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:''This article is about the Magic: The Gathering set. For other trading card games, see [[Trading card game (disambiguation)]]. For other similar uses, see [[The Last Airbender (disambiguation)|''The Last Airbender'' (disambiguation)]].''

{{Quote||Water. Earth. Fire. Air... Magic.|Tagline for the set.}}

{{Game infobox
| image           = Avatar Magic the Gathering.png
| image hover     = Logo for the ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' Magic: The Gathering expansion
| Designers       = * Chris Mooney <small>(lead)</small>
* Carmen Klomparens
| Release date(s) = * October 28, 2025 <small>(full set debut)</small><ref name="Twitch">{{Cite web |url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2538195971 |title=WeeklyMTG <nowiki>|</nowiki> Magic: The Gathering® - Avatar: The Last Airbender™ <nowiki>|</nowiki> First Look |date=August 12, 2025 |accessdate=August 12, 2025 |author=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Twitch }}</ref>
* November 14, 2025 <small>(pre-release)</small><ref name="Twitch" />
* November 21, 2025 <small>(global release)</small><ref name="MTG">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQiMLeyhKM |title=Bend the Elements, Master the Game <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''Magic: The Gathering''® <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''Avatar the Last Airbender''™ Announcement |date=February 21, 2025 |accessdate=February 22, 2025 |author=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=YouTube }}</ref>
| Company         = Wizards of the Coast
| Expansion       = TLA<ref name="Collecting">{{Cite web |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/collecting-avatar-the-last-airbender |title=''Magic: The Gathering''® <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''Avatar the Last Airbender''™ Arrives This November |date=June 20, 2025 |accessdate=June 24, 2025 |author=Wizards of the Coast }}</ref>
}}'''''Avatar: The Last Airbender''''' is an expansion set for the trading card game ''Magic: The Gathering'', part of a crossover between the [[Avatar Legends|''Avatar'' franchise]] and ''Magic'' publisher Wizards of the Coast. The set is part of the Universes Beyond series, a label for ''Magic'' products based on external IPs. The full set debuted on October 28, 2025, followed by a pre-release on November 14 and finally released globally on November 21.<ref name="Twitch" />

== Overview ==
''Long ago the four nations lived in harmony, but everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Now Magic: The Gathering will master the elements and bring the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender to a new format. Gather your own Team Avatar and experience the journey you know and love through the lens of Magic with Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar the Last Airbender™.''

== Production ==
Beginning in early 2025, there was speculation that ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' would be an upcoming expansion for ''Magic: The Gathering'', after several cards in the online shop for ''Magic: Arena'' featured references to the ''Avatar'' franchise.<ref name="CommandersHerald">{{Cite web |url=https://commandersherald.com/universes-beyond-is-avatar-the-unannounced-2025-set/ |title=Universes Beyond: Is Avatar The Unannounced 2025 Set? |date=January 6, 2025 |accessdate=February 22, 2025 |author=Nelson, Josh |publisher=Commanders' Herald }}</ref> The set was officially revealed on February 21, 2025, at the MagicCon preview panel in Chicago,<ref name="Chicago">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w3-Q-QwVlI |title=The Preview Panel - MagicCon: Chicago 2025 |date=February 21, 2025 |accessdate=February 22, 2025 |author=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=YouTube }}</ref> with an official announcement video posted soon after.<ref name="MTG" />

On June 20, 2025, at MagicCon: Las Vegas, the headliner card for the set was revealed to be ''Avatar Aang'', who can transform into ''Aang, Master of Elements''. This reveal also confirmed that the expansion would introduce mechanics related to each of the [[bending arts]] into the game of ''Magic''. At the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con, a promotional card for [[Katara]] titled ''Katara, the Fearless'' was given to attendees at the [[Nickelodeon]] booth. The card depicts Katara [[waterbending]] wearing her [[Fire Nation]] outfit from [[Book Three: Fire]] and includes a rainbow watermark in the design of the [[Waterbending#Elemental symbol|waterbending elemental symbol]].<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1m7s71z/sdcc_katara_promo_just_dropped/ |title=SDCC Katara promo just dropped |date=July 24, 2025 |accessdate=July 24, 2025 |author=SomeMagicDude |publisher=Reddit }}</ref> A card featuring [[Yue]] titled ''Yue, the Moon Spirit'' was also later revealed on July 27 on the ''Magic: The Gathering'' instagram page.<ref name="Instagram">{{Cite web |url=http://instagram.com/wizards_magic/p/DMlwK7L1ym0/ |title=Introducing Yue, the Moon Spirit |date=July 27, 2025 |accessdate=July 27, 2025 |author=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Instagram }}</ref>

During the WeeklyMTG livestream on August 12, further details on the expansion were revealed, including previews of new cards and details on release products. The livestream also introduced how the mechanics for each bending art would work within the game of ''Magic''.<ref name="Twitch" />

=== Gallery ===
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File:Avatar Aang MTG.png|The headliner card for the expansion is ''Avatar Aang'', who can transform into ''Aang, Master of Elements''.
File:Katara the Fearless MTG.png|''Katara, the Fearless'' promo card.
File:Yue the Moon Spirit MTG.png|''Yue, the Moon Spirit'' card.
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== Mechanics ==
The ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' expansion introduces four new mechanics related to each bending art:<ref name="Twitch" />
* [[Airbending]]: Exile a permanent. Its owner may cast it from exile by paying <code>2</code> rather than its mana cost.
* [[Earthbending]]: When you earthbend <code>X</code>, target land you control becomes a <code>0</code>/<code>0</code> creature with haste and you put <code>X</code> <code>+1</code>/<code>+1</code> counters on it. If that land dies or is exiled, it returns to the battlefield tapped.
* [[Firebending]]: If a creature with firebending <code>X</code> attacks, its controller adds <code>X</code> red mana until the end of combat.
* [[Waterbending]]: Creatures and artifacts you control can be tapped to pay <code>1</code> for the cost of a waterbend ability.

The expansion also includes the return of previous card types, including the Ally type for creatures, Lessons, Sagas depicting notable events within the ''Avatar'' story, and Shrines.<ref name="Twitch" />

== Trivia ==
* The logo for the expansion features the standard ''Magic: The Gathering'' logo with an [[airbending]] [[Body markings in the World of Avatar#Airbending master tattoos|tattoo]] illuminated as though in the [[Avatar#Avatar State|Avatar State]]. Around the logo are each of the four elements, forming an [[Avatar#Elemental sphere|elemental sphere]], and the [[Wulong Forest]] in the background.
* The symbol for the expansion features [[Avatar]] [[Aang]]'s head while in the Avatar State.
* The headliner card was illustrated by ''Avatar'' co-creator [[Bryan Konietzko]].<ref name="Collecting" />
* The card "Jeong Jeong's Deserters" mistakenly depicts [[Lin Yee]]'s tribe who took [[Jeong Jeong]] in.<ref name="MTG-JJD">''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Magic: The Gathering)]]'', "Jeong Jeong's Deserters" card (default version).</ref>
* The Debut video of the set is voiced by [[Dante Basco]].

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQiMLeyhKM Announcement video]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdhqSktjng Debut Video]
* [https://mtg.wiki/page/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender MTG Wiki]
* [https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/avatar-the-last-airbender Official website]
* [https://scryfall.com/sets/tla Scryfall card database for the expansion]

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