WotC Neglects Commander Decks for Avatar: The Last Airbender

Last updated on August 15, 2025

Still from Avatar: The Last Airbender

Wizards of the Coast has chosen not to print Commander precons for Avatar: The Last Airbender. This has come as a shock considering Commander is the most popular format in Magic, by far, and even Final Fantasy and Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth both received their own suite of decks.

So What?

Aang's Journey | Illustration by Kotakan

Obviously players can just… build their own decks. The set has no shortage of legendary creatures, as most UB sets have a high-than-average volume of them, but Commander precons also present another benefit: they add designed-for-commander cards to the format.

Final Fantasy's precons are a great example of this. 100 new cards came to the format and among them were complete bangers like Sphere Grid, Tataru Taru, and Y'shtola, Night's Blessed.

All hope is not lost for TLA, though. In addition to the main set, there is Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal. The cards in this set are only legal in Commander/Legacy/Vintage and are available from normal packs. They'll just have a different set code.

TLA symbol (left) vs TLE symbol (right)

The only thing that's weird here is that WotC isn't calling TLE a ‘bonus sheet‘ like it typically does for these additional sheets. They've also revealed over 61 cards for TLE, many of which are commons and uncommons. However, they still behave just like one. 1 in 7 commons within the pack will be a TLE card, and you may not even realize it if you don't check the set symbol. Collector Boosters, on the other hand, will have at least 4 TLE cards and of higher rarities.

The Commander… Bundle?

Avatar Enthusiasts | Illustration by Leanna Crossan

WotC hasn't actually stated why there aren't any Avatar precons, which is weird considering just about every set for the last 4 years has had at least two, even Universes Beyond releases. However, there is still a Commander product available: the Commander Bundle.

The commander bundle has “commander staples” in addition to tons of boosters and lands.

Specifically, it has:

• 9 TLA Play Boosters
• 1 TLA Collector Booster
• 5 promos, 3 of which are the same in each bundle (unknown which cards)
• 15 foil basics, including 5 full-art Appa lands
• 15 non-foil basic lands, including 5 full-art Appa lands
• 1 Click-wheel to track life.

It's nowhere near a preconstructed deck, but for somebody starting out in their Magic journey, especially somebody who likes Commander, it could be a nice pickup.