Deck & Commander Strategies
Iroh, Grand Lotus
Utilizes lessons to reduce the cost of noncreature spells and gain card advantage through drawing and discarding. The deck focuses on casting multiple lessons to fuel powerful creatures and flashback spells, creating value and control over the game.
Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
Centers on bending elements and flipping the commander to win. The deck leverages ally synergies and elemental bending to manipulate the board state and achieve the transformational win condition.
Fire Lord Azula
A spell-slinging deck focused on instant-speed spells and copying them during attacks to maximize damage output and control. It emphasizes aggressive firebending burn strategies to dominate the board with quick, repeated spells.
Ozai, the Phoenix King
A ramp-heavy deck that banks mana to cast big spells and maintain board control. Ozai generates multiple firebending mana and becomes indestructible with sufficient unspent mana, using haste and trample to apply constant pressure.
Gameplay Insights
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Iroh's player leverages lesson cards and the commander’s cost reduction ability to cast spells efficiently, creating a strong engine with card draw and discard that fuels further plays like Lion Turtle, which requires lesson density to be effective.
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Ozai's pilot capitalizes on mana ramp and firebending mana generation, casting Ozai himself early with haste and firebending four, threatening multiple points of commander damage and forcing opponents to respond quickly.
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Azula's approach shifts from a flash-enabler build to a more instant-speed spell-slinging style, focusing on casting spells during attacks to copy and maximize damage output.
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Players pay careful attention to mana fixing and color requirements, with Aang’s deck assembling allies and elemental synergies aiming towards flipping the commander and winning through the transformational ability.
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The interaction of lessons with flashback mechanics and Iroh's cost reduction creates a powerful loop that fuels repeated spell casting and board development.
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Despite Ozai’s power and aggression, the other players focus on building board presence and control, setting up defenses and potential game-winning combos.
Notable Cards
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Iroh, Grand Lotus
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Ozai, the Phoenix King
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Fire Lord Azula
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Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
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Archmage Emeritus
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Shared Roots
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Dark Ritual
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with four players piloting commanders from the Avatar the Last Airbender set, each embodying a powerful firebender or elemental master.
Early turns focus on ramping mana and setting up synergies, particularly through lessons—special spells that interact heavily with Iroh's deck, which reduces the cost of noncreature spells and enables flashback.
Iroh quickly establishes card advantage and board presence by drawing and discarding lessons, casting creatures like Nim and Lion Turtle that benefit from lesson density in the graveyard.
Meanwhile, Ozai's pilot aims to generate large amounts of mana to fuel big spells and leverage Ozai's indestructibility and firebending abilities, successfully casting Ozai with haste and firebending four, threatening the board with commander damage.
Azula's deck opts for a spell-slinging strategy with instant-speed spells and copies, emphasizing aggressive firebending and burn tactics to pressure opponents.
Aang's player focuses on flipping their commander to win the game, setting up elemental bending interactions and allies to support this transformation.
