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Fire Lord Azula

UBR

Legendary Creature — Human Noble · from $0.84

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.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

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Most played with Fire Lord Azula

The 25 most-played cards in 31 settled top-16 lists running Fire Lord Azula at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 31 of 31	9
2	Sol Ring	100% · 31 of 31	9
3	Arcane Signet	97% · 30 of 31	9
4	Frantic Search	97% · 30 of 31	8
5	Blood Crypt	81% · 25 of 31	7
6	Dark Ritual	81% · 25 of 31	5
7	An Offer You Can't Refuse	77% · 24 of 31	7
8	Borne Upon a Wind	77% · 24 of 31	6
9	Narset's Reversal	77% · 24 of 31	7
10	Snap	77% · 24 of 31	7
11	Exotic Orchard	74% · 23 of 31	6
12	Talisman of Creativity	74% · 23 of 31	7
13	Watery Grave	74% · 23 of 31	7
14	Simian Spirit Guide	71% · 22 of 31	6
15	Steam Vents	71% · 22 of 31	6
16	Talisman of Dominance	71% · 22 of 31	7
17	Big Score	68% · 21 of 31	8
18	Mystical Tutor	68% · 21 of 31	5
19	Storm-Kiln Artist	68% · 21 of 31	6
20	Underworld Breach	68% · 21 of 31	3
21	Brain Freeze	65% · 20 of 31	4
22	Emergence Zone	65% · 20 of 31	5
23	Flusterstorm	65% · 20 of 31	3
24	Island	65% · 20 of 31	6
25	Polluted Delta	65% · 20 of 31	5

Combos with Fire Lord Azula

The 10 most popular of 66 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Fire Lord Azula + Frantic Search + Narset's Reversal
Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite untap of lands you control · Near-infinite blue mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite copies of the casted instant or sorcery · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Dualcaster Mage + Fire Lord Azula + Snap
Infinite untap of lands you control · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Frantic Search + Underworld Breach
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Turnabout
Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Time Warp + Vedalken Orrery
Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Time Warp + Valley Floodcaller
Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archaeomancer + Fire Lord Azula + Ghostly Flicker
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Ghostly Flicker + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Tidal Barracuda + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 33 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

16th of 84 — Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Amal Djasreel bin Amril
2nd of 22 — Magic Event Budget 100 Setiembre on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 2–1–1 · by Jaume Maurín Pons
10th of 19 — cEDH Tournament — 1.25K "Green Rumble" at Dice City on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by King Evans
12th of 52 — cEDH Monthly - Hobbit Collector Box on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Jonathan Chao
11th of 17 — Batalla de Cartas: Commander Rumble MTG "El Sol Naciente" on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by juan carlos bravo luna
15th of 32 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 28, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Juanma
2nd of 24 — Clasificatorio Budget 160 NOBUNDO.CL on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 3–1–0 · by Conrado
1st of 17 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 7 on Topdeck.ggJul 26, 2026 · 3–0–0 · by Lorenzo molina

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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