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Nick Price
Nov 12, 2025
Nick Price
The Best Artifacts and Lands From Avatar: The Last Airbender
Here are our picks for the best new artifacts and lands in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Magic set. Which ones will you add to your decks?
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Axebane Guardian
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
92%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
85%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Denial
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
81%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Omens
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Assault Formation
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Tower Defense
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
72%synergy
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High Alert
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Fell the Mighty
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Frost
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Perimeter Captain
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Junk
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Roots
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Crystal Barricade
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Walking Bulwark
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Fortified Rampart
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Tree of Redemption
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Angelic Wall
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Towering Titan
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Vine Trellis
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Runes
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Riptide Turtle
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Carven Caryatid
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Glare
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Mulch
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Tears
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Steel Wall
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Essence
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Portcullis Vine
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Flumph
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Shield Sphere
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Rampart Architect
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Hope
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Coral Colony
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Clockwork Drawbridge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Vines
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bar the Door
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-32%synergy
Bant Charm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Return to Nature
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Aegis of the Heavens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Brokers Charm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Endless Detour
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Solidarity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Shape the Sands
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Naturalize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Condemn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Semester's End
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Reunion of the House
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wear Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Meekstone
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cathar's Shield
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Navigation Orb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Stoneskin
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Brave the Sands
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Assemble the Players
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Angelic Chorus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Shield
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Growth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Primal Rage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Builder's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aurification
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Serra's Blessing
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rolling Stones
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fortified Area
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Buried in the Garden
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Access Tunnel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Memorial to Unity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Baldur's Gate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Signet
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Selesnya Signet
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Unity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Manalith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Seaside Citadel
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Prairie Stream
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Canopy Vista
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Thornwood Falls
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blossoming Sands
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Brokers Hideout
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Plenty
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Cove
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Fortified Village
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Citadel Gate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Brushland
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Manor Gate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Stream
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Meandering River
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scattered Groves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Gond Gate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gateway Plaza
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
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