Avatar Aang

Avatar Aang is a 5-color WUBRG legendary threat that draws cards whenever you use any of the four bending mechanics and transforms after doing all four in one turn; the back face is a 6/6 flying cost-reducer that makes all spells cost WUBRG less (effectively free for 5-color decks), triggers each upkeep for 4 life, 4 cards, 4 counters, and 4 damage to each opponent. The front face rewards bending-tribal gameplay and filters aggressively into the back, while Aang, Master of Elements is a brutal engine/finisher that can loop transform triggers for cascading value. The WUBRG pip requirement gates it to 5-color shells, but once online it dominates any game state.

• The back face's cost-reduction of {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} means any 5-color spell costs its generic mana only — a 7cmc 5-color spell effectively costs {2}. This makes Aang an infinite-mana-adjacent enabler for expensive spells in 5-color combo shells.

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• The transform loop on the back face ('at the beginning of each upkeep, you may transform') means Aang can flip back to Avatar Aang, reuse the draw-a-card bending triggers each turn, and then flip back — creating a consistent upkeep value engine without needing to re-trigger all four bends every cycle.

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• Firebending 2 on the front face adds {R}{R} during combat attacks, meaning it can help pay for spells post-combat but requires attacking to generate the mana — the front face incentivizes an aggressive posture that conflicts with the slow 5-color setup needed to cast it.

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• EDHREC rank: #7,491