---
name: "Flexible Waterbender"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior Ally"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Waterbend"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rafater"
oracle_id: "8cf88fa8-2f47-4125-a59d-9c2b2d4765a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flexible-waterbender-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Flexible Waterbender
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Waterbend

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Waterbend {3}: This creature has base power and toughness 5/2 until end of turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

> *「水は変化の根源じゃ。」
――アイロー*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ruthless Waterbender](/printing/ruthless-waterbender-tle.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
2. [Katara, Water Tribe's Hope](/printing/katara-water-tribes-hope-ptla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
3. [Yue, the Moon Spirit](/printing/yue-the-moon-spirit-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Ally
4. [Katara, Bending Prodigy](/printing/katara-bending-prodigy-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
5. [North Pole Patrol](/printing/north-pole-patrol-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
6. [Geyser Leaper](/printing/geyser-leaper-tla.md) — Creature — Human Warrior Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #50
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rafater
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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