Last Airbender Comic Con Promo Spikes Useless Old Rare 499%

Last updated on July 25, 2025

Illustration from The Promise by Studio Gurihiru

Allies unite! Avatar Aang hinted at the possibility of a return to the ally creature type, but this week's Katara, the Fearless sneak peek from San Diego Comic-Con basically confirms it. And much like a single Sliver or Eldrazi is enough for players to dust off some old decks, so too can a set of new Ally creatures make it worth rummaging through some old bulk cards. Looks like one Ally in particular has already started spiking.

Remember Harabaz Druid?

Harabaz Druid | Illustration by Wayne Reynolds

Of course you don't. You were dead to a Plated Geopede before you had time to resolve Harabaz Druid in Worldwake. But it's always sort of been a linchpin of Ally strategies wherever that's been possible. A mana dork that scales with the theme of your deck can be an incredible boon to more niche strategies; just look at Sanctum Weaver and Manaweft Sliver as direct comparisons.

Even more important, ally decks tend to encompass all five colors, so mana dorks are at even more of a premium (even though Harabaz Druid only taps for one color at a time).

Source: MTGStocks.com

Harabaz Druid's price went up almost immediately after the reveal of Katara, the Fearless on social media. The new Bant legend pretty much confirmed that allies would be an essential part of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the final set of 2025. And if a new-age ally Commander deck's going to exist in any capacity, Harabaz Druid's going to be a part of it.

The card also only has three printings, the original 15-year old version from Worldwake, the Everyone's Invited Secret Lair print, and one slot on The List, which hardly counts. It's also basically impossible for it to be reprinted in any mainline Avatar: The Last Airbender products, since the Zendikarian name won't appear in a Universes Beyond product like this. That doesn't rule out a reskinned reprint in a Secret Lair or presently unknown product, though.

Source: TCGplayer.com

Note that a handful of copies sold through TCGplayer on Thursday at all sorts of different pricepoints, which is likely affecting the projected average price. If Allies get proper support in the ATLA crossover, enough that people want to start taking a crack at Ally EDH again, expect this price to fluctuate more.

Rally the Allies

Drana, Liberator of Malakir | Illustration by Mike Bierek

Harabaz Druid‘s a shoe-in if ATLA puts Allies back on the map again, but what other Ally gems are in need of a dusting off?

The short answer is: not many. The only new allies that have even been printed since the last big batch in 2016's Oath of the Gatewatch are Akiri, Line-Slinger (which came out that same year), and Kasla, the Broken Halo, which didn't exactly usher in a newfound desire to rebuild allies. That means it's been almost 10 years since allies received any major support, and the stuff that's out there from a decade or so ago isn't exactly up to snuff with the power level of modern cards.

Avatar has the chance to change that, though there are some diamonds in the ruff if you dig hard enough.

General Tazri‘s always lurking if Allies become competitive. It actually had a stint in cEDH for a while but the Ally synergies were pretty minute. Kalastria Healer‘s a sort of Impact Tremors for the creature type, and Zulaport Cutthroat mimics Blood Artist as well. Jwari Shapeshifter can be an extremely cheap clone for the deck (though not likely to gel with Avatar newcomers, since many of those are bound to be legendary).

There are also a few powerful cards that just so happen to be Allies, even if they're not really synergistic ones. Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder and Drana, Liberator of Malakir stand out.

The truth is, if Allies are going to be viable again, it's going to be overwhelmingly off the back of whatever Avatar brings to the table. The Harabaz Druid truthers might be on to something by speculating on the mana dork, but the unfortunate fact is that allies just haven't been very good up until now, and ATLA has the potential to change that. Honestly, the Zendikar Allies probably could've used the help of a good Airbender or two in their fight against the Eldrazi.