Zuko, Avatar Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Whenever you cast a red spell, create a 2/2 red Soldier creature token.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13985
Zuko, Avatar Hunter puts immediate pressure on opponents by hunting down their most powerful creatures, turning the board into a threat the moment he enters. The cost is real — he demands a Boros shell and a pilot willing to commit resources to aggression — but Ozai, the Phoenix King decks pay that cost happily, and the payoff is board presence that compounds fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King runs Zuko, Avatar Hunter as a core piece of the hunting engine — Zuko's creature-targeting gameplan maps directly onto Ozai's aggressive, threat-elimination strategy, making the two a natural pairing that shows up in nearly 15% of Ozai lists.
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 |
Zuko, Avatar Hunter is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer environment is where his board pressure and creature-hunting ability generate the most value, since there are always high-value targets worth pursuing. In Legacy and Vintage, where he's technically legal, the competition at every mana cost is brutal and Zuko won't make the cut over faster, more broken options. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth considering, where his targeted aggression can shape games in a way that mirrors Commander's politics and threat-assessment dynamic.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Zuko, Avatar Hunter isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given his strong inclusion rate in Ozai, the Phoenix King lists, demand is real and worth factoring into your budget.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.