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Fire Lord Azula
Legendary Creature — Human Noble · 1UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Fire Lord Azula is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Whenever you cast a spell while Fire Lord Azula is attacking, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Reference price of the card: €1.25
Average lands in decks for Fire Lord Azula: 34
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed55
- Interaction68
- Resilience98
- Closing35
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 3 Island, 1 Swamp, 6 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Frantic Search · Big Score · Storm-Kiln Artist · Archmage Emeritus · Dark Ritual · Lightning Bolt · Electrodominance · Swiftfoot Boots · Snap · Unexpected Windfall · Seething Song · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Talisman of Creativity · Thrill of Possibility · High Fae Trickster · Leyline of Anticipation · Narset's Reversal · Redirect Lightning · Talisman of Dominance · The Last Agni Kai · Borne Upon a Wind · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Talisman of Indulgence · Brainstorm · Counterspell · Demand Answers · Nightscape Familiar · Ozai, the Phoenix King · Dualcaster Mage · Firebending Student · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Twinning Staff · Bulk Up · Lightning Greaves · Deadly Rollick · Etali, Primal Storm · Fellwar Stone · Sozin's Comet · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Ashling, Flame Dancer · Fists of Flame · Fated Firepower · Azula, Cunning Usurper · Deflecting Swat · Firebender Ascension · Goblin Electromancer · Izzet Signet · Blasphemous Act · Pyretic Ritual · Chaos Warp · Faerie Mastermind · Opt · Torrential Gearhulk · Abrade · Guttersnipe · Jeska's Will · Lightning Strike · Valley Floodcaller · Dimir Signet · Fierce Guardianship · Flashback · Zuko, Firebending Master · Desperate Ritual · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Fire Nation Palace · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Dragonskull Summit · Shivan Reef · Crumbling Necropolis · Drowned Catacomb · Xander's Lounge · Bloodstained Mire · Reliquary Tower · Polluted Delta · Rogue's Passage · Training Center · Scalding Tarn · Stormcarved Coast · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Sunken Hollow · Luxury Suite · Morphic Pool
🃏 Recommended cards for Fire Lord Azula
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Fire Lord Azula, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 62% | +51% |
| Big Score | 65% | +51% |
| Electrodominance | 55% | +50% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 60% | +50% |
| Frantic Search | 71% | +49% |
| Lightning Bolt | 56% | +45% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 51% | +45% |
| Snap | 54% | +45% |
| Seething Song | 51% | +43% |
| High Fae Trickster | 49% | +43% |
| Fire Nation Palace | 50% | +43% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 53% | +43% |
| Leyline of Anticipation | 49% | +43% |
| Narset's Reversal | 46% | +40% |
| The Last Agni Kai | 46% | +40% |
| Redirect Lightning | 46% | +38% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 50% | +38% |
| Ozai, the Phoenix King | 42% | +37% |
| Demand Answers | 42% | +37% |
| Electro, Assaulting Battery | 43% | +36% |
| Firebending Student | 41% | +36% |
| Borne Upon a Wind | 45% | +35% |
| Twinning Staff | 39% | +34% |
| Bulk Up | 38% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Fire Lord Azula deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Big Score
- Electrodominance
- Archmage Emeritus
- Frantic Search
- Lightning Bolt
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Snap
- Seething Song
- High Fae Trickster
- Unexpected Windfall
- Ozai, the Phoenix King
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Redirect Lightning
- Twinning Staff
- Zuko, Firebending Master
- Faerie Mastermind
- Snapcaster Mage
- Deadly Rollick
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Fire Lord Azula
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
👥 Community decks with Fire Lord Azula
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fire Lord Azula's color identity?
Fire Lord Azula is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Fire Lord Azula come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Fire Lord Azula deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 8 % of the time and floods 39 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Fire Lord Azula deck run?
Real Fire Lord Azula decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Fire Lord Azula?
The three highest-synergy cards are Storm-Kiln Artist, Big Score, Electrodominance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Fire Lord Azula decks.
What combos does Fire Lord Azula have?
Fire Lord Azula has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Fire Lord Azula deck cost?
You can start cheap: Storm-Kiln Artist, Big Score, Electrodominance are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.