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Zuko, Firebending Master
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MTGO 1.75 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
#5,071
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 0.31
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 78 %+74.8 %
  2. Firebending Student 71 %+67.6 %
  3. Fists of Flame 73 %+66.2 %
  4. Fire Nation Palace 75 %+64.8 %
  5. Fated Firepower 67 %+62.2 %
  6. The Last Agni Kai 67 %+61.5 %
  7. Avatar Roku, Firebender 62 %+59.2 %
  8. Fire Nation Turret 61 %+59.0 %
  9. Electro, Assaulting Battery 68 %+56.9 %
  10. Ashling, Flame Dancer 63 %+56.3 %
  11. Electrodominance 61 %+55.1 %
  12. Solstice Revelations 56 %+53.6 %
  13. Zuko, Exiled Prince 55 %+53.3 %
  14. Leyline Tyrant 60 %+53.2 %
  15. Comet Storm 58 %+53.2 %
  16. Redirect Lightning 70 %+52.6 %
  17. Sozin's Comet 55 %+51.7 %
  18. Expedite 62 %+51.3 %
  19. Haste Magic 55 %+50.7 %
  20. Lost in Memories 50 %+49.8 %
  21. The Legend of Roku 50 %+47.0 %
  22. Blazing Crescendo 51 %+45.7 %
  23. Longshot, Rebel Bowman 48 %+43.5 %
  24. Iroh, Dragon of the West 44 %+42.7 %
  25. Demand Answers 65 %+41.9 %
  26. Fire Nation Attacks 40 %+39.2 %
  27. Big Score 70 %+37.8 %
  28. Thrill of Possibility 70 %+37.4 %
  29. Firebending Lesson 37 %+36.0 %
  30. Crimson Wisps 43 %+35.9 %
  31. Commune with Lava 39 %+35.9 %
  32. Unexpected Windfall 61 %+35.5 %
  33. Balduvian Rage 37 %+35.0 %
  34. Great Train Heist 43 %+34.6 %
  35. Lightning Bolt 71 %+34.5 %
  36. Cunning Maneuver 36 %+34.3 %
  37. Hellkite Charger 37 %+33.8 %
  38. Flashback 42 %+32.6 %
  39. Past in Flames 40 %+32.6 %
  40. Storm-Kiln Artist 49 %+32.4 %
  41. Frantic Confrontation 33 %+32.3 %
  42. Monstrous Rage 37 %+31.9 %
  43. Zuko, Avatar Hunter 31 %+30.5 %
  44. Laughing Mad 34 %+30.3 %
  45. Guttersnipe 44 %+29.7 %
  46. Electric Revelation 32 %+29.6 %
  47. Ghitu Firebreathing 30 %+29.5 %
  48. Return the Favor 51 %+28.6 %
  49. Invoke Calamity 32 %+28.5 %
  50. Vedalken Orrery 29 %+27.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 97 %+2.1 %
  2. Firebender Ascension 78 %+74.8 %
  3. Fire Nation Palace 75 %+64.8 %
  4. Fists of Flame 73 %+66.2 %
  5. Sol Ring 72 %-11.8 %
  6. Firebending Student 71 %+67.6 %
  7. Lightning Bolt 71 %+34.5 %
  8. Thrill of Possibility 70 %+37.4 %
  9. Big Score 70 %+37.8 %
  10. Redirect Lightning 70 %+52.6 %
  11. Electro, Assaulting Battery 68 %+56.9 %
  12. The Last Agni Kai 67 %+61.5 %
  13. Fated Firepower 67 %+62.2 %
  14. Ruby Medallion 66 %+9.0 %
  15. Demand Answers 65 %+41.9 %
  16. Ashling, Flame Dancer 63 %+56.3 %
  17. Avatar Roku, Firebender 62 %+59.2 %
  18. Chaos Warp 62 %+1.2 %
  19. Expedite 62 %+51.3 %
  20. Fire Nation Turret 61 %+59.0 %
  21. Unexpected Windfall 61 %+35.5 %
  22. Electrodominance 61 %+55.1 %
  23. Leyline Tyrant 60 %+53.2 %
  24. Comet Storm 58 %+53.2 %
  25. Solstice Revelations 56 %+53.6 %
  26. Zuko, Exiled Prince 55 %+53.3 %
  27. Sozin's Comet 55 %+51.7 %
  28. Haste Magic 55 %+50.7 %
  29. Abrade 54 %+11.9 %
  30. Blazing Crescendo 51 %+45.7 %
  31. Return the Favor 51 %+28.6 %
  32. Lost in Memories 50 %+49.8 %
  33. The Legend of Roku 50 %+47.0 %
  34. Arcane Signet 49 %-11.5 %
  35. Untimely Malfunction 49 %+19.5 %
  36. Storm-Kiln Artist 49 %+32.4 %
  37. Swiftfoot Boots 48 %+8.4 %
  38. Rogue's Passage 48 %+23.7 %
  39. Longshot, Rebel Bowman 48 %+43.5 %
  40. Blasphemous Act 48 %-5.7 %
  41. Seething Song 46 %+13.7 %
  42. Guttersnipe 44 %+29.7 %
  43. Iroh, Dragon of the West 44 %+42.7 %
  44. Great Train Heist 43 %+34.6 %
  45. Crimson Wisps 43 %+35.9 %
  46. Deflecting Swat 42 %+13.3 %
  47. Flashback 42 %+32.6 %
  48. War Room 41 %+11.3 %
  49. Fire Nation Attacks 40 %+39.2 %
  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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