Katara, Bending Prodigy

Oracle Text

At the beginning of your end step, if Katara is tapped, put a +1/+1 counter on her.
Waterbend {6}: Draw a card. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

Card Details

2/3Power / Toughness

2UMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Avatar: The Last Airbender · View all prints →

Character Background

Katara, Bending Prodigy fits best in a value-oriented tempo or midrange shell that can consistently tap her on your own turn and then reap rewards at end step. A 2/3 for three mana is already respectable, and the steady +1/+1 counter engine means she scales into a real threat if you can attack, tap, or otherwise exhaust her each turn. The waterbend ability turns extra creatures and artifacts into cards, so token makers, cheap permanents, and untap-style support all become appealing; anything that lets you tap her safely for cost or combat and still keep mana efficiency will shine. In lore terms, she feels like a healer who turns momentum into resilience, growing stronger as she stays active. Deckbuilding tip: pair her with cards that create multiple bodies or artifacts, since those permanents can help fuel Waterbend {6} while also protecting your board presence and keeping the cards flowing.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini