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Zuko, Firebending Master
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MTGO 1.49 tix

Zuko, Firebending Master

{1}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally

First strike

Firebending X, where X is the number of experience counters you have. (Whenever this creature attacks, add X {R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)

Whenever you cast a spell during combat, you get an experience counter.

"I have changed."

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First strikeFirebending
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE #200)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
2
Released
2025-11-21
Artist
Kinota Eishi
EDHREC rank
#5,212
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In a two-card combo

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 7

Hellkite Charger+Zuko, Firebending Master
{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite red mana
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+Electro, Assaulting Battery
{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite damage to one opponentInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+The Last Agni Kai
{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+Ozai, the Phoenix King
{B}{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+Ashling, Flame Dancer
{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+Leyline Tyrant
{R}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite damage to one opponentInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control
Zuko, Firebending Master+Aggravated Assault+Upwelling
{R}{G}
Infinite combat phasesInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite red manaInfinite untap of creatures you control

All 7 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Firebender Ascension 79 %+75.6 %
  2. Firebending Student 71 %+67.7 %
  3. Fists of Flame 74 %+67.3 %
  4. Fire Nation Palace 75 %+65.0 %
  5. Fated Firepower 67 %+62.8 %
  6. The Last Agni Kai 68 %+62.3 %
  7. Fire Nation Turret 62 %+59.6 %
  8. Avatar Roku, Firebender 62 %+58.9 %
  9. Ashling, Flame Dancer 63 %+57.0 %
  10. Electro, Assaulting Battery 67 %+56.7 %
  11. Electrodominance 61 %+56.0 %
  12. Solstice Revelations 57 %+54.9 %
  13. Comet Storm 59 %+54.2 %
  14. Zuko, Exiled Prince 56 %+53.9 %
  15. Leyline Tyrant 61 %+53.8 %
  16. Redirect Lightning 70 %+52.8 %
  17. Sozin's Comet 56 %+52.4 %
  18. Expedite 62 %+51.8 %
  19. Haste Magic 55 %+51.3 %
  20. Lost in Memories 50 %+49.5 %
  21. The Legend of Roku 51 %+47.9 %
  22. Blazing Crescendo 51 %+45.8 %
  23. Longshot, Rebel Bowman 48 %+43.9 %
  24. Iroh, Dragon of the West 44 %+42.4 %
  25. Demand Answers 65 %+42.1 %
  26. Fire Nation Attacks 41 %+39.9 %
  27. Big Score 70 %+38.1 %
  28. Thrill of Possibility 70 %+37.4 %
  29. Unexpected Windfall 62 %+36.8 %
  30. Commune with Lava 39 %+36.6 %
  31. Crimson Wisps 43 %+36.5 %
  32. Balduvian Rage 38 %+36.0 %
  33. Firebending Lesson 37 %+35.8 %
  34. Great Train Heist 44 %+35.3 %
  35. Hellkite Charger 38 %+35.1 %
  36. Lightning Bolt 71 %+35.0 %
  37. Cunning Maneuver 36 %+34.4 %
  38. Storm-Kiln Artist 49 %+32.8 %
  39. Past in Flames 40 %+32.6 %
  40. Monstrous Rage 37 %+32.0 %
  41. Frantic Confrontation 33 %+32.0 %
  42. Flashback 40 %+31.1 %
  43. Zuko, Avatar Hunter 32 %+31.0 %
  44. Laughing Mad 33 %+29.8 %
  45. Guttersnipe 44 %+29.6 %
  46. Electric Revelation 32 %+29.6 %
  47. Invoke Calamity 32 %+29.0 %
  48. Ghitu Firebreathing 29 %+29.0 %
  49. Return the Favor 51 %+28.9 %
  50. Vedalken Orrery 29 %+27.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 97 %+2.3 %
  2. Firebender Ascension 79 %+75.6 %
  3. Fire Nation Palace 75 %+65.0 %
  4. Fists of Flame 74 %+67.3 %
  5. Sol Ring 72 %-11.9 %
  6. Firebending Student 71 %+67.7 %
  7. Lightning Bolt 71 %+35.0 %
  8. Thrill of Possibility 70 %+37.4 %
  9. Big Score 70 %+38.1 %
  10. Redirect Lightning 70 %+52.8 %
  11. The Last Agni Kai 68 %+62.3 %
  12. Fated Firepower 67 %+62.8 %
  13. Electro, Assaulting Battery 67 %+56.7 %
  14. Ruby Medallion 66 %+9.3 %
  15. Demand Answers 65 %+42.1 %
  16. Ashling, Flame Dancer 63 %+57.0 %
  17. Chaos Warp 63 %+1.6 %
  18. Expedite 62 %+51.8 %
  19. Avatar Roku, Firebender 62 %+58.9 %
  20. Fire Nation Turret 62 %+59.6 %
  21. Unexpected Windfall 62 %+36.8 %
  22. Electrodominance 61 %+56.0 %
  23. Leyline Tyrant 61 %+53.8 %
  24. Comet Storm 59 %+54.2 %
  25. Solstice Revelations 57 %+54.9 %
  26. Zuko, Exiled Prince 56 %+53.9 %
  27. Sozin's Comet 56 %+52.4 %
  28. Haste Magic 55 %+51.3 %
  29. Abrade 55 %+12.3 %
  30. Blazing Crescendo 51 %+45.8 %
  31. Return the Favor 51 %+28.9 %
  32. The Legend of Roku 51 %+47.9 %
  33. Lost in Memories 50 %+49.5 %
  34. Arcane Signet 50 %-11.1 %
  35. Untimely Malfunction 49 %+20.7 %
  36. Storm-Kiln Artist 49 %+32.8 %
  37. Swiftfoot Boots 49 %+8.5 %
  38. Longshot, Rebel Bowman 48 %+43.9 %
  39. Rogue's Passage 48 %+23.6 %
  40. Blasphemous Act 48 %-5.5 %
  41. Seething Song 46 %+13.8 %
  42. Guttersnipe 44 %+29.6 %
  43. Great Train Heist 44 %+35.3 %
  44. Iroh, Dragon of the West 44 %+42.4 %
  45. Crimson Wisps 43 %+36.5 %
  46. War Room 42 %+11.8 %
  47. Deflecting Swat 42 %+13.2 %
  48. Fire Nation Attacks 41 %+39.9 %
  49. Flashback 40 %+31.1 %
  50. Past in Flames 40 %+32.6 %

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2025-10-02

    "Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N {R}. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end."

  • 2025-10-02

    All experience counters are identical, no matter how you got them. For example, the firebending ability will count experience counters that you got from the last ability, from another ability, from another copy of Zuko, Firebending Master, and so on.

  • 2025-10-02

    Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.

  • 2025-10-02

    Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.

  • 2025-10-02

    Mana from firebending abilities isn't lost until you leave combat and go to your second main phase. It can be used at any time during combat, even after combat damage has been dealt.

  • 2025-10-02

    Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.

  • 2025-10-02

    The experience counter goes on you, the player, not on Zuko. You will keep that counter even if Zuko, Firebending Master dies.

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