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Avatar: The Last Airbender: Season 3

21 episodes Premiered Sep 21, 2007 Updated Sep 17, 2026

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 21 episodes.

Previously on Avatar: The Last Airbender

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 21 episodes.

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

The Awakening

Sep 21, 2007

Aang awakens to find himself aboard a captured Fire Nation ship with a full head of hair and sustaining serious injuries from the previous battle for Ba Sing Se. At his side are Ka

S3·E2 Core

The Headband

Sep 28, 2007

To better blend in as Fire Nation citizens, Aang enrolls in a Fire Nation school, giving himself an opportunity to learn more about the Nation and to enjoy life as a normal kid for

S3·E3 Core

The Painted Lady

Oct 5, 2007

When the gang arrives at a suffering fishing village, a mysterious spirit appears to help the villagers.

S3·E4 Core

Sokka's Master

Oct 12, 2007

Feeling as though he isn't contributing enough to the group, Sokka seeks out an elusive swordsmaster from whom he can learn the ways of the blade.

S3·E5 Core

The Beach

Oct 19, 2007

Zuko, Azula, Mai and Ty Lee take a vacation to Ember Island. In the process, they come to learn more about themselves and each other as well as their desires for the future. Elsewh

S3·E6 Core

The Avatar and the Firelord

Oct 26, 2007

The tale of Avatar Roku and Fire Lord Sozin is revealed to Aang and Zuko by different sources. Both learn about themselves and are shown the origins of the war.

S3·E7 Core

The Runaway

Nov 2, 2007

When Katara expresses her disapproval of Toph's new way to make quick cash, the group finds her too motherly and tension grows between Katara and Toph. When Katara finally decides

S3·E8 Core

The Puppetmaster

Nov 9, 2007

The gang investigates the bizarre disappearances taking place within an eerie town.

S3·E9 Core

Nightmares and Daydreams

Nov 16, 2007

Four days prior the invasion, Aang becomes nervous over his soon-to-come confrontation with the Fire Lord. His anxiety gets the better of him as he begins to suffer from outrageous

S3·E10 Core

The Day of Black Sun: The Invasion (1)

Nov 30, 2007

The day of the eclipse has arrived, and the invasion force gathers together to make last preparations. They infiltrate the island and the battle begins. Meanwhile, Aang searches fo

S3·E11 Core

The Day of Black Sun: The Eclipse (2)

Nov 30, 2007

As the invasion force fights their way to the Fire Nation capital, the kids help Aang find the Fire Lord in time for the eclipse. Zuko confronts his father with shocking news.

S3·E12 Core

The Western Air Temple

Jul 14, 2008

Aang and the group arrive at the Western Air Temple, with Zuko in pursuit. Zuko wishes to help the Avatar end the war by teaching him firebending.

S3·E13 Core

The Firebending Masters

Jul 15, 2008

While teaching Aang firebending, Zuko realizes that he has lost all his firebending skills. To regain his powers, Zuko and Aang must seek the original source of firebending within

S3·E14 Core

The Boiling Rock (1)

Jul 16, 2008

Sokka wants to break his father out of jail and asks Zuko for information on Fire Nation prisons. Sokka and Zuko head for the Boiling Rock, a prison located in the middle of a volc

S3·E15 Core

The Boiling Rock (2)

Jul 16, 2008

Zuko and Sokka make new plans to break out of the prison with Suki, Sokka's father and some others while a shocking twist leaves Azula none too happy with her two closest friends.

S3·E16 Core

The Southern Raiders

Jul 17, 2008

Katara decides to confront the Fire Nation soldier responsible for her mother's death. Aang tries to talk her out of it, but she doesn't listen.

S3·E17 Core

The Ember Island Players

Jul 18, 2008

A play recounting the gang's adventures does not sit well with Aang and his friends, except for Toph who enjoys it very much. Meanwhile, Aang confesses his love to Katara, but the

S3·E18 Core

Sozin's Comet: The Phoenix King (1)

Jul 19, 2008

Aang struggles to decide whether or not he has to kill the Fire Lord and, during the night, is drawn toward an island which disappears before morning. Zuko leads the rest of the gr

S3·E19 Core

Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)

Jul 19, 2008

While on the island, Aang seeks guidance from his past lives, but is not pleased with what he is told. The island, in fact, turns out to be a lion turtle from which Aang is given t

S3·E20 Mytharc

Sozin's Comet: Into the Inferno (3)

Jul 19, 2008

Sokka, Suki, and Toph try to stop the Fire Nation's air fleet. Meanwhile, Zuko and Azula duel in an Agni Kai and Aang confronts the Fire Lord.

S3·E21 Mytharc

Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)

Jul 19, 2008

Aang is on the offensive after getting hit in the back of his scar and triggering the Avatar State. Meanwhile, after Zuko seems to have the upper hand against Azula, Katara is forc