Aang and Katara
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally
Whenever Aang and Katara enter or attack, create X 1/1 white Ally creature tokens, where X is the number of tapped artifacts and/or creatures you control.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $6.03
- EDHREC rank
- #10316
Aang and Katara puts two relevant bodies on the board and generates value immediately — the kind of card that demands an answer the turn it lands. Katara, the Fearless decks run it at over 56% inclusion because it threads right into the Waterbending engine, and at its mana cost that rate of return is hard to argue with.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Katara, the Fearless
Katara, the Fearless is the natural home — Aang and Katara slots directly into the Waterbending synergy package, and the 56% inclusion rate across nearly 7,700 decks reflects how well the two cards reinforce each other's game plan.
Avatar Aang
Avatar Aang decks run Aang and Katara as a thematic and mechanical complement — the card extends the Avatar-adjacent creature suite and contributes to the value engine Avatar Aang wants to sustain across a long game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Aang and Katara is doing real work — it's legal in Legacy and Vintage as well, but those formats have no interest in a multicolor value creature at this cost. In Commander, the card earns its slot in Katara, the Fearless and Avatar Aang builds specifically, not as a generic goodstuff inclusion. Oathbreaker is legal and theoretically relevant if either Aang or Katara is your planeswalker, but the card's ceiling is clearly in 100-card singleton.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If Aang and Katara is out of range, look for two-for-one creatures in the same color identity that generate value on entry — the card's appeal is the combination of board presence and immediate payoff, which is hard to replicate exactly at a lower price point. No single budget card fully covers both halves, so the honest trade-off is splitting the role: one cheaper creature for the body, one spell for the value, and accepting that the unified efficiency of Aang and Katara isn't quite there.
Price Context
Current price
$6.03 mid tier
At $6.03, Aang and Katara sits in the mid tier — not a budget inclusion, but not a painful pickup either. Cards at this price from crossover sets tend to track with the popularity of their associated commanders, so sustained play in Katara, the Fearless lists is what keeps it here.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Katara, the Fearless
- Avatar Aang
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.