---
name: "Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance"
mana_cost: "{2}{W/B}{W/B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "225"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tyler Smith"
oracle_id: "8f709660-bb26-409f-9650-e5228ac8db7e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hei-bai-spirit-of-balance-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W/B}{W/B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever Hei Bai enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Hei Bai.
When Hei Bai leaves the battlefield, put its counters on target creature you control.

> *"My friend gave me hope that the forest would grow back."
—Aang*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hei Bai, Forest Guardian](/printing/hei-bai-forest-guardian-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit
2. [Ursine Fylgja](/printing/ursine-fylgja-csp.md) — Creature — Spirit Bear
3. [Fiendish Panda](/printing/fiendish-panda-fdn.md) — Creature — Bear Demon
4. [Ayula, Queen Among Bears](/printing/ayula-queen-among-bears-j21.md) — Legendary Creature — Bear
5. [Spectral Bears](/printing/spectral-bears-wc97.md) — Creature — Bear Spirit
6. [Little Bear](/printing/little-bear-hob.md) — Creature — Bear

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #225
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tyler Smith
- **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`