Origin of Metalbending

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #187 · Common · Instant — Lesson

Mana cost: {1}{G}

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Metal is just earth that has been purified and refined.

Illustrated by Pauline Voss · Released November 21, 2025

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.25 USD · €0.19 EUR
• Foil: $1.09 USD · €0.37 EUR

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: up $0.07 USD (38.9%) to $0.25 USD; low $0.15 USD, high $0.35 USD.

Printings

1. Avatar: The Last Airbender #187 (this printing) · Common · 2025 · $0.25 USD

Legality

• Standard: Legal
• Alchemy: Legal
• Pioneer: Legal
• Historic: Legal
• Modern: Legal
• Brawl: Legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Not legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

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