Avatar’s Cabbage Merchant Joins Magic: The Gathering Lineup

Oh, man. So here’s the wild thing happening — Team Avatar from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is, like, jumping into Magic: The Gathering. I know, right? And guess who’s making an appearance on a card? The Cabbage Merchant. You remember him, don’t you? You know, the dude whose cabbages are eternally doomed, thanks to Aang and his buddy Appa. I can still hear him wailing, “My cabbages!!!”. It’s kind of iconic. I swear, every time I saw him, I just knew something was about to go down.

Now, they spilled the beans on this during a Magic livestream. Honestly, I was just there for a good time, maybe learn a little — who knows. He’s part of this Jumpstart thing, pretty beginner-friendly stuff, but somehow, it has these neat game mechanics that might make the pros sit up and go, “Wait a sec… this could work.” It’s legal in Commander but not Standard, like some kind of Venn diagram of playability. Is that a word?

There was this image, too — popped up, and I couldn’t help but notice how vibrant it was. Wizards of the Coast really knows how to get those visuals just right. Or maybe I was just overly caffeinated. Anyway, wait, where was I going with this?

Right, so the kicker — those guys at the livestream kind of teased that the Cabbage Merchant might have a few versions, like variants or something. Or maybe they just meant more artwork? I don’t know, they like to keep us guessing. One of them even joked, like, “Oh, he’s not always grinning.” As if he ever grins, you know?

It’s kind of cool, though. Gives you all these possibilities — might end up with a whole cabbages army or something. Not sure why that idea makes me laugh, but there it is. Anyway, if you’re into Magic or just love a bit of whimsy, this is something to watch. Kind of makes you feel like you’re part of this big, messy adventure, doesn’t it?