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Waterbender Ascension Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG card
TLA #79 · Art by Takeuchi Moto
TLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last Airbender#79Rare

Waterbender Ascension

EnchantmentWaterbend
TCGplayer market · TLA #79 nonfoil
$0.55 −32.1% −$0.26, 7 days
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30 days
−8.3%
EDHREC rank
#3,620 Up 124 in 30 days
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Waterbender Ascension Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.55, down 32.1% over 7 days, down 8.3% over 30 days, down 26.7% over 90 days.

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Waterbender Ascension Printings & Prices

Waterbender Ascension has 3 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless and prerelease treatments.

TLA set symbol, RareTLA #79
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TLA set symbol, RareTLA #310
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PTLA set symbol, RarePTLA #79s
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Waterbender Ascension Rules Text & Legality

Waterbender Ascension

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on this enchantment. Then if it has four or more quest counters on it, draw a card.

Waterbend {4}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

Waterbender Ascension is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.

  • AlchemyLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • Future StandardLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • StandardLegal
  • Standard BrawlLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • PauperNot legal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • PreDHNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
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Waterbender Ascension Rulings

  • Oct 2, 2025

    "Waterbend [cost]" means "Pay [cost]. For each generic mana in that cost, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay that mana."

  • Oct 2, 2025

    Even if the cost of the spell or ability that waterbend is part of increases or decreases, you still may only tap artifacts or creatures to pay for costs up to the amount of the generic mana in the waterbend cost.

  • Oct 2, 2025

    If a waterbend cost is part of the total cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay one generic mana in that total cost any number of times up to a maximum of the amount of generic mana in the waterbend component of that total cost.

  • Oct 2, 2025

    If an artifact or creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell or activating an ability with waterbend will result in the artifact or creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for waterbend. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact or creature to activate a mana ability to pay a cost with waterbend, that artifact or creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for waterbend.

  • Oct 2, 2025

    You can tap any untapped creature or artifact you control to pay a waterbend cost, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Waterbender Ascension has been reprinted 5 times. The Avatar: The Last Airbender reprint cut the price 85% in 30 days.

  • Nov 21, 2025PTLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last Airbender Promos · Prerelease, foilPTLA #79s
  • Nov 21, 2025TLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last Airbender · foilTLA #79
  • Nov 21, 2025TLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last AirbenderTLA #79
  • Nov 21, 2025TLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last Airbender · Borderless, foilTLA #310
  • Nov 21, 2025TLA set symbol, RareAvatar: The Last Airbender · BorderlessTLA #310

Waterbender Ascension in Commander

Waterbender Ascension is the #3,620 most-played card on EDHREC, up 124 places over the last 30 days.

#3,620 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 124 in 30 days

Waterbender Ascension FAQ

How much is Waterbender Ascension worth?

Waterbender Ascension is worth about $0.55 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Waterbender Ascension legal in Commander?

Yes. Waterbender Ascension is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Waterbender Ascension been reprinted?

Yes. Waterbender Ascension has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Waterbender Ascension cheap?

Waterbender Ascension trades at about $0.55; 5 reprints keep supply plentiful.