Avatar by bumpinbeat

Format: Commander

Commander: Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This five-color Avatar build helmed by **Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements** is a value-oriented control deck that exploits the unique "bending" keyword systems (airbend, waterbend, earthbend, firebend) to generate incremental advantage and eventually force a decisive transformation. The front side draws a card each time you perform a different bend in a turn, while the back side reduces spell costs by {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} and offers a huge upkeep payoff (gain 4 life, draw 4 cards, add 4 +1/+1 counters, deal 4 damage to each opponent). The primary win condition is combat damage, mainly from animated lands (via earthbend) and the commander's own repeated pings, supplemented by an extra-combat card (Bumi, Unleashed) and an extra-turn card (The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk). A compact infinite-damage loop using Fist of Suns and the commander's cost reduction provides a one-touch finish, but the deck's overall plan is a slow grind toward overwhelming value.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Iceberg
  • 1 Aang, Airbending Master
  • 1 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
  • 1 Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
  • 1 Aang, the Last Airbender
  • 1 Airbender Ascension
  • 1 Airbender's Reversal
  • 1 Airbending Lesson
  • 1 Airship Engine Room
  • 1 Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
  • 1 Appa, Steadfast Guardian
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
  • 1 Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Boiling Rock Rioter
  • 1 Bumi, Unleashed
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cascading Cataracts
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cycle of Renewal
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Descendants' Path
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Enter the Avatar State
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fire Lord Zuko
  • 1 Fist of Suns
  • 1 Foggy Bottom Swamp
  • 1 Foggy Swamp Visions
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Franklin's Finality
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Coliseum
  • 1 Great Divide Guide
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Hakoda, Selfless Commander
  • 1 Haru, Hidden Talent
  • 1 Heartless Act
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Iroh, Grand Lotus
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Katara, Bending Prodigy
  • 1 Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
  • 1 Katara, the Fearless
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mai and Zuko
  • 1 Misty Palms Oasis
  • 1 Momo, Rambunctious Rascal
  • 1 Moonmist
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 North Pole Patrol
  • 1 Omashu City
  • 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Rain-Slicked Copse
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 S.H.I.E.L.D. Spy Satellite
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Searing Touch
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Secret of Bloodbending
  • 1 Serpent's Pass
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tale of Momo
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
  • 1 The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
  • 1 The World Tree
  • 1 Toph, Earthbending Master
  • 1 Toph, Greatest Earthbender
  • 1 Toph, the Blind Bandit
  • 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
  • 1 Waterbender's Restoration
  • 1 White Lotus Hideout