---
name: "Sparring Dummy"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Scarecrow"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Mill", "Defender"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "197"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Gemi"
oracle_id: "036b7b89-e49a-4560-9de9-1d4d71f3f666"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sparring-dummy-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sparring Dummy
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Mill, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{T}: Mill a card. You may put a land card milled this way into your hand. You gain 2 life if a Lesson card is milled this way. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

> *"I am Melon Lord! Mwahaha!"
—Toph, Melon Lord*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #197
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Gemi
- **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`