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◇ Catalog #187

Origin of Metalbending

tla·#187·common·nonfoil

Illus. Pauline Voss

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

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 $0.31low $0.03range 933.3%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,339 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.39

Nonfoil$0.26

Gameplay

Instant — Lesson

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Metal is just earth that has been purified and refined.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.31 across 55 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 #187 of *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2025 Avatar: The Last Airbender release.

Card type: Instant — Lesson, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{G} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,339 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pauline Voss. Rarix catalogs 102 other cards credited to this artist.