The Legend of Roku is One of the Best Red Cards in Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Legend of Roku

• The Legend of Roku 2RR
• Enchantment — Saga
• 1. Exile the top three cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
  2. Add one mana of any color.
  3. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
• 4/4

Chapter One gives you a Showdown of the Skalds-like card advantage effect.

AND Chapter Two gives you the mana to cast whatever you probably put into your deck. Unless you flipped over two or more lands on Chapter One, hopefully The Legend of Roku will help to keep you alive; at least long enough to get to…

Avatar Roku!

Avatar Roku

Essentially, you’re going to have a powerful 4/4 Legendary Avatar on “Suspend 2”. Once the back half of The Legend of Roku is attacking, it’s Firebending 4 implies the ability to create your first Dragon token. Because each such Dragon also has Firebending 4, you’re just going to be making Dragon after Dragon. Thanks Avatar Roku!

But is the Best Red Card in ATLA Ran and Shaw?

Ran and Shaw
Good question!
Ran and Shaw is going to be an incredible payoff for the Lessons linear deck. Certainly a great way to win a game after you’ve drawn a ton with Accumulate Wisdom.

Ran and Shaw — at least in Lessons linear — is going to prove a discounted Broodmate Dragon. Actually a little bit better; because Ran and Shaw (and the Ran and Shaw copy both) have Firebending 2 as well as a good mana sink for your 4 mana.

Red isn’t the strongest color in ATLA; but its highs are Dragon-sky high; and it’s full of great removal cards that are also Lessons for your blue-red deck. Check out our ratings on all 40 red cards here: