The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering has unveiled the first preview of its highly anticipated Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover set during MagicCon Las Vegas 2025. This marks another major milestone in Wizards of the Coast's ambitious Universes Beyond initiative, which has brought numerous pop culture franchises into the MTG universe.

2025 has been an extraordinary year for Magic: The Gathering, featuring multiple groundbreaking expansions. Players recently revisited the dragon-filled world of Tarkir in Tarkir Dragonstorm, while Aetherdrift introduced an exhilarating interplanar racing competition. However, the most significant development has been the expansion of Universes Beyond crossovers.

The Universes Beyond program has gained tremendous momentum this year, beginning with the successful Final Fantasy expansion that became Standard-legal. Wizards of the Coast has announced several upcoming crossovers, including a Spider-Man set this summer and the Avatar: The Last Airbender collection scheduled for Fall 2025.

Latest Game Information

The Avatar Aang Card Reveal

The centerpiece of the Las Vegas reveal was the showcase of Avatar Aang, a multicolored legendary creature card that introduces innovative bending mechanics to the game. The card features:

• Card Type: Legendary Creature - Human Avatar Ally
• Mana Cost: (R)(G)(W)(U)
• Power/Toughness: 4/4
• Abilities: Flying, firebending 2
• Special Effect: Draws cards when performing any bending action, with potential to transform into a more powerful version

The transformed version, Aang, Master of Elements, becomes a formidable 6/6 creature with cost reduction abilities and powerful upkeep triggers that can swing games dramatically.

Innovative Gameplay Mechanics

The Aang card introduces four distinct bending mechanics - waterbending, earthbending, firebending, and airbending - each representing different elemental interactions from the Nickelodeon series. This innovative design:

• Creates new strategic possibilities for five-color decks
• Offers fresh gameplay dynamics for Commander format
• Faithfully translates the Avatar universe into MTG mechanics

Additional MagicCon Announcements

Beyond the Avatar reveal, Wizards of the Coast shared exciting news about 2026 expansions, including returns to popular planes like Lorwyn and Strixhaven. The company also previewed two new Commander decks coming with August's Edge of Eternities set:

1. World Shaper: Focused on sacrifice mechanics
2. Counter Intelligence: Centered around +1/+1 counters