MTG’s Avatar set is a fun flavor win, and the Avatar bonus sheet spoilers are adding real heat. The Source Material bonus sheet pulls scenes straight from the show, then pairs them with Magic reprints that matter. Early reveals like The Great Henge and Force of Negation set the tone. Now we’re looking at Dockside Extortionist showing up again, which is wild given its current Commander status. I’ll walk through what’s new, why it matters, and what to watch next.
Before we dig in, two quick bits of context. The Avatar set launches November 21 in paper, with digital release earlier that week. The bonus sheet cards use episode stills and live in their own track alongside the main set. That mix lets Wizards celebrate the IP without changing Standard legality for older reprints.
And if you’re newer to proxies or the culture around them, these two pieces from our site are a good warmup read: The History of MTG Proxies and 5 Misconceptions About Proxies.
Avatar bonus sheet spoilers at a glance
The Source Material sheet is exactly what it sounds like. Each card uses art sourced from a specific Avatar episode, noted on the card itself. There are 61 Source Material cards total, one per episode, and they’re relatively rare in Play Boosters. You’ll typically see about one nonfoil Source Material card per box. These cards appear more often in Collector Boosters. The main set is Standard legal, while the Source Material reprints do not change legality for formats where they weren’t already legal.
That setup explains the vibe so far. Big hits like The Great Henge and Force of Negation popped early, which set expectations high. Since then, the list has mixed splashy reprints with niche tech. The result is a sheet that will excite Commander players, casual brewers, and folks who love unique treatments.
Avatar bonus sheet spoilers: Dockside Extortionist
Here’s the headline. Dockside Extortionist is back as a Source Material reprint. In Commander, Dockside needs almost no introduction. Two mana for a flood of Treasures in a four-player game was always going to be busted. The card was banned in EDH on September 23, 2024, in the same update that removed Mana Crypt, Jeweled Lotus, and Nadu. That decision was controversial, but it stuck.
So, what does a fresh Dockside printing mean? First, it does not change Commander legality by itself. The bonus sheet doesn’t make Dockside Standard legal either. Second, it does get Dockside into MTG Arena as part of the Avatar drop, which matters for digital formats that can use it. Third, it naturally kicked off unban speculation. Wizards and the Commander panels have been testing a Brackets and Game Changers model for the format this year, and players connect dots fast.
On price, earlier printings have dipped with the reprint noise, then bounced on speculation. Right now you’ll see older Dockside copies hovering in the high-teens to low-twenties depending on printing and condition. That range will keep moving as previews continue.
Sundial of the Infinite gets a glow-up
Sundial of the Infinite is the cleverest reprint in this batch. It’s a small artifact that ends the turn. That single line of text unlocks a ton of EDH tricks.
Two clean examples:
- Feldon of the Third Path and similar commanders make temporary tokens that would normally get exiled at the next end step. With Sundial, you let the sacrifice trigger go on the stack, then end the turn. The trigger vanishes and the token stays.
- Isochron Scepter with Final Fortune is the famous one. Imprint Final Fortune, take an extra turn, then with the “you lose the game” trigger on the stack, hit Sundial. Repeat. You just built infinite turns.
Until now, Sundial had only appeared in Magic 2012 and The List. This is its first time with this Avatar treatment. Market prices have been sitting around the low teens, and a sharp new version often nudges that interest a bit higher.
Training Grounds returns for combo lovers
If you like activated abilities, you like Training Grounds. It reduces the cost of your creatures’ activated abilities by up to two generic mana. That turns a lot of “almost there” commanders into engines.
Training Grounds has a million three-card lines, but one representative loop is Basalt Monolith with a way to animate it. Use Karn, the Great Creator’s plus to make Monolith a creature. Now Training Grounds applies. Tap for three, pay one to untap thanks to the reduction, net two, repeat for infinite colorless mana. From there, your deck chooses the payoff.
The card was reprinted not long ago in March of the Machine: The Aftermath, so supply is decent. Prices for non-foil copies generally sit in the mid single digits depending on art treatment.
Rhys, the Redeemed and the hybrid rules conversation
Rhys, the Redeemed shows up here as a flavorful Avatar treatment. In Commander, Rhys is a classic token engine and an easy shell for Selesnya elf strategies. The deck scales fast and keeps pressure on in mid-power pods.
Rhys also sits near a rules conversation that popped up again this month. Hybrid cards in Commander have long stuck to the stricter color identity rule. There’s active discussion about relaxing that, which would let hybrid cards appear in decks that include only one of their colors. If that change happens, cards like Rhys become easier to slot into more lists. For now it’s only talk, but the reception has been mostly positive among the folks watching WeeklyMTG.
For buyers, older Rhys printings still hover a little above the five-dollar mark for non-foils. The Avatar Source Material version is the first time we’ve seen this specific treatment, so expect collector attention to be focused there.
What it means for EDH, Arena, and the market
The short version:
- Commander stays Commander. The Avatar bonus sheet spoilers are exciting, but they don’t flip EDH legality. Dockside remains banned unless the panel says otherwise.
- Arena gets a neat pipeline for reprints. That means more cross-pollination between paper reprints and digital formats when it makes sense.
- Prices will keep seesawing during preview season. Dockside movement is the headline. Sundial and Training Grounds will see steady attention on the strength of new art and proven play patterns. Rhys will attract set collectors and token fans.
- Pull rates matter. Source Material cards show up roughly once per box in Play Boosters. That scarcity can push the new treatments above older versions even when the card’s gameplay demand stays constant.
If you like flavor and function living in one place, this bonus sheet lands well. If you’re a Commander regular, keep an eye on the next bracket update before you start rebuilding red combo piles. And if you just want cool cards that nod to great episodes, this is your week.
