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Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Liu Bei wants a deck that plays cheap creatures and attacks from the first turns. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Soldiers.

  • Mana cost3 genericwhitewhite
  • White ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 4
  • RarityRare

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)

Liu Bei gets +2/+2 as long as you control a permanent named Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior or a permanent named Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior.

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Cards That Fit Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

Picked for what they do in Liu Bei's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Liu Bei's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

explain how Liu Bei works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 1 Oct 2009

Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.

1 ruling, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Liu Bei, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWPlayers write colors as letters: W for white.AggroAggro decks play cheap creatures early and attack every turn, trying to knock opponents out before their bigger plans come together.Open the Aggro pageEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion pageStatic BuffGives creatures a lasting bonus to power and toughness while it remains on the battlefield, rather than a boost that wears off at end of turn. Garruk's Uprising, Patchwork BannerOpen the Static Buff page