Mai and Zuko
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
Firebending 3
You may cast Ally spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $4.69
- EDHREC rank
- #11461
Mai and Zuko enters and immediately replaces itself by drawing a card, then keeps the engine running every time you cast a spell that could target the Avatar Aang player — the repeatable card advantage is the entire point. At four mana for a 3/4 with ward, the cost is reasonable, but you're running this because it turns Avatar Aang's political targeting mechanic into a draw engine, not because the body is efficient.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Avatar Aang
Avatar Aang decks target the Avatar player constantly by design, which means Mai and Zuko converts nearly every spell you'd already cast into a free card — the synergy score of 0.36 reflects how directly this card maps onto the deck's core loop.
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 Mai and Zuko is doing real work — the card is built around the Avatar Aang mechanic, which is a multiplayer-specific design that doesn't translate to Legacy or Vintage, where it's technically legal but has no competitive home. In those 60-card formats, a four-mana 3/4 with conditional draw and ward doesn't come close to the power threshold required to see play. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning: if an Avatar-adjacent oathbreaker shell ever materializes, Mai and Zuko could find a niche, but right now Commander is the entire reason this card exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.69 cheap tier
At $4.69, Mai and Zuko sits in the cheap tier — accessible enough that it's an easy include if you're building Avatar Aang, where its inclusion rate of 38% suggests it's a staple rather than a fringe pick. Demand is entirely tied to that commander's popularity, so the price is stable as long as Aang remains a played archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Avatar Aang
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.