Zuko, Exiled Prince
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Firebending 3 (Whenever this creature attacks, add 
. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #4872
Zuko, Exiled Prince puts a 2/2 Dragon token into play the moment he enters, then threatens a second token every turn you attack — all on a two-mana body. The ceiling is locked behind a six-mana activation to flip into Ozai, the Phoenix King, but even without that payoff, the floor is strong enough to run him on token value alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King is the direct flip target for Zuko, Exiled Prince, so 71% of Ozai decks run him as essentially a second copy of the game plan — pay six, transform, and start pressuring the table with a legendary Dragon.
Fire Lord Zuko
Fire Lord Zuko shares a name and theme with Zuko, Exiled Prince, and the continuous Dragon token generation from Exiled Prince feeds directly into whatever aggressive or aristocrats lines Fire Lord Zuko wants to pursue.
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Electro, Assaulting Battery wants bodies to bounce off opponents repeatedly, and Zuko, Exiled Prince's attack-trigger token production keeps the pressure coming every combat step.
Avatar Aang
Avatar Aang plays in the Avatar: The Last Airbender thematic space where Zuko, Exiled Prince is a natural inclusion, and the recurring Dragon tokens contribute to the wide-board strategies Aang decks typically support.
Fire Lord Azula
Fire Lord Azula pushes aggressive Jeskai strategies where Zuko, Exiled Prince's consistent token generation on attacks adds free pressure while staying mana-efficient at two mana.
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 Zuko, Exiled Prince does his best work — the flip condition into Ozai, the Phoenix King is a built-in late-game escalation, and token generation stapled to a two-drop is exactly what aggressive Jeskai and Dragon-tribal builds want. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Standard he's legal but has no real competitive footing; the two-mana 2/2 body is fine, but the attack trigger and six-mana flip are too slow against those fields. Legacy and Vintage are essentially the same story — legal on paper, irrelevant in practice. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth noting, since the lower starting life total makes repeated Dragon token pressure more meaningful.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Zuko, Exiled Prince sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card with a clear thematic home but limited cross-format demand. Grab copies freely — there's no reason to expect price movement unless a dedicated Avatar set reprint or major Commander product shifts the demand curve.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.