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Avatar: The Last AirbenderLooking closer at the animated series that follows Avatar Aang, the only person who can use all four bending arts: earthbending, waterbending, airbending, and firebending.

The Season 2 Finale Battle Is So Good

Fun Facts About the Earth Kingdom

Tiny Details You Might Have Missed

Mindbending Fan Theories to Think About

Insane Theories to Think About

Lingering Unanswered Questions

All About That First Episode

Plot Holes You'll Never Unsee

A Closer Look at the Season 1 Finale

Wholesome Fan Theories

All the Bending Techniques, Ranked

Big Details You Missed from the Comics

The Strongest Waterbenders, Ranked

Funny Moments We Always Forge

Scents That Were Too Unsettling

A Messed-Up Dystopian Wasteland

Proof A:TLA Is Honorary Anime

Breaking Down the Spirit World

Little Facts You Never Noticed

Cool Little Details About Their Costumes

Awesome Shows Like Avatar

Every Episode, Ranked

Details That Are Historically Accurate

Why the Movie Was Terrible

Totally Awkward Moments

All The Greatest Characters, Ranked

Amazing Tattoos You'll Want Too

The Terrifying Implications of Bending

Drama

All The Bending Techniques In The Avatar Universe, Ranked

Joshua Rhee

January 28, 2021 12.9k votes 1.2k voters

List Rules

Vote up the bending techniques you'd wish you could have.

1
Energybending
2
Lightning
3
Metalbending
4
Bloodbending
5
Seismic Sense
6
Lightning Redirection
7
Lavabending
8
Waterbending
9
Firebreathing
10
Earthbending
11
Firebending
12
Airbending
13
Flying
14
Spiritual Projection
15
Blue Firebending
16
Spiritbending
17
Fire Energy Bending
18
Combustion Bending

Energybending

Lightning

Metalbending

Bloodbending

Seismic Sense

Lightning Redirection

Lavabending

Waterbending

Firebreathing

Earthbending

Firebending

Airbending

Flying

Spiritual Projection

Blue Firebending

Spiritbending

Fire Energy Bending

Combustion Bending