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Lu Xun, Scholar General

Lu Xun, Scholar General

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Lu Xun wants a deck that plays lots of enchantments and draws a card for each one. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Soldiers.

  • Mana cost2 genericblueblue
  • Blue ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 3
  • RarityRare

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

Whenever Lu Xun deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

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Cards That Fit Lu Xun, Scholar General

Picked for what they do in Lu Xun's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Lu Xun'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 Lu Xun, Scholar General

explain how Lu Xun 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.

Wizards of the Coast 1 Oct 2009

Lu Xun's second ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.

2 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Lu Xun, 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 glossaryUPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.Aura/EnchantressEnchantress decks fill the battlefield with enchantments and use cards that draw you an extra card every time you cast one. An Aura is an enchantment that attaches to something, usually a creature, and changes it.Open the Aura/Enchantress pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw 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 page