Allies
Fill the battlefield with Allies, then make the whole team matter. White Lotus Reinforcements improves the other Allies; cheap bodies are part of the engine, not filler.
Stay open early. Move toward this pair when you receive useful cards for both colors and the support described below.
Four checks while you draft
Can I add a creature or useful answer by turn two?
Falling behind makes your later synergies harder to use.
Does this card supply a missing piece of this plan?
Multiple Allies make Reinforcements’ bonus affect more attackers and blockers. Keep them alive until the team bonus changes combat.
Can my deck finish without drawing its single best card?
Fill the battlefield with Allies, then make the whole team matter. White Lotus Reinforcements improves the other Allies; cheap bodies are part of the engine, not filler.
Can I stop a large threat or an opposing engine?
Keep removal for a card your creatures cannot handle.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
You already have White Lotus Reinforcements but lack support.
Prioritize Kyoshi Warriors or Compassionate Healer.
Enough actual Allies. Check the creature type. A good non-Ally may be playable but does not receive an Ally-only reward.
You have Kyoshi Warriors and can use the interaction.
Consider White Lotus Reinforcements for the next useful piece.
Multiple Allies make Reinforcements’ bonus affect more attackers and blockers. Keep them alive until the team bonus changes combat.
The support is missing
Keep broadly useful creatures and answers; if the special reward is missing, build a complete deck before chasing it.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Check the creature type. A good non-Ally may be playable but does not receive an Ally-only reward.
Trade early before the bonus creature arrives. Removing White Lotus Reinforcements during combat can shrink several creatures at once; count their remaining sizes first.
Aang, the Last Airbender62.5% GIH · 1,949 instances
Water Tribe Rallier62.2% GIH · 2,313 instances
Earth Kingdom Jailer62.0% GIH · 2,184 instances
Rumble Arena61.1% GIH · 455 instances
Allies at Last60.5% GIH · 2,742 instances
Fire Nation Warship60.3% GIH · 441 instances17Lands ↗ · Nov 18–Dec 31, 2025 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
The Legend of Yangchen 3WWPair it with early defense, then cheap spells to trigger Yangchen after the Saga transforms. It needs double white; do not distort a nonwhite deck for it.
United Front XWWPrioritize cheap creatures and Ally rewards; the counters improve your whole team. It scales with extra mana, but double white makes it a poor light splash.
The Earth King 3GTake it early: it brings its own 4/4 Bear. Add other four-power creatures and expensive spells to use the extra lands. A single green pip is splashable with reliable fixing.17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Nov 18–Dec 31, 2025 · 100-instance minimum
Compassionate HealerA cheap Ally keeps your creature count up. Its value rises when you reward Allies entering.
Water Tribe RallierAn early Ally becomes a source of creatures later. Spare Clues and creatures can help pay its waterbend cost.
Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| Normal one-pick draft: pick one card, pass the pack, and reassess which colors are arriving. Arena statistics are useful evidence, not the exact odds at your home table. | Use the cards you actually opened. If the support is missing, favor a complete curve and answers over forcing this theme. |
Kyoshi Warriors
