedly contain spoilers for the show. As this show is a truly amazing treasure in so many ways, you might want to give it a watch.

With that, please keep in mind that the set and this preview article will include details on Avatar: The Last Airbender. So, if you're in the process of watching said Nicktoon, please keep this in mind going forward, even if the show is a few years old at this time.

Main Set Cards

Here are some of the cards in the main set for The Last Airbender. These cards showcase the mechanics contained within this Universes Beyond expansion.

The first mechanic to talk about is airbending. This new keyword allows you to exile a card, which its controller can then recast for . Airbending can be used either as an offensive or defensive measure, removing potential blockers or adverse abilities from the battlefield, or protecting your own cards.

Aang, the Last Airbender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Appa, Steadfast Guardian. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

After airbending, the next mechanic to discuss is waterbending. Waterbending in Magic: The Gathering is an action keyword, much like scry or mill, but with a cost added to it. This cost will allow you to do something strong, but for a steep mana payment. Fortunately, when waterbending, you can also tap artifacts and/or creatures to assist with that cost, similar to convoke or improvise.

Katara, Water Tribe's Hope. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and ViacomKatara, Bending Prodigy. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Waterbending Lesson. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom The Legend of Kuruk. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Avatar Kuruk, the rear face of The Legend of Kuruk. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Next, there's earthbending, which, like waterbending, is an action keyword. This one is a fairly simple keyword in theory. It animates a land and turns it into a 0/0 creature, putting +1/+1 counters on it equal to the earthbending ability's associated number. But when that creature land dies, it returns to the battlefield tapped (and is no longer a creature). Earthbending is quite a tenacious keyword, and it lends itself in a large way to creature-based strategies.

Toph, the Blind Bandit. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Toph, the First Metalbender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Badgermole. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Badgermole Cub. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and ViacomEarthbending Lesson. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Aang at the Crossroads. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Aang, Destined Savior, the rear face of Aang at the Crossroads. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Finally, there's firebending. Firebending isn't an action keyword, but a keyworded triggered ability. Whenever you attack with a creature with firebending of a certain number, you generate that much for that combat phase. This ability is quite powerful if used correctly. Fortunately, there are a ton of creatures with firebending that have strong activated abilities that work great in combat.

Fire Nation Attacks. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Azula, Cunning Usurper. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Fire Sages. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Iroh, Grand Lotus. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Zhao, Ruthless Admiral. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Zuko, Exiled Prince. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Azula, On the Hunt. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Fire Lord Azula. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Fire Lord Zuko. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Here are the other cards from WeeklyMTG's preview kickoff that don't have bending abilities but still set the scene for Avatar: The Last Airbender:

Avatar Aang. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Aang, Master of Elements, the rear face of Avatar Aang. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Azula Always Lies. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Dragonfly Swarm. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom First-Time Flyer. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Invasion Tactics. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Leaves from the Vine. We're so sorry. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Rabaroo Troop. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Sokka, Bold Boomeranger. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Sokka, Lateral Strategist. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Sokka, Tenacious Tactician. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Booster Fun

Here are some of the new Booster Fun treatments for cards in The Last Airbender. These cards look pretty great!

Plains, from the "Appa Lands" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Island, from the "Appa Lands" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Swamp, from the "Appa Lands" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Mountain, from the "Appa Lands" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Forest, from the "Appa Lands" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Fire Lord Zuko's "Battle Pose" treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Iroh, Grand Lotus in his "Elemental" borderless treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Badgermole Cub, in its "Field Notes" borderless treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom The Legend of Kuruk, in its borderless treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Avatar Kuruk, the rear face of The Legend of Kuruk, in its borderless treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Ran and Shaw, in their "Field Notes" borderless treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

In addition to the different treatments in the set proper, Avatar: The Last Airbender contains 63 Source Material cards. These cards are reprints, often of very strong, established cards, and feature an iconic scene from each episode of the Nickelodeon show. Here are a handful of them:

Cruel Tutor, in its Source Material treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Dark Depths, in its Source Material treatment as "The Boy in the Iceberg". Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Eladamri's Call, in its Source Material treatment as "Lifelong Friendship". Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Mystic Remora, in its Source Material treatment. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Jumpstart Expansion

In addition to all of the above, Avatar: The Last Airbender has a companion set in the form of a Jumpstart expansion. To refresh the memories of anyone who perhaps wasn't around for Jumpstart 2022, Jumpstart is a set with multiple seeded packs of 20 cards apiece. The idea is that you take two of them, combine them, and make that into a 40-card deck to face off against your friends or at a local game store's specific Jumpstart event.

Having played Jumpstart 2022 a few times now, I can say with utmost certainty that the concept is executed quite well. Here are just a few of the cards you can find in this set's Jumpstart expansion:

Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Avatar Roku, Firebender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Azula, Ruthless Firebender. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Descendants' Path. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Fang, Roku's Companion. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Fiery Confluence. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Sokka Swordmaster. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Toph, Earthbending Master. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Zuko, Firebending Master. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Commander Bundle Promos

This set also has a special Bundle product known as a Commander Bundle. This product is fairly straightforward. It contains nine Play Boosters of Avatar: The Last Airbender, one Collector Booster from the set, five promos that will appeal to Commander players, 15 foil lands, 15 nonfoil lands, a clickwheel life counter, and a box to store it all in.

But what are some of the promos, you may ask? Here are three of them:

Arcane Signet. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Sol Ring. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Swiftfoot Boots. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Secret Lair Incoming!

The Cabbage Merchant, a beloved and memetic character from the Nickelodeon show, is often the butt of many jokes involving his cabbage cart being jostled, knocked over, set aflame, or destroyed in some other way. He's also the subject of an incoming Secret Lair drop.

Here are the cards from that drop:

Chain of Vapor. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Meltdown. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Nature's Claim. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Anguished Unmaking. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom Putrefy. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Viacom

Conclusion

This set looks like it'll be a blast to play with both in Limited and in Constructed formats. I know that I can't wait to use a Commander deck headed by the likes of Fire Lord ZukoFire Lord Zuko in the near future, but there are a ton of other really awesome legendary creatures in this set to command with as well.

And now, let's open the floor to you, dear readers! Are you excited for Avatar: The Last Airbender? Will you play any Jumpstart with the set's expansion? And, what's your favorite bending style in the context of Magic: The Gathering? Sound off in the comments below!

Josh Nelson

Josh Nelson

Josh Nelson wears many hats. They are a music journalist when not writing gaming news. Beyond this, they're a scholar of the Sweeney Todd urban legend, a fan of monster-taming RPGs, and a filthy Aristocrats player. Josh has been playing Magic since 2001 and attributes their tenure to nostalgia, effort, and "aesthetic".

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