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Scoop: How Magic: The Gathering's Avatar Expansion Revives Two Popular Tribe-Focused Mechanics
Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts often embrace tribal tactics — who has not built a zombie strategy at some point? — while this upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender Universes Beyond set is reintroducing 2 well-known examples that match perfectly to the setting.
Reappearing Tribal Mechanics
One first mechanic, called "Allies," was introduced in the Zendikar which grants boosts whenever more creatures with the Ally subtype enter the battlefield.
Alternatively, "Shrine" is an enchantment subtype that first appeared in Kamigawa. Although not exactly creature-based tribe, these enchantments likewise become power when you has additional of them on the battlefield.
The Comeback of Allies Ability
While Shrine cards have shown up here and there across newer sets, the Ally subtype has been seldom seen — until that ends with Avatar: The Last Airbender, in which this feature is heavily featured.
Aang must assemble numerous allies during the quest to bring back peace across the world, so there's no more fitting way to show this through a Magic: The Gathering set.
Revealed Cards Showcase
After the first card reveal, here are a look at one Ally and one Shrine card in the new Avatar: The Last Airbender release.
Teo: The Beloved Character
This character is a popular minor figure in ATLA, a young man of the Earth Tribe that resided in an Air Temple after his village was ruined by a disaster, which left him paraplegic.
Due to his dad's skill in engineering, he can soar through the skies with his glider, and dares the Avatar in an aerial race.
This card Teo, Spirited Glider showcases Teo's passion of flying and the Earth Tribe's use on flying machines through letting the player draw and discard whenever a player attacks using a flying unit, while additionally pumping your team via +1/+1 counters in the process.
The Temple Card: The Powerful Shrine
Regarding Teo's home, it appears in the card The Northern Air Temple, that drains an opponent's life upon coming into the battlefield, depending on the number Shrine cards you have.
The card also drains one more life whenever a Shrine comes onto the battlefield.
It looks like a powerful addition, given the card's low cost and valuable ETB ability.
One major weakness of Shrine-based decks in formats besides Commander is that Shrines are typically Legendary, however this card is great when paired with Sanctum of Stone Fangs, which drains all opponents at the beginning of your main phase.
A Welcome Collaboration
At a time while crossover sets are garnering a lot of backlash by fans, a beloved series such as Avatar: The Last Airbender could be precisely what Magic: The Gathering requires.
Spoiler season has begun, and the full set will be launched November 21st.
Shane Waters
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