The Last Deckbender by DrunkShiba

Format: Commander

Commander: Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 16

Deck overview

This is a themed five-color Avatar Ally deck built around bending triggers, combat growth, Sagas, Lessons, and large creatures. Its strongest plan is to develop mana and Allies, assemble several different bending effects, and transform Aang, Master of Elements for a large card and tempo swing. The plan is flavorful and capable of strong midgame turns, but it needs several independently drawn roles: colored mana, haste or an attack, earthbend, waterbend, airbend, and enough creatures to convert value into pressure. Ramp is functional rather than explosive, and selection is limited. The deck has solid broad interaction and some protection, but it does not have a compact deterministic finish or sustained lock. Combat and transformed-Aang pressure can eventually dominate a casual table, yet opponents have ample time to answer the commander and supporting permanents.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
• 1 Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
• 1 Abandon Attachments
• 1 Abandoned Air Temple
• 1 Agna Qel'a
• 1 Airbender's Reversal
• 1 Airbending Lesson
• 1 Appa, the Vigilant
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
• 1 Avatar's Wrath
• 1 Ba Sing Se
• 1 Bender's Waterskin
• 1 Bitter Work
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Bumi, Unleashed
• 1 Chromatic Lantern
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Earth King's Lieutenant
• 1 Earthbender Ascension
• 1 Energybending
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Explore
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Farewell
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fire Lord Azula
• 1 Fire Lord Zuko
• 1 Fire Nation Palace
• 1 Firebender Ascension
• 5 Forest
• 1 Great Divide Guide
• 1 Haru, Hidden Talent
• 1 Hermitic Herbalist
• 1 Iroh, Dragon of the West
• 1 Iroh, Grand Lotus
• 6 Island
• 1 It'll Quench Ya!
• 1 Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
• 1 Katara's Reversal
• 1 Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
• 1 Katara, the Fearless
• 1 Kyoshi Village
• 1 Mai and Zuko
• 1 Make a Stand
• 1 Monk Gyatso
• 4 Mountain
• 1 Negate
• 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 4 Plains
• 1 Rampant Growth
• 1 Sokka, Lateral Strategist
• 1 Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spirit Water Revival
• 1 Suki, Kyoshi Warrior
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Tale of Katara and Toph
• 1 The Blue Spirit
• 1 The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
• 1 The Cave of Two Lovers
• 1 The Earth King
• 1 The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi
• 1 The Legend of Yangchen // Avatar Yangchen
• 1 The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
• 1 Toph, the Blind Bandit
• 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
• 1 Toxic Deluge
• 1 Uncle Iroh
• 1 Water Whip
• 1 Waterbender Ascension
• 1 Waterbender's Restoration
• 1 Yue, the Moon Spirit
• 1 Zuko, Exiled Prince