EDH Optimizer
Lu Xun, Scholar General
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Lu Xun, Scholar 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.)
Whenever Lu Xun deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Lu Xun, Scholar General: 34
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Build your Lu Xun, Scholar General deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lu Xun, Scholar General 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lu Xun, Scholar General deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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+ (76/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed49
- Interaction100
- Resilience83
- Closing78
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (6 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Swiftfoot Boots · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Fireshrieker · Blackblade Reforged · Curiosity · Negate · Sword of the Animist · High Tide · Sapphire Medallion · Combat Research · Etherium Sculptor · Pongify · Empyrial Plate · Mind Stone · Propaganda · Aetherize · Brass Squire · Arcane Denial · Silver Myr · Sky Diamond · Trophy Mage · Wizard Class · Brainstorm · Tribute Mage · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bident of Thassa · Foundry Inspector · Hammer of Nazahn · Rapid Hybridization · Silent Arbiter · Sword of Feast and Famine · Commander's Plate · Mask of Memory · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Thran Power Suit · Champion's Helm · The Key to the Vault · Lightning Greaves · Strata Scythe · Curious Obsession · Cyclonic Rift · Reality Shift · The Reality Chip · Eel Umbra · Fabricate · Fog Bank · Quietus Spike · Ponder · Loxodon Warhammer · Mana Drain · Psychosis Crawler · Trinket Mage · Chasm Skulker · Inquisitor's Flail · Mithril Coat · Octopus Umbra · Opt · Sigil of Sleep · Swan Song · Colossus Hammer · Deadeye Quartermaster · Goldvein Pick · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Academy Ruins · Lonely Sandbar
🃏 Recommended cards for Lu Xun, Scholar General
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lu Xun, Scholar General, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fireshrieker | 57% | +52% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 52% | +48% |
| Curiosity | 50% | +46% |
| Sword of the Animist | 46% | +41% |
| Combat Research | 43% | +40% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 67% | +39% |
| Brass Squire | 40% | +39% |
| Empyrial Plate | 41% | +39% |
| Hammer of Nazahn | 32% | +31% |
| Trophy Mage | 36% | +31% |
| Sword of Feast and Famine | 31% | +30% |
| Thran Power Suit | 30% | +29% |
| Mask of Memory | 30% | +29% |
| Silent Arbiter | 31% | +28% |
| The Key to the Vault | 29% | +27% |
| Champion's Helm | 29% | +27% |
| Strata Scythe | 28% | +27% |
| Tribute Mage | 33% | +26% |
| Curious Obsession | 27% | +26% |
| Commander's Plate | 30% | +26% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 42% | +25% |
| Quietus Spike | 26% | +25% |
| Silver Myr | 36% | +25% |
| Eel Umbra | 26% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Lu Xun, Scholar 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.
- Fireshrieker
- Blackblade Reforged
- Curiosity
- Combat Research
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Brass Squire
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sword of the Animist
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Silent Arbiter
- Sigil of Sleep
- Sword of War and Peace
- Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Commander's Plate
- Mithril Coat
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Buster Sword
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lu Xun, Scholar General
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lu Xun, Scholar General's color identity?
Lu Xun, Scholar 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 Xun, Scholar General come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lu Xun, Scholar General deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Lu Xun, Scholar General deck run?
Real Lu Xun, Scholar General decks run 34 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 Xun, Scholar General?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fireshrieker, Blackblade Reforged, Curiosity. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lu Xun, Scholar General decks.
What combos does Lu Xun, Scholar General have?
Lu Xun, Scholar General has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + 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 Xun, Scholar General deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fireshrieker, Blackblade Reforged, Curiosity 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.