Katara, Waterbending Master
TLE · mythic · Released 2025-11-21
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
one mode
situational
easily answered
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Rationale
Katara is a 2cmc legendary looter-commander who accumulates experience counters by casting spells during opponents' turns (rewarding instant-speed interaction), then converts those counters into looting power when she attacks. She is a natural fit for reactive control and tempo shells that hold up counterspells and flash threats; the experience engine incentivizes an instant-heavy spellslinger build. Her draw-discard is optional, preserving hand size, but the attack requirement and slow counter accumulation make her a setup-dependent threat rather than an immediate powerhouse.
Learnings (3)
Katara's experience counters are cumulative across the game and persist even if she leaves play, so rebuilding after removal doesn't reset the looting engine.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The draw-then-discard on attack is optional — you choose whether to activate it each combat, so you won't be forced to discard when the hand is empty or when you want to hold cards.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Casting instants (counterspells, flash creatures, removal) during each opponent's turn can yield up to 3 experience counters per round at a full 4-player table, making her unusually explosive in multiplayer compared to 1v1 Brawl.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #6,781