Cabbage Merchant from Avatar Officially Comes to Magic: The Gathering

You ever find yourself thinking about weird stuff, like, I dunno, cabbages? Oddly enough, that’s where we’re headed. Magic: The Gathering decided to throw in Team Avatar from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now, you’d expect Aang or Zuko cards, yeah? But here’s the kicker — they’re adding that poor Cabbage Merchant. Yep, the guy whose cabbages are always getting wrecked. He’s infamous for belting out, “My cabbages!!!” every time they bite the dust. For some reason, it just sticks with you. No idea why I noticed this, but it stuck with me.

Anyway, they showed off his card during some Magic livestream thing. It’s like, part of the Jumpstart set or something — which is for newbies trying to get a grip on the game. But hold up, apparently, he’s got some sneaky abilities that even the cool, seasoned players might want to play around with. It’s like how cat videos are meant for kids, but somehow adult humans — guilty! — can’t stop watching them. Makes no sense.

Oh, funny thing, the Jumpstart cards are cool for the Commander format, but not so much for Standard. Go figure.

So, there was this picture, right, with Aang, Katara, and our dude the Cabbage Merchant. The art is pretty rad. Although, I swear, it sounded like stepping on dried-out lettuce. If that makes any sense?

The chatter on the livestream? It hinted at more variations of the cabbage guy coming out. Maybe different art styles, maybe more than one card — who really knows? Some host casually dropped a “We might be seeing more of the Cabbage Merchant,” like it was nothing. Said he doesn’t always look so cheerful. I mean, how could he with cabbages flying everywhere?

Anyway — no, wait, what was I saying? Ah yeah, so, the set’s got more in store. Whether you’re a Magic veteran or just curious, this twist with the Cabbage Guy seems oddly intriguing, right? Or maybe it’s just me.