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The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi

Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
II — Earthbend X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. That land becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
mythic
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#3817
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The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi card art
The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi is a five-mana saga that flips into a 6/6 with ward and a built-in combat trigger — and once Avatar Kyoshi is attacking, Aggravated Assault turns that trigger into an infinite-combat engine. The cost is real: five mana is a significant ask, and the saga requires patience before Kyoshi ever swings, but Toph, Earthbending Master decks treat the wait as a formality.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Toph, Earthbending Master

Toph, Earthbending Master

67.3% of decks · synergy 0.62

Toph, Earthbending Master appears alongside The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi in over 67% of her decks because Kyoshi's combat trigger fuels the repeated landfall and token generation Toph demands — every extra attack step is another trigger.

02
Bumi, Unleashed

Bumi, Unleashed

63.8% of decks · synergy 0.59

Bumi, Unleashed pairs with The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi because Bumi rewards going wide and attacking repeatedly, and Kyoshi's flip side delivers exactly the kind of sustained combat pressure that maximizes Bumi's bonus-attack synergies.

03

Avatar Aang

43.5% of decks · synergy 0.40

Avatar Aang decks run The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi as a thematic inclusion that also pulls genuine mechanical weight, since Kyoshi's ward and combat trigger complement Aang's strategy of accumulating incremental advantages across multiple attack steps.

04
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir

Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir

41.1% of decks · synergy 0.40

Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir synergizes with The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi because Kyoshi's combat triggers generate repeated draw or token opportunities that Jolrael can convert into a board full of large creatures, compounding each attack.

05
Toph, the First Metalbender

Toph, the First Metalbender

41.6% of decks · synergy 0.35

Toph, the First Metalbender decks include The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi because Kyoshi's recurring combat triggers align with Toph's artifact and token synergies, providing a reliable threat that scales with each additional attack step.

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

Commander is where The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi is built to live — the saga structure is deliberate and political, and the 6/6 flip side hits hard enough to close games once it starts attacking with extra-combat support. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer it's legal but functionally irrelevant; five mana for a saga that doesn't immediately impact the board is too slow against linear decks that end the game on turn four. Standard legality opens up more casual applications, though dedicated Avatar-themed tables and Commander pods are realistically the only venues where the card earns its slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never reach for it.

Key Combos

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The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar KyoshiBody of Research

The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar KyoshiBody of Research

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature token

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Temur SabertoothHyrax Tower ScoutThe Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite blinking; Infinite blinking of some creatures; Infinite colored mana

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi isn't currently available in our system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures. Given its high inclusion rate in Avatar-themed Commander decks, demand is real — if you're building around Toph or Bumi, picking it up before those decks spike further is the practical move.

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