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Sun Warriors

Creature — Human Warrior Ally

Firebending X, where X is the number of creatures you control. (Whenever this creature attacks, add X {R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
{5}: Create a 1/1 white Ally creature token.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{R}{W}
Color identity
RW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#8896
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Sun Warriors card art
Sun Warriors enters tapped and attacks the turn after, but in Avatar Aang decks it's doing real work — it's one of the key pieces that enables the extra-combat loop with Hellkite Charger by generating the mana needed to retrigger the ability. This is a build-around card, not a generalist, and outside the Avatar block it rarely earns a slot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Avatar Aang

32.3% of decks · synergy 0.30

Avatar Aang is the natural home for Sun Warriors — it's in nearly a third of all Aang decks because the Warriors' mana generation feeds directly into the extra-combat engine Aang wants to assemble.

02
Fire Lord Zuko

Fire Lord Zuko

29.3% of decks · synergy 0.27

Fire Lord Zuko leans on Sun Warriors for the same reason: the mana production pairs with aggressive combat strategies, and Zuko's Bending synergies keep it relevant beyond the early game.

04
Iroh, Tea Master

Iroh, Tea Master

14.9% of decks · synergy 0.14

Iroh, Tea Master runs Sun Warriors at a lower rate, but it still slots in as a mana accelerant that supports the value-oriented game Iroh plays.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Sun Warriors is legal in every major constructed format, but it isn't showing up in any of them outside Commander — the effect is too slow and too conditional for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where the game is often decided before the Warriors can generate meaningful mana. In Standard it has the legality but not the power level to compete. Commander is the only format where Sun Warriors earns its slot, and even there it's almost exclusively an Avatar-themed build-around rather than a generic Boros staple.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, Sun Warriors is firmly bulk — easy to acquire without thinking about cost. Bulk rares with narrow synergy don't tend to climb unless the theme explodes in popularity, so grab it if you're building the deck and don't expect it to matter otherwise.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.