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◇ Catalog #128

Combustion Technique

tla·#128·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Devin Elle Kurtz

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Nov '25

9 mo ago

Value

$0.26+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.27 · low $0.25

NM$0.26

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.24–$0.27modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.28low $0.04range 600.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,724 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.32

Nonfoil$0.26

Gameplay

Instant — Lesson

Combustion Technique deals damage equal to 2 plus the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

"Sokka, watch out! It's Sparky-Sparky Boom Man!" —Aang

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2025-10-02wotc

Combustion Technique's replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.28 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TLA — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #128 of *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2025 Avatar: The Last Airbender release.

Card type: Instant — Lesson, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,724 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz. Rarix catalogs 24 other cards credited to this artist.