Early plays
Water Tribe Rallier
An early Ally becomes a source of creatures later. Spare Clues and creatures can help pay its waterbend cost.
9 early plays →
Avatar: The Last Airbender
One-pick Draft · Cards, plans & rules · Arena win rates (Premier Draft, Nov 18–Dec 31, 2025)
Released November 21, 2025
The ten-second pick check
4 questionsAsk them in this order.
Can I cast it?
Count colored sources, not only total lands.
Does it fill a missing job?
Look for early creatures, answers, support or a finisher.
Does the support exist?
Count actual Lessons, Allies, counters or draw effects.
What do I pass up?
Take the piece that makes the whole deck work.
What job does this card do?
All 58 card notes →Look past the power level. Name the job before deciding whether it belongs.
Answers
Lost Days
Moves a creature or enchantment into its owner’s library and leaves a Clue. Strong against earthbent lands because they do not die or go to exile.
15 answers →
Mana & fixing
Raucous Audience
Early green mana accelerates the next creature; a four-power creature upgrades it to two green.
3 mana & fixing →What matters in Avatar: The Last Airbender
All mechanics →Choose a plan, not a pile of favorites
Identify what your deck does on turns two and three. A missing early creature or removal spell can matter more than another expensive payoff.
Learn the four bending mechanics →Start with Lessons and Allies
Bryan Hohns’ post-release guide emphasizes blue Lesson shells and white Ally shells. Use those as starting points, then follow the cards actually reaching you.
Look twice at small hybrid creatures
Messenger Hawk and Pretending Poxbearers fit more than one color pair. Their extra material can support waterbending, drawing or sacrifice.
Reliable commons, before chasing rares
At 100+ drawn instances in the public Premier sample, the leading common in each color is Path to Redemption (57.8%); Lost Days (59.2%); Sold Out (57.1%); Firebending Lesson (58.8%); Ostrich-Horse (57.6%). These describe decks that drew the card, not an unconditional pick order. Use the pair plan and your curve to decide.
Before your event & where to play
Draft with friends or family
Event rules
Three Play Boosters each. Pick one at a time, then build 40-card decks. Use the pair plans to count support instead of collecting only impressive cards.
Use three Play Boosters per player. Take one card each pick and pass left, right, then left across the three packs. Build at least 40 cards; you may add basic lands. Agree on match structure before starting.
Take with you
Outside strategy notes cannot be consulted during sanctioned drafting, construction or games. Brief prewritten notes may be reviewed between games; public Oracle lookup follows separate rules. Ask your organizer about devices and note use.