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Ruinous Waterbending
TLA · Avatar: The Last Airbender #118 · Uncommon · released 2025-11-21
{1}{B}{B}
Sorcery — Lesson
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may waterbend {4}. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell's additional cost was paid, whenever a creature dies this turn, you gain 1 life.
Ruinous Waterbending is an uncommon black sorcery from Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025). Recent market prices range from $0.19 to $0.26 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
USD$0.26
USD Foil$0.29
Format legality
Where you can play Ruinous Waterbending in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
All printings
Prices range from $0.19 to $0.26 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Avatar: The Last Airbender at $0.19.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender This page | 118 | Uncommon | $0.19 | $0.26 |
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Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (5).
- 2025-10-02"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."
- 2025-10-02If 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.
- 2025-10-02If 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.
- 2025-10-02You 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.
- 2025-10-02Even 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ruinous Waterbending legal in Commander?
Yes — Ruinous Waterbending is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Ruinous Waterbending legal in?
Ruinous Waterbending is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
How many times has Ruinous Waterbending been printed?
Ruinous Waterbending has a single printing, released in 2025.
What is the cheapest printing of Ruinous Waterbending?
The cheapest printing is Avatar: The Last Airbender (#118) at about $0.19.
Who illustrated Ruinous Waterbending?
This printing of Ruinous Waterbending was illustrated by Yuu Fujiki.