First printed in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)
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Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Trample, firebending 4, haste
If you would lose unspent mana, that mana becomes red instead.
Ozai has flying and indestructible as long as you have six or more unspent mana.
"Out of the ashes, a new world will be born."
7/7
- Illustrated by
- Kekai Kotaki
- Watermark
- Firenation
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (7)
- Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.
- "Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N
. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end." - As long as Ozai, the Phoenix King is on the battlefield, you'll keep unspent mana as steps and phases end (although it will become red). This means you can add mana and spend it during a future step, phase, or turn. Once Ozai leaves the battlefield, you have until the end of the current step or phase to use the mana before it disappears.
- Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.
- Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.
- 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.
- If unspent mana has any restrictions or riders associated with it (for example, if it was produced by White Lotus Hideout), those restrictions or riders will remain associated with that mana when it becomes red.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Premier Draft | 59.0% | +3.0 | +7.5 | 4533 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Ozai, the Phoenix King + Sozin's Comet
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Avatar Roku, Firebender + Ozai, the Phoenix King
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Firebending Student + Ozai, the Phoenix King
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Ozai, the Phoenix King + Zuko, Firebending Master
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite combat phases…: Aggravated Assault + Ozai, the Phoenix King + Sun Warriors
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds + Ozai, the Phoenix King
