Azula and Toph Lead Avatar Commanders, Aang Trails Behind
Wargamer reported on November 22, 2025 that EDHREC collected data showed Fire Lord Azula narrowly leading as the most built Avatar commander, with Toph the First Metalbender close behind and Avatar Aang lagging in third. This early snapshot matters to commanders because it signals which play patterns and cards are driving demand and deck building in the new set.
Wargamer published a report on November 22, 2025 using EDHREC collected data to rank early popularity for Avatar The Last Airbender commanders. The site reported that Fire Lord Azula had been recorded in about 7,377 decks, placing her narrowly ahead of Toph the First Metalbender at roughly 7,356 decks. Avatar Aang, the set's marquee character, was listed behind them with about 3,510 decks. Those figures reflect builds collected by EDHREC up to the publisher date, and they present a clear early pattern in how players have approached the new cards.
The article explained why the two leading commanders have translated quickly into Commander staples. Azula's attack triggered copy and tempo advantages fit naturally into aggressive and token based archetypes, allowing players to leverage combat steps into value and board presence. Toph's focus on animating artifacts and lands dovetails with established artifact synergies and land based strategies, giving builders a lot of mechanical hooks to exploit. Aang's lower placement suggests that marquee status does not always equate to immediate Commander adoption, at least in the opening days after a set release.
For the community the implications are immediate. Players who tune their decks to current trends will find a steady stream of Azula and Toph lists and recommendations on sites that aggregate Commander decks. The report noted that those popularity patterns have already influenced related card demand and deck building trends, which matters to collectors, sellers, and store organizers planning events and buy lists. Local game stores and secondary markets will pay attention as an early indicator of which staples may see price movement or increased trade interest.
As always with early data, these rankings are a snapshot rather than a final verdict. Builders and metagame watchers will be watching EDHREC and tournament results in the weeks to come to see if Azula and Toph maintain their leads or if Aang and other commanders climb as players refine archetypes.
