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Azula, On the Hunt

Azula, On the Hunt

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

Azula, On the Hunt wants a deck that deals one damage at a time, again and again. It also suits a deck that makes an army of small creatures and attacks with all of them.

  • Mana cost3 genericblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness4 / 3
  • RarityUncommon

Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add redred. This mana lasts until end of combat.)

Whenever Azula attacks, you lose 1 life and create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "2 generic, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

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Cards That Fit Azula, On the Hunt

Picked for what they do in Azula's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Azula's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Azula, On the Hunt

explain how Azula works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

"Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N {R}. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end."

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

Clue tokens are artifact tokens with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card."

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

Creating a Clue token this way isn't the same thing as investigating. Notably, an ability that triggers whenever you investigate won't trigger because of creating a Clue token this way.

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

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.

Wizards of the Coast 2 Oct 2025

Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.

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Commanders that share the most with Azula, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.PingersPinger decks deal one damage at a time, again and again, to pick off small creatures and wear opponents down. The damage usually comes from creatures you tap to deal 1 damage, or from cards that deal damage whenever something happens.Open the Pingers pageGame ChangerCards that warp the game disproportionately around themselves, requiring immediate answers.What the brackets meanRepeatable DamageDeals damage again and again rather than once. It comes from an activated ability you can use every turn, or a trigger that fires whenever something happens. Walking Ballista, Impact TremorsOpen the Repeatable Damage pageToken EngineMakes tokens again and again rather than once. A token is a creature or other permanent created by a card, with no card of its own. Something that makes one token gives you a body; something that makes them every turn gives you a board you can keep rebuilding after it is cleared. Grave Titan, Bitterblossom, OphiomancerOpen the Token Engine pageToken MakerCreates one or more tokens. Different cards make very different ones: creatures Grave Titan, Treasures Smothering Tithe, Clues Tireless Tracker or Food Gilded Goose. This is one of our largest tags, so pair it with an archetype or theme when you are hunting a specific kind.Open the Token Maker pageTokensToken decks fill the battlefield with small creatures made by their cards, then attack with all of them or make them all bigger at once. A token is a creature (or other object) that a card creates, not a card from your deck.Open the Tokens pageClues MatterClue tokens are artifacts you can pay 2 mana and sacrifice to draw a card. Making one is called investigate.Open the Clues Matter page