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Bant Airbending Combo Standard Core Cards

1 requestsStarted 2/3/2026, 4:47:56 PM
look at all high-finish deck lists of bant airbending combo from the past 2 weeks in the standard format. what are the indisutable core cards that over 95% of decks play in the same quantities?

I'll analyze high-finish Bant Airbending Combo decklists from the past 2 weeks in Standard to find the core cards.

🛠️Get Archetype Cards

Let me query the database directly to get detailed card counts for high-finish entries from the past 2 weeks:

🛠️QueryCard Counts in Top Tournament Decks

Now let me calculate which cards appear in 95%+ of decks with the same count:

🛠️QueryTop Cards in Recent Tournament Entries

Let me also check what the total deck count is and look at cards with high adoption regardless of count:

🛠️QueryHigh Adoption Cards in Recent Tournament Entries

Based on analysis of 154 high-finish Bant Airbending Combo decklists (top 8 finishes) from the past 2 weeks in Standard, here are the indisputable core cards that over 95% of decks play:

100% Adoption (All 154 Decks):

  • 4x Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury - The combo's namesake card
  • 4x Breeding Pool
  • 4x Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
  • 4x Airbender Ascension
  • 4x Appa, Steadfast Guardian (98.7% play exactly 4)

99.4% Adoption (153 of 154 Decks):

  • Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior (varies 1-4 copies, but nearly universal)
  • Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest (mostly 4x)
  • 4x Temple Garden

96%+ Adoption:

  • Hushwood Verge (96.8% - mostly 4x)
  • Hallowed Fountain (96.1% - mostly 3-4x)

The absolute locked-in 4-ofs that define the deck: Aang Swift Savior, Appa, Doc Aurlock, Airbender Ascension, Breeding Pool, and Temple Garden.

Sources:

Data from 45 Standard tournaments over the past 2 weeks: 67% Melee, 33% MTGO. Recent events include Standard Challenge 32, Premier Summer Series TOP 8, and Standard RC Super Qualifier.