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Nick Price
Nov 12, 2025
Nick Price
The Best Artifacts and Lands From Avatar: The Last Airbender
Here are our picks for the best new artifacts and lands in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Magic set. Which ones will you add to your decks?
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Urban Retreat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
85%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
84%synergy
Axebane Guardian
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
83%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Denial
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
81%synergy
Wall of Omens
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
81%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
76%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
76%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
High Alert
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
75%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
71%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
70%synergy
Shield Sphere
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Junk
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Assault Formation
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Vine Trellis
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Redemption
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Weathered Sentinels
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Hover Barrier
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Crystal Barricade
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Perimeter Captain
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Runes
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Walking Bulwark
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Carven Caryatid
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Roots
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Glare
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Angelic Wall
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Shards
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Flumph
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Mulch
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Towering Titan
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Steel Wall
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Jungle Barrier
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fortified Rampart
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Turtle
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Secret Door
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Traproot Kami
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Innocence
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Excavated Wall
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Kelp
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Noble Hierarch
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Portcullis Vine
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Nets
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Hope
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Rampart Architect
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Tower Defense
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Heroic Intervention
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Eerie Interlude
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Bar the Door
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Bant Charm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ephemerate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Return to Nature
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Get Lost
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Farseek
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Mighty
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Nature's Lore
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Last March of the Ents
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Raise the Past
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Explore
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Panharmonicon
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Robe of Stars
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Stoneskin
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Chorus
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Primal Rage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
True Conviction
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Eland Umbra
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Wild Growth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Access Tunnel
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Selesnya Signet
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Island
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Temple Garden
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Breeding Pool
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Sea of Clouds
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Misty Rainforest
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Deserted Beach
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Tundra
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Seaside Citadel
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Tropical Island
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Savannah
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Canopy Vista
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Brushland
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lush Portico
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Bastion
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
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