---
name: "Ruthless Waterbender"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Ally"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Waterbend"]
set: "TLE"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal"
collector_number: "110"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tubaki Halsame"
oracle_id: "100771fd-07db-47be-ada3-935dc918fa33"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruthless-waterbender-tle"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ruthless Waterbender
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Waterbend

## Oracle Text
Waterbend {2}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

> *「火の国がここを侵略できると思ったら大間違いだよ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flexible Waterbender](/printing/flexible-waterbender-tla.md) — Creature — Human Warrior Ally
2. [Ruinous Waterbending](/printing/ruinous-waterbending-tla.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
3. [Water Tribe Rallier](/printing/water-tribe-rallier-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
4. [Katara, Bending Prodigy](/printing/katara-bending-prodigy-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
5. [Katara, Water Tribe's Hope](/printing/katara-water-tribes-hope-ptla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
6. [Katara, Seeking Revenge](/printing/katara-seeking-revenge-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #110
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tubaki Halsame
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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