Can the avatar bend lightning?

Lightning bending is one of the strongest abilities in Avatar: The Last Airbender, with Azula's lightning attack nearly killing Aang for good. It's also one of the rarest techniques, with only Ozai, Iroh, and Azula able to generate lightning on their own. Even Aang, the avatar, and Zuko could only redirect lightning.
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Can Korra bend lightning?

The Avatar proved that he learned well, as he was able to catch the lightning and send it out into the sky (though it did weaken him in the process). Korra was never shown to use or need this ability, as she didn't go up against anyone who could bend lightning.
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Can Zuko bend lightning?

But by the end of the original Avatar series, the only people who could generate lightning were Azula, Ozai, and Iroh - the latter of which did successfully teach Zuko how to redirect lightning, something that is notably difficult itself. So the fact of the matter is, Zuko could bend lightning, just not his own.
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Can the avatar Metalbend?

Avatar Korra is the first Avatar to use metalbending. Metalbending is prohibited during pro-bending matches. Metalbending forms are based on Chu Gar with modern military techniques mixed in.
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Can avatars do sub bending?

Only a few Avatars have ever been able to learn one of the sub-elements, including Roku and Kyoshi. Aang and Korra have had opportunities to learn, but both of their runs as Avatar saw continual problems arise, keeping them from further element training.
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The History Of Lightning Generation (Avatar)



Can Firebenders Bend lava?

Yes they can bend lava just by its heat alone. Because Mud is made of earth and water, and lava is earth and heat. Firebenders bend heat and energy.
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What is the weakest bending in Avatar?

Earth is the weakest element in Pro Bending. With water, you have a large ammount (like a small river) right below you. ONce you bring the water up, you can contort it into any shape, and do any move.
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Can Kuvira Bend platinum?

Turns out he could bend with his face, but he still needed to move at least a little for that. As for materials it came up in Korra season 1 that pure platinum has no impurities and thus can't be bent.
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Can Toph Bend lava?

She can Lavabend. She knows it exists and is a prodigy and this wiki is not written by the writers of the show. Toph can not lava bend you made that up... She never said she can you never saw her lava bend and she said it's rare...
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Why does Korra Firebend so much?

Korra can Firebend easily because she has a Firebender's heart. Her understanding of positive jing allows her to easily focus her aggression. She has trouble with Airbending because her inner Chi does not line up naturally with what is necessary to Airbend. Her negative jing is too weak.
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What is the strongest element in Avatar?

Looking at all the abilities and sub abilities of the different bending arts I believe that Waterbending is the most powerful form of bending. Not only can you alter the form of the water from steam to ice you can also use waterbending to heal.
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Which Bender is the strongest?

1. Iroh. The wise, tea-loving Fire Nation elder gets top pick as the strongest bender in the series. Iroh's (Mako S1-2, Greg Baldwin S3) strength comes not just from his bending, but his years of experience and profound wisdom.
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Which Avatar is the strongest?

Top 5 Strongest Avatars (From "Last Airbender" and "Legend of...
  • Avatar Wan.
  • Avatar Kyoshi.
  • Avatar Roku.
  • Avatar Korra.
  • Avatar Aang.
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Can anyone learn all 4 elements?

Only the Avatar can master all four elements. It has nothing to do with the skill, worthiness, lineage, karma, chi or capabilities of an individual.
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Can every firebender bend lightning?

It remained an incredibly rare skill, usually reserved for the inner circles of Fire Nation royalty and high-ranking military officers. By the end of the Hundred Year War, the only firebenders who had demonstrated the ability to generate lightning were Princess Azula, Iroh, and Fire Lord Ozai.
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Did Aang learn Bloodbending?

A huge part of the reason bloodbending is so rare is because it wasn't used - or really, known - until Aang's time as the Avatar, and even then only two people were known to have the ability.
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Why can't they bend platinum?

The difference between metals isn't just the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in them, is the number of free electrons in them. Platinum doesn't have a lot of connected atoms, that could be why they can't sense or bend it.
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Does Bolin ever metal bend?

No, he isnt meant to be both a metal bender and a lava bender.
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Who can blood Bend?

Bloodbending is the only known bending technique to have been completely outlawed by society. Bloodbending is the only known way besides energybending to strip a person of their bending indefinitely. Katara is the only known waterbender capable of bloodbending to still be alive at the end of The Legend of Korra.
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Can Toph beat Kuvira?

But yes, Kuvira would be considered a master of both earth and metalbending, for sure." I think that the fact that Toph is described as capable of giving her “a good fight” and not flat out beating her asserts that Kuvira is stronger than even Toph. If Kuvira and Toph really fought, Toph would win.
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Why can't Earthbenders bend wood?

Simple Answer: No. Earthbenders cannot bend wood because it lacks a mineral content. The exception to this might be petrified wood since it is wood that has been fossilized and now composed completely of stone.
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Can Toph bend steel?

Metalbending: The ability to bend and manipulate metal. Toph is also the first known bender to discover metal bending was possible.
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What is the rarest bending?

Lightning bending is one of the strongest abilities in Avatar: The Last Airbender, with Azula's lightning attack nearly killing Aang for good. It's also one of the rarest techniques, with only Ozai, Iroh, and Azula able to generate lightning on their own. Even Aang, the avatar, and Zuko could only redirect lightning.
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Is Toph more powerful than Katara?

Katara may have innately higher durability than Toph, but the latter understands how to use her bending better to her advantage. With her feet alone, she can accumulate the earth around her into an efficiently compact shell able to withstand abuse from the elements and projectiles alike.
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