---
name: "Azula Always Lies"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Robin Har"
oracle_id: "f56c6c35-d09b-4bee-a685-98e9afed13d1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/azula-always-lies-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Azula Always Lies
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

> *Azula is a skilled and deadly warrior, but her true passion is emotional torment.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
2. [Skulduggery](/printing/skulduggery-otj.md) — Instant
3. [Steal Strength](/printing/steal-strength-pcy.md) — Instant
4. [Lash of Malice](/printing/lash-of-malice-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
6. [Umezawa's Charm](/printing/umezawas-charm-mh1.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #84
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Robin Har
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`