Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
TLAAvatar: The Last Airbender/#225/2025Uncommon
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.07
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.15
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.15TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 6.3%30d▼ 11.8%90d▼ 25.0%
90d high
$0.23
90d low
$0.13
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.15
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Down 11.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 35% below its 90 day high of $0.23.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 100% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit
Whenever Hei Bai enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Hei Bai.
When Hei Bai leaves the battlefield, put its counters on target creature you control.
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Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc2 Oct 2025
Hei Bai's last ability doesn't cause you to move counters from Hei Bai onto the target creature. Rather, you put the same number of each kind of counter Hei Bai had when he left the battlefield onto the target creature.
wotc2 Oct 2025
In some cases, you may end up putting the appropriate counters on more than one permanent. For example, if you control a Buzzard-Wasp Colony when Hei Bai dies, you'll put the appropriate number of each kind of counter onto both the Buzzard-Wasp Colony and the target creature. If you target Buzzard-Wasp Colony with Hei Bai's last ability, it will receive counters from both abilities.
wotc2 Oct 2025
Hei Bai's last ability puts all counters that were on Hei Bai onto the target creature, not just his +1/+1 counters.
wotc2 Oct 2025
If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Hei Bai at the same time to make his toughness 0 or less, his last ability will see all of the +1/+1 counters he had when he left the battlefield as well as the -1/-1 counters he had, and an equal number of each of those types of counters (plus any other applicable counters) will be put onto the target creature.
wotc2 Oct 2025
If Hei Bai has -1/-1 counters on him when he leaves the battlefield, that ability will include those as well. This may result in the recipient of the counters dying.
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About this card
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is a Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit, with mana cost {2}{W/B}{W/B} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.15 (down 11.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance FAQ
How much is Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is $0.15. It is down 11.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.13 to $0.23.
What is the cheapest printing of Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Avatar: The Last Airbender at $0.15 on TCGplayer.
What set was Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TLA #225, released 2025-11-21.
Is there a foil version of Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.30 versus $0.15 for nonfoil, which is 100% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance legal in Commander?
Yes, Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance legal in Modern?
Yes, Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance legal in Standard?
Yes, Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance do?
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is a Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit with mana cost {2}{W/B}{W/B}. Its Oracle text reads: "Whenever Hei Bai enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Hei Bai. When Hei Bai leaves the battlefield, put its counters on target creature you control.".






