EDH Optimizer
Lu Meng, Wu General
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Lu Meng, Wu General is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Reference price of the card: €11.91
Average lands in decks for Lu Meng, Wu General: 38
Build your Lu Meng, Wu General deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lu Meng, Wu General 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lu Meng, Wu General deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (75/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed49
- Interaction100
- Resilience82
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (13 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Counterspell · Curiosity · Negate · Pongify · Sapphire Medallion · Sol Ring · Swiftfoot Boots · Combat Research · Wu Light Cavalry · Rapid Hybridization · Sword of the Animist · Wu Elite Cavalry · Wu Scout · Lu Xun, Scholar General · Sun Quan, Lord of Wu · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Signet · Eel Umbra · Quantum Misalignment · Propaganda · Quietus Spike · Sun Ce, Young Conquerer · Witness Protection · Brainstorm · Imprisoned in the Moon · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Mana Drain · Octopus Umbra · Spectrum Sentinel · Force of Negation · Raise the Palisade · Ring of Evos Isle · Aetherize · Curious Obsession · Kasmina's Transmutation · Hover Barrier · Metathran Soldier · Sky Diamond · Skystrike Officer · Starlit Mantle · Sword of Light and Shadow · Thalakos Scout · Genji Glove · Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm · Buster Sword · Auton Soldier · Blackblade Reforged · Commander's Plate · Consider · Cyclonic Rift · Enduring Curiosity · Fabricate · Nanogene Conversion · Opt · Ordeal of Thassa · Ponder · Sicarian Infiltrator · Snap · Thalakos Sentry · Thought Vessel · Thran Dynamo · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Rivendell · Castle Vantress · Otawara, Soaring City · Witch's Clinic · Path of Ancestry · War Room · Hall of Storm Giants · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Remote Isle
🃏 Recommended cards for Lu Meng, Wu General
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lu Meng, Wu General, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Curiosity | 74% | +71% |
| Wu Light Cavalry | 70% | +69% |
| Combat Research | 70% | +67% |
| Wu Elite Cavalry | 65% | +65% |
| Wu Scout | 65% | +65% |
| Lu Xun, Scholar General | 61% | +60% |
| Sun Quan, Lord of Wu | 61% | +60% |
| Sword of the Animist | 65% | +60% |
| Eel Umbra | 57% | +55% |
| Quantum Misalignment | 57% | +53% |
| Sun Ce, Young Conquerer | 52% | +52% |
| Quietus Spike | 52% | +51% |
| Spectrum Sentinel | 48% | +48% |
| Octopus Umbra | 48% | +47% |
| Witness Protection | 52% | +47% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 74% | +46% |
| Ring of Evos Isle | 43% | +43% |
| Raise the Palisade | 43% | +40% |
| Irenicus's Vile Duplication | 48% | +40% |
| Curious Obsession | 39% | +38% |
| Kasmina's Transmutation | 39% | +38% |
| Negate | 74% | +36% |
| Imprisoned in the Moon | 48% | +36% |
| Thalakos Scout | 35% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Lu Meng, Wu General deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Curiosity
- Wu Light Cavalry
- Combat Research
- Wu Elite Cavalry
- Wu Scout
- Lu Xun, Scholar General
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
- Sword of the Animist
- Quantum Misalignment
- Raise the Palisade
- Irenicus's Vile Duplication
- Sword of Light and Shadow
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
- Buster Sword
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Witch's Clinic
- Force of Negation
- Lu Su, Wu Advisor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lu Meng, Wu General
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Enter the Infinite → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Win the game
- Enter the Infinite + Thassa's Oracle → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Win the game
- Narset's Reversal + Twincast → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Leveler + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Enter the Infinite + Psychosis Crawler → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite lifeloss, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lu Meng, Wu General's color identity?
Lu Meng, Wu General is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Lu Meng, Wu General come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lu Meng, Wu General deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Lu Meng, Wu General deck run?
Real Lu Meng, Wu General decks run 38 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Lu Meng, Wu General?
The three highest-synergy cards are Curiosity, Wu Light Cavalry, Combat Research. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lu Meng, Wu General decks.
What combos does Lu Meng, Wu General have?
Lu Meng, Wu General has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Lu Meng, Wu General deck cost?
You can start cheap: Curiosity, Wu Light Cavalry, Combat Research are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.