---
name: "Origin of Metalbending"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "187"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pauline Voss"
oracle_id: "177113f8-1188-4e5e-8ad7-34a7bb8ca7f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/origin-of-metalbending-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Origin of Metalbending
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

> *Il metallo è solo una parte della terra che è stata purificata e raffinata.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Professor's Warning](/printing/professors-warning-stx.md) — Instant
2. [Oblivion's Hunger](/printing/oblivions-hunger-znr.md) — Instant
3. [Armor of Shadows](/printing/armor-of-shadows-hbg.md) — Instant
4. [Mortal's Resolve](/printing/mortals-resolve-bng.md) — Instant
5. [Masterful Flourish](/printing/masterful-flourish-sos.md) — Instant
6. [Burdened Stoneback](/printing/burdened-stoneback-ecl.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #187
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pauline Voss
- **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`