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There are unhappy moments in Avatar: The Final Airbender<\/em><\/a>, after which there’s Iroh\u2019s touching vignette in season 2\u2019s \u201cThe Tales of Ba Sing Se.\u201d Although the animated collection goals for youths as its target market, it by no means talks right down to them. For nearly two full seasons, Prince Zuko\u2019s Uncle Iroh<\/a> was depicted as a sort and sensible goofy previous man, and the present solely often hints at his profound previous and energy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, one of the costly playing cards within the Magic: The Gathering<\/em> Avatar crossover<\/a> evokes a heartbreaking second from Iroh\u2019s story. Much more heartbreaking: There\u2019s no solution to get this card anymore except you purchase it from somebody. Womp womp.<\/p>\n In Iroh\u2019s vignette throughout \u201cThe Tales of Ba Sing Se,\u201d he wanders the streets of the Earth Kingdom capital readying himself for a picnic whereas quietly serving to residents. He soothes a crying baby, extends kindness and presents tea to a mugger, and ultimately settles on the base of a big tree at sundown. There, he units up a little bit shrine and needs his son a cheerful birthday. \u201cIf solely I might have helped you,\u201d he says with tears in his eyes earlier than singing a mournful music a couple of \u201clittle soldier boy.\u201d Iroh\u2019s son died within the conflict, which recontextualizes how we understand his character, particularly with regards to his relationship together with his nephew, Prince Zuko.<\/p>\n The superb Iroh, Grand Lotus acquired a BoxLunch-only promo card with alternate artwork. It was handed out with any in-store buy of $50 or extra on Nov. 21, the day the set was extensively launched. The Grand Lotus model of Iroh showcases who he’s on the finish of the collection: After spending months in jail turning into tremendous buff, he broke out to guide a White Lotus military within the liberation of Ba Sing Se. The bottom model of the cardboard depicts Iroh wreathed in flames on the head of the military. As a substitute of that awe-inspiring depiction, the BoxLunch variant as a substitute exhibits Iroh \u2014 nonetheless in his White Lotus gear \u2014 crouched for a picnic, smiling away from the sundown with a pot of tea within the foreground.<\/p>\n To be clear, Iroh, Grand Lotus does not<\/em> depict that heart-wrenching second from season 2, nevertheless it positively evokes<\/em> it. That is basic Uncle Iroh, a humble, candy, and contemplative man who loves the easy pleasures of life. Except for the 4 borderless neon ink foil playing cards for Zuko, Aang, Toph, and Katara, the BoxLunch Iroh variant is the one most costly card from the set proper now. Over on TCGPlayer<\/a>, the one listings are priced above $80. Over on eBay, costs are in every single place throughout greater than two dozen listings, from $25 all the best way as much as $200.<\/p>\n