Fire Lord Azula
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add 
. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Whenever you cast a spell while Fire Lord Azula is attacking, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.67
- EDHREC rank
- #4130
Fire Lord Azula hits the table and immediately starts copying spells — every instant or sorcery you cast gets duplicated, which is exactly as backbreaking as it sounds in a spell-heavy deck. The cost is real: five mana and a Grixis color identity means you need a shell that can support the investment, and cards like Narset's Reversal become absurdly efficient when Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter is feeding the engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter runs Fire Lord Azula in over 20% of lists because the two form a self-sustaining value loop — Drake generates resources off adventures and treasure, and Azula's copy trigger turns every spell in that chain into two spells.
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge exiles spells from opponents' libraries and casts them for free, and Fire Lord Azula doubles every one of those free casts — it's one of the most explosive free-roll pairings in Grixis spell-slinging.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Fire Lord Azula belongs — a five-mana legendary that copies your spells is built for the long game, and multiplayer tables give it the time to take over. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana is too slow and the effect too win-more for a format that wants to close games before turn five. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested; those formats have cheaper, more broken ways to duplicate spells. Oathbreaker is a legitimate home if you build around it, since the planeswalker restriction still leaves room for a spell-doubling signature package.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalFrantic Search
Infinite self-discard triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite untap of lands you control; Near-infinite blue mana
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Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalStorm-Kiln Artist
Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of the casted instant or sorcery; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count
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Fire Lord AzulaSnapDualcaster Mage
Infinite untap of lands you control; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
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Fire Lord AzulaUnderworld BreachFrantic Search
Near-infinite storm count; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of lands you control
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Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalTurnabout
Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana permanents you control can produce; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.67 bulk tier
At $0.67, Fire Lord Azula is firmly bulk, which makes it an easy inclusion for any Grixis spell-slinger on a budget. Bulk rares with clear combo applications tend to hold their floor rather than crater further, so there's no real price risk at this entry point.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.