Beschrijving

I'd wanted to create a deck of cards for the Last Airbender for a few years but there weren't quite enough air benders. Then oh wow--harmonic convergence happened--fortuitous for me!



The series lends itself well to a deck of cards already with the four suits that I replaced with the four elements. As of 2020, I've put over 400 hours (due to various edits) creating 54 different cards featuring over 54 different characters in their respective element, including both benders and non-benders. In total the cards have over 60 illustrations, comparatively most decks only have illustrated face cards.



It was a labor of love, to say the very least. And with such a wide array of varied and wonderful characters to choose from, sometimes I had to make a tough decision. I often asked for help with those decisions from my friends who are also fans to make unbiased choices. Because I've been asked several times, currently I've no intentions to add or edit the characters featured in the deck.





Details that I would tell you in person if I could:



The backgrounds to each element are a silhouetted version of the original benders: the koi fish (Water), the badger mole (Earth), the dragon (Fire) and the sky bison (Air).



When you flip the cards over, the backside is designed to resemble the shell of a giant lion turtle with the symbols of the 4 elements in the corners and the White Lotus in the middle.



Some characters feature 2 different portraits. In terms of development, I don't think any one character remained the same if you compared them at the end to who they were ar the start. But if they underwent a huge character AND physical change, their cards reflect that duality. Zuko, Princess Yue, and Korra are a few.



During the intro to either series, the first words that are spoken are the elements. Either side of the box reflects the intros: one side has the elements in order the way they were introduced in Avatar, the other side is Korra.







I'M STILL OVERWHELMED BY THIS BECAUSE SHE'S AMAZING:

If you enjoy ASMR videos, the wonderful and charming Gibi did a review of this deck, which you can watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0k2Ia8jMc







Specifications:

★ The deck is poker sized (63mm x 88mm, 2.48" x 3.46") and printed on 330gsm smooth cardstock



★ The tuck box is customized with an aqueous matte finish.



★ Professionally printed.



★ Colors may vary slightly based on monitor settings and printing.



★ Deck does not come with art book/map background featured in the pictures.



★ Because I've been asked, they're not waterproof. They're a regular poker deck of cards with a protective varnish finish. Slightly water resistant, but not waterproof. Sorry, Poseidon.







March 2016 Edit: 3 cards in the deck have been updated: Toph, Kai and the Foaming Mouth Guy. They won't look like the previous versions in the deck.



November 2017 edit: Pema was still pregnant with baby Rohan before the deck was completed, so her card was edited to have one side featuring her holding him. Aang and Katara were also edited to have their outfits from the final scene of the last episode. :)





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A note:



Thank you everyone for your support and kind words! I'm so floored by the reception that this deck of cards has received, I've been moved to tears multiple times by your kindness. It's humbling, and heart-warming to have met so many people who love and appreciate the world of Avatar and Korra. Especially because it translates into an understanding of the kind of love I have to have spent the time I did to create this deck. Whether you've bought or favorited or shared this deck, I thank you. From the bottom of my waterbending heart. (I'm pretty sure I'd be a waterbender haha).



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Design and illustrations copyright Lisa Villella

Characters are not mine



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Please keep in mind, International orders CAN and HAVE taken up to 3 months to arrive. That isn't an average, just a realistic time frame someone has waited. Sorry, I wish I had control over shipping.