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Airbender's ReversalHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Avatar: The Last Airbender· November 21, 2025
Carte Magic Airbender's Reversal

Airbender's Reversal is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Choose one — • Destroy target attacking creature. • Airbend target creature you control. (Exile it. While it's exiled, its owner may cast it for {2} rather than its mana cost.)

How it works : Airbender's Reversal

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Lands exiled this way cannot be played from exile. (Lands that were animated by earthbend will be returned to the battlefield tapped when they're exiled.)

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Tokens exiled this way will cease to exist and cannot be cast.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    To airbend one or more permanents and/or spells means to exile each of those objects. For each card exiled this way, for as long as it's exiled, its owner may cast it from exile by paying {2} rather than paying its mana cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Since you are using an alternative cost to cast a spell from exile this way, you can't pay any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Dualcaster Mage
+Semblance Anvil
+Airbender's Reversal
#1

Dualcaster Mage + Semblance Anvil + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Semblance Anvil.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Semblance Anvil.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Dualcaster Mage
+Heartless Summoning
+Airbender's Reversal
#2

Dualcaster Mage + Heartless Summoning + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Heartless Summoning.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Heartless Summoning.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Animar, Soul of Elements
+Dualcaster Mage
+Airbender's Reversal
#3

Animar, Soul of Elements + Dualcaster Mage + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3Animar triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  6. 6Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {2} reduced to Animar.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Dualcaster Mage
+Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
+Airbender's Reversal
#4

Dualcaster Mage + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost reduced by Heliod, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Heliod
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Heliod
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Dualcaster Mage
+Urza's Incubator
+Airbender's Reversal
#5

Dualcaster Mage + Urza's Incubator + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Urza's Incubator.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Urza's Incubator.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Dualcaster Mage
+Sami, Wildcat Captain
+Airbender's Reversal
#6

Dualcaster Mage + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost reduced by Sami, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Sami.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Sami.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Lutri, the Spellchaser
+Ballad of the Black Flag
+Airbender's Reversal
#7

Lutri, the Spellchaser + Ballad of the Black Flag + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Lutri by paying its mana cost reduced by Ballad of the Black Flag.
  3. 3When Lutri enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Lutri.
  4. 4Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Lutri.
  5. 5Holding priority, cast Lutri from exile by paying {0} due to Ballad of the Black Flag.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Rowan, Scion of War
+Dualcaster Mage
+Airbender's Reversal
#8

Rowan, Scion of War + Dualcaster Mage + Airbender's Reversal

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate Rowan by tapping it.
  2. 2Cast Airbender's Reversal by paying its mana cost, targeting any applicable target(s).
  3. 3Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost reduced by Rowan.
  4. 4When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Airbender's Reversal targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve Airbender's Reversal, airbending Dualcaster Mage.
  6. 6Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage from exile by paying {0} due to Rowan.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats

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