Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
Legendary Creature — Human Performer Ally
Flash
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When Ty Lee enters, tap up to one target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control Ty Lee.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7472
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker shuts down activated abilities on creatures your opponents control the moment she hits the battlefield — a static lock stapled to a three-mana body. Katara, the Fearless decks run her as a hard answer to mana dorks, combo pieces, and tap-to-win threats that would otherwise dodge conventional removal.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Katara, the Fearless
Katara, the Fearless decks include Ty Lee, Chi Blocker at a nearly 48% rate because she lines up perfectly against the activated-ability commanders and utility creatures that Katara's aggressive, low-to-the-ground game plan struggles to answer otherwise.
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician lists run Ty Lee, Chi Blocker to tax and disrupt the opponent's board without spending removal spells, keeping the strategy's resources free for advancing the attack.
Katara, Waterbending Master
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker slots into Katara, Waterbending Master builds as a passive disruptor that silences opposition mana engines and combo outlets while Katara is assembling her own gameplan.
Fire Lord Azula
Fire Lord Azula's wide inclusion base — nearly 30,000 decks — means Ty Lee, Chi Blocker shows up as a consistent hate piece that blanket-locks creatures whose activated abilities would destabilize Azula's control over the table.
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 Ty Lee, Chi Blocker does her best work: activated abilities are everywhere — mana dorks, combo outlets, planeswalkers, utility creatures — and a three-mana body that turns all of them off is a genuine tempo swing. In competitive Commander, she's a fringe hate piece rather than a staple, because the fastest tables kill before she stabilizes anything. In Modern and Pioneer, she's too narrow and too fragile at three mana to compete with dedicated interaction. Standard could find niche use in creature-heavy metas where shutting off key activations wins races, but she's not a format staple there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Ty Lee, Chi Blocker isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. As a card with a specific hate-piece role in a licensed set, foil and non-foil copies can swing significantly based on reprint risk and set supply — buy at a price you're comfortable with for the slot she fills.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Katara, the Fearless
- Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
- Katara, Waterbending Master
- Fire Lord Azula
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.