Card

Zuko, Firebending Master

Mana cost {1}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally 2/2

First strike Firebending X, where X is the number of experience counters you have. (Whenever this creature attacks, add X {R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.) Whenever you cast a spell during combat, you get an experience counter.

Part of 7 known combos, one of them two-card. 7 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Mythic · TLE · #127
Cheapest printing
€14.15
EDHREC salt
—
Color identity
Red
Keywords
First strike, Firebending

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Hellkite Charger
  • B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Hellkite Charger
  • B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partner: Hellkite Charger
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • Two-card combo with Hellkite Charger (early with Hellkite Charger)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

7 known combos, one of them two-card.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    "Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N {R}. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end."
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    All experience counters are identical, no matter how you got them. For example, the firebending ability will count experience counters that you got from the last ability, from another ability, from another copy of Zuko, Firebending Master, and so on.
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    Mana from firebending abilities isn't lost until you leave combat and go to your second main phase. It can be used at any time during combat, even after combat damage has been dealt.
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    The experience counter goes on you, the player, not on Zuko. You will keep that counter even if Zuko, Firebending Master dies.
  • 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
    Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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