AzoriusLegendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit AllyAang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
Mana value3Rank#4,250
The Commander
Guide
Gameplan
Aang flashes in at instant speed to tempo-bend a threatening attacker or counter a spell by exiling it, then plays defense while you build toward a Waterbend flip. Once transformed into Aang and La, you swing wide and pump every tapped creature with +1/+1 counters, snowballing your board into a lethal attack. You win through repeatable tempo disruption and a go-wide counter strategy.
Strengths
- Flash + the airbend trigger gives flexible interaction, blanking removal spells or removing blockers/attackers at instant speed
- Cheap three-mana body in UW that's easy to recast and protect
- The flip side rewards going wide, pumping all tapped attackers each combat
- Strong in blink/flicker shells that re-trigger the airbend ETB
Weaknesses
- Airbend is symmetric-ish removal that only delays threats since opponents can recast for
- Waterbend
is a steep activation cost that demands real mana investment - The flipped attack trigger only helps if you already have a developed board
- UW lacks deep card advantage and ramp compared to other color pairs
- Relies on the commander surviving to be impactful
Key Cards
- Brago, King Eternal — Repeatedly blinks Aang to re-fire the airbend trigger and tap down blockers for the flip-side combat pump.
- Intruder Alarm — Untaps your creatures to enable repeated tapping and counter accumulation on attacks.
- Smothering Tithe — Generates the heavy mana needed to pay Waterbend and recast Aang repeatedly.
- Eldrazi Displacer — Provides repeatable flicker for the airbend ETB to remove blockers or counter spells.
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — Floods the board with tokens that all get counters when Aang and La attack.
Upgrade Path
Add mana acceleration like Smothering Tithe, Sol Ring, and Mana Vault to consistently afford Waterbend and recast Aang. Lean into a flicker package (Eldrazi Displacer, Restoration Angel, Brago) to abuse the airbend ETB as repeatable interaction, and add token producers plus Intruder Alarm-style untap effects to maximize the flip-side counter payoff.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Alpha strike with Aang and La pumping a wide tapped board of creatures
- ▸Repeatable blink-based disruption grinding opponents out while flying threats chip in
- ▸Combat damage from buffed evasive tokens and counters
Archetypes
- Blink — Aang's airbend ETB is repeatable disruption when flickered, exiling threats or spells every flicker.
- Tokens / Go-Wide — The flipped attack trigger pumps every tapped creature, rewarding a wide board of attackers.
- Tempo Control — Flash plus exile-based interaction lets you hold up answers and disrupt opponents' plays.
Combos
- Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury + Urza's Incubator
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite storm count
- Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius + Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite storm count
- Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius + Appa, Loyal Sky Bison + Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite storm count
- Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury + Sage of the Beyond
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite storm count
- Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury + Semblance Anvil
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite storm count
Combos via Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (UW), by popularity.
