Fire Lord Ozai
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Whenever Fire Lord Ozai attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, add an amount of 
equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end.
: Exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards without paying its mana cost.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $1.49
- EDHREC rank
- #10420
Fire Lord Ozai puts a 5/5 flying, trample, haste body into play that immediately threatens extra combat steps when paired with Hellkite Charger or similar attack triggers — the ceiling is a same-turn lethal swing. The cost is six mana and no built-in protection, so he folds to any instant-speed removal before damage. Run him in Ozai, the Phoenix King to maximize the extra-combat engine; everywhere else, he's a solid role-player rather than a cornerstone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King is the natural home — Fire Lord Ozai's attack trigger feeds directly into the extra-combat loops Ozai, the Phoenix King is built around, and the legendary synergy between the two cards means the commander actively rewards having Fire Lord Ozai in the 99.
Fire Lord Zuko
Fire Lord Zuko wants as many attacking bodies with relevant triggers as possible, and Fire Lord Ozai's haste and immediate combat pressure makes him one of the better includes — he attacks the turn he lands and contributes to the go-wide assault Fire Lord Zuko enables.
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 Fire Lord Ozai does his real work — six mana is manageable in a format with abundant ramp, and the extra-combat synergies available in red make his attack trigger genuinely threatening. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but offer no competitive home; a six-mana 5/5 with no immediate card advantage gets outclassed by the threats those formats run. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card format worth considering, where he could serve as a signature spell target or creature finisher, though the compressed game length cuts against his cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Fire Lord OzaiHellkite ChargerHelm of the Host
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases
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Jumbo CactuarFire Lord Ozai
Exile each opponent's library; Near-infinite red mana
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Fire Lord OzaiHellkite ChargerDelina, Wild Mage
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases
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Current price
$1.49 cheap tier
At $1.49, Fire Lord Ozai sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to include speculatively and not painful to cut if the deck evolves. Demand is tied almost entirely to Avatar: The Last Airbender Commander interest, so the price is stable as long as that product stays in print.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.