---
name: "Waterbender Ascension"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Waterbend"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Takeuchi Moto"
oracle_id: "aeddfdc2-149b-4703-ba57-8d844b25ef08"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/waterbender-ascension-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Waterbender Ascension
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Waterbend

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on this enchantment. Then if it has four or more quest counters on it, draw a card.
Waterbend {4}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Katara, Bending Prodigy](/printing/katara-bending-prodigy-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally
2. [Waterbending Lesson](/printing/waterbending-lesson-tla.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
3. [Airbender Ascension](/printing/airbender-ascension-ptla.md) — Enchantment
4. [Ruthless Waterbender](/printing/ruthless-waterbender-tle.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
5. [Water Whip](/printing/water-whip-tle.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
6. [Katara, Seeking Revenge](/printing/katara-seeking-revenge-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #79
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Takeuchi Moto
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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