Appa, Aang's Companion
Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever Appa attacks, another target attacking creature without flying gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #17323
Appa, Aang's Companion puts a 10/10 flying trampler on the board — the largest base-stats creature at this mana value in white-blue — but seven mana is a real ask in formats that punish slow curves. The payoff is real; the cost means you need a ramp shell or a way to cheat it into play to get full value.
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 where Appa, Aang's Companion has a legitimate home, specifically in big-mana or cost-reduction shells that can absorb a seven-drop and make use of a 10/10 closing threat. Legacy and Vintage have it legal on paper, but neither format is interested in a vanilla seven-mana creature when faster, more broken things are available at every point on the curve. Oathbreaker is legal too, but the same problem applies — the format moves fast enough that seven mana without an enters-the-battlefield effect is a tough sell outside dedicated ramp strategies.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Appa, Aang's Companion sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes sense for a high-cost creature without combo upside or a built-in enter-the-battlefield effect. The price is stable — there's no sleeper potential here, just a straightforward budget option for casual tables that want a massive flying beater without spending on reserved-list staples.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.