---
name: "Firebending Lesson"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Toni Infante"
oracle_id: "a9282f91-638e-414b-8b3d-9a99e30aec96"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/firebending-lesson-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Firebending Lesson
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.)
Firebending Lesson deals 2 damage to target creature. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage to that creature instead.

> *"El control del fuego no es algo que haya que temer en sí mismo, pero, si no lo respetas, te engullirá y te escupirá".
-Zuko*

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4. [Burst Lightning](/printing/burst-lightning-prm.md) — Instant
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6. [Roil Eruption](/printing/roil-eruption-j25.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #138
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Toni Infante
- **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`