---
name: "War Balloon"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact — Vehicle"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Crew"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matteo Bassini"
oracle_id: "021b495d-236f-4274-988d-2dfd7103c9ef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/war-balloon-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# War Balloon
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact — Vehicle
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Crew

## Oracle Text
Flying
{1}: Put a fire counter on this Vehicle.
As long as this Vehicle has three or more fire counters on it, it's an artifact creature.
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Air Response Unit](/printing/air-response-unit-dft.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
2. [Mobilizer Mech](/printing/mobilizer-mech-neo.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
3. [Dragonfly Suit](/printing/dragonfly-suit-neo.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
4. [Brotherhood Vertibird](/printing/brotherhood-vertibird-pip.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
5. [Adventurer's Airship](/printing/adventurers-airship-fin.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
6. [Sky Skiff](/printing/sky-skiff-klr.md) — Artifact — Vehicle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #159
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matteo Bassini
- **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: `legal`