---
name: "Enter the Avatar State"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Shiren"
oracle_id: "4e552be1-0702-4e18-822f-98611f8a8e70"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/enter-the-avatar-state-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Enter the Avatar State
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes an Avatar in addition to its other types and gains flying, first strike, lifelink, and hexproof. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

> *« Ta luminescence est due à la fusion de toutes tes vies antérieures qui concentrent toutes leurs énergies dans ton être présent. »
-Avatar Roku*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Water Wings](/printing/water-wings-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Argivian Avenger](/printing/argivian-avenger-bro.md) — Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Aven Fleetwing](/printing/aven-fleetwing-m12.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
4. [Avatar of Will](/printing/avatar-of-will-pcy.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Absolute Virtue](/printing/absolute-virtue-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Warrior
6. [Soul of Theros](/printing/soul-of-theros-m15.md) — Creature — Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #18
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Shiren
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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