Magic World Championships reveal surprising Avatar card’s dominance

Nobody had a better time at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Bellevue, Washington this past weekend than Katara and Sokka’s sweet old grandmother from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Except maybe Seth Manfield, who won the championship and took home the $100,000, thanks in no small part to running four copies of the Gran-Gran creature card from the Avatar crossover set. She’s become a staple in competitive blue-red (Izzet) decks that leverage the Lessons mechanic. Even after the November bans to Vivi Ornitier and Proft’s Eidetic Memory, Izzet remains the most powerful color combo in Magic.