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Xun Yu, Wei Advisor

Xun Yu, Wei Advisor

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

Xun Yu wants a deck that plays cheap creatures and attacks from the first turns. It also works in a deck built around Advisors or Humans.

  • Mana cost1 genericblackblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 1
  • RarityRare

tap: Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

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Cards That Fit Xun Yu, Wei Advisor

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

explain how Xun Yu 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 20 Sep 2013

If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.

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

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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 glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.AggroAggro decks play cheap creatures early and attack every turn, trying to knock opponents out before their bigger plans come together.Open the Aggro pageCombat TrickAn instant you cast during a fight to change how it ends: making a creature bigger or smaller, or keeping your creatures from dying. Boros Charm, Flawless ManeuverOpen the Combat Trick page