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Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed is black: 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.)
Sacrifice Xiahou Dun: Return target black card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Reference price of the card: €62.09
Average lands in decks for Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed: 34
ReanimatorComboAristocratsGraveyardControlSacrificeStormSpellslinger
Build your Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 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 (66/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed62
- Interaction33
- Resilience82
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (13 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Reanimate · Crypt Ghast · Arcane Signet · Demonic Tutor · Entomb · Animate Dead · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Toxic Deluge · Cabal Ritual · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Feed the Swarm · Vampiric Tutor · Damnation · Sign in Blood · Living Death · Necropotence · Night's Whisper · Not Dead After All · Dauthi Voidwalker · Corpse Dance · Withering Torment · Pitiless Plunderer · Buried Alive · Phyrexian Arena · Snuff Out · Expedition Map · Exsanguinate · Imp's Mischief · Bolas's Citadel · Bubbling Muck · Feign Death · Rings of Brighthearth · Grim Tutor · Victimize · Supernatural Stamina · Undying Malice · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Blood Artist · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Black Market Connections · Phyrexian Altar · The Meathook Massacre · Dance of the Dead · Necromancy · Saw in Half · Skullclamp · Yawgmoth's Will · Zulaport Cutthroat · Ashnod's Altar · Deadly Rollick · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Culling the Weak · Imperial Seal · Ripples of Undeath · Grim Haruspex · Nirkana Revenant · Sensei's Divining Top · Phyrexian Reclamation · The Soul Stone · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Fellwar Stone · Opposition Agent · Cabal Coffers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Deserted Temple · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Volrath's Stronghold · Ancient Tomb · Lake of the Dead · Castle Locthwain · Spymaster's Vault
🃏 Recommended cards for Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Entomb | 58% | +46% |
| Animate Dead | 57% | +40% |
| Corpse Dance | 40% | +39% |
| Deserted Temple | 43% | +38% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 34% | +34% |
| Living Death | 43% | +33% |
| Demonic Tutor | 58% | +31% |
| Reanimate | 72% | +31% |
| Not Dead After All | 42% | +31% |
| Cabal Ritual | 49% | +30% |
| Cabal Coffers | 83% | +28% |
| Vampiric Tutor | 48% | +27% |
| Volrath's Stronghold | 31% | +27% |
| Necropotence | 42% | +27% |
| Feign Death | 34% | +26% |
| Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | 63% | +26% |
| Damnation | 46% | +26% |
| Malakir Rebirth | 49% | +25% |
| Buried Alive | 38% | +25% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 41% | +25% |
| Snow-Covered Swamp | 31% | +25% |
| Expedition Map | 36% | +25% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 32% | +25% |
| Lake of the Dead | 29% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 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.
- Deserted Temple
- Not Dead After All
- Feign Death
- Buried Alive
- Snow-Covered Swamp
- Expedition Map
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Entomb
- Animate Dead
- Corpse Dance
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Living Death
- Reanimate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Demonic Tutor
- Cabal Coffers
- Vampiric Tutor
- Volrath's Stronghold
- Necropotence
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed's color identity?
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed is black: 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 23 % of the time and floods 31 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck run?
Real Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed?
The three highest-synergy cards are Entomb, Animate Dead, Corpse Dance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed decks.
What combos does Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed have?
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck cost?
You can start cheap: Deserted Temple, Not Dead After All, Feign Death 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.