Deck & Commander Strategies
Toph, the First Metalbender
An artifact and landfall focused deck that turns non-token artifacts into lands and uses Earthbend effects to animate lands and grow creatures with +1/+1 counters, controlling the board while generating incremental advantage.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
A mono-white ally tribal deck that creates numerous allies and leverages blink effects to gain multiple enter-the-battlefield triggers, generating value and board presence through counters and life gain.
Katara, the Fearless
A blue-white ally deck that doubles ally triggers and activated abilities, focusing on synergistic enters-the-battlefield effects to dominate the board with resilient creatures and incremental advantage.
Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
A Bant deck that exploits Aang’s ability to cheat low-cost creatures onto the battlefield from the library, combined with cloning and flicker effects to produce multiple copies of Aang and other creatures, ultimately transforming lands and attacking with a large board.
Gameplay Insights
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Aang's ability to look at the top five cards and put low-cost creatures directly onto the battlefield allowed for rapid board expansion, especially when combined with cloning and flicker effects.
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Katara’s doubling of ally triggers created powerful creatures with multiple +1/+1 counters quickly, significantly increasing board threat density.
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Appa’s blink synergy efficiently maximized enter-the-battlefield effects, producing strong value and life gain while maintaining board control.
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Toph’s unique artifact-to-land transformation and end step Earthbending allowed for defensive board development and incremental growth with +1/+1 counters, providing a steady but slower win condition.
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The interaction between Coiling Oracle’s ability and Aang’s recursion effects helped to maintain card advantage and fuel further creature deployment.
Notable Cards
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Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
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Coiling Oracle
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Suture Priest
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Bloom Tender
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Arcane Signet
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Wall of Omens
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four decks themed around Avatar: The Last Airbender characters, each employing unique strategies centered on their respective commanders.
Early turns saw players ramping mana and establishing board presence, with the ally-focused decks (Katara and Appa) developing synergies through multiple ally triggers and counters.
The Aang deck leveraged its commander’s powerful ability to cheat creatures with mana cost four or less directly onto the battlefield, creating multiple copies and flickering them for value, rapidly expanding board presence with creatures like Chameleon Master of Disguise and Coiling Oracle to dig deeper into the deck and generate advantage.
Meanwhile, the Toph deck utilized artifact lands and landfall triggers to create threats and protect its resources, steadily growing its board with +1/+1 counters and Earthbending effects.
