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Zhang He, Wei General

Zhang He, Wei General

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Zhang He 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 genericblackblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness4 / 2
  • RarityRare

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

Whenever Zhang He attacks, each other creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

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Cards That Fit Zhang He, Wei General

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

explain how Zhang He 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 Zhang He, 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 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 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