r/TheLastAirbender • u/Earthmelon25253 He who knows 10,000 facts about Avatar • Jul 26 '25

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u/nixahmose Jul 27 '25

I'm curious to see what Waterbend means given that its separate from the waterbending X keyword. Maybe it'll be something like:

"Activate this ability only if you have triggered waterbending this turn"
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"Activate this ability only if you have ________ this turn" where _____ is an effect that's part of waterbending X. So if waterbending 2 means "tap 2 creatures an opponent controls when this creature attacks," then Waterbend would mean "Activate this ability if you have tapped a creature an opponent controls this turn."

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u/stfatherabraham Jul 27 '25

The fact that the cost is "Waterbend o5, T:" not "Waterbend, 05, T:" or "Waterbend 5, T:" makes me think that the waterbend part is directly related to 5 generic mana in some way. Maybe "tapping a creature with waterbending X can pay for X of a Waterbend cost?"

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u/HordeOfDucks Jul 27 '25

this seems like the most intuitive and flavorful option tbh