EDH Optimizer
Zhang He, Wei General
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Zhang He, Wei General 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.)
Whenever Zhang He attacks, each other creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €45.46
Average lands in decks for Zhang He, Wei General: 37
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Build your Zhang He, Wei General deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zhang He, Wei General 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zhang He, Wei 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: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency13
- Speed50
- Interaction39
- Resilience79
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (12 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Feed the Swarm · Black Market Connections · Crypt Ghast · Wei Strike Force · Defile · Demonic Tutor · Phyrexian Arena · Wei Elite Companions · Wei Scout · Bad Moon · Cao Ren, Wei Commander · Charcoal Diamond · Go for the Throat · Night's Whisper · Swiftfoot Boots · Wei Ambush Force · Arcane Signet · Lightning Greaves · Sign in Blood · Wei Night Raiders · Emergency Weld · Nightmare Lash · Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal · Cabal Ritual · Vampiric Tutor · Andúril, Flame of the West · Darkness · Deadly Rollick · Desperate Charge · Return to Battle · Village Rites · Withering Torment · Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed · Bontu's Monument · Consuming Corruption · Ghostly Visit · Helm of the Host · Heraldic Banner · Reanimate · Toxic Deluge · Gonti, Night Minister · Bastion of Remembrance · Bubbling Muck · Cao Cao, Lord of Wei · Dauthi Slayer · Deadly Dispute · Fireshrieker · Horn of Gondor · Imp's Mischief · Imperial Seal · Inquisitorial Rosette · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mind Stone · Mordor Muster · Sheoldred's Edict · Spectrum Sentinel · Vicious Conquistador · Wand of Orcus · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Castle Locthwain · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · War Room · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage · The Great Mound
🃏 Recommended cards for Zhang He, Wei General
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zhang He, Wei General, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wei Strike Force | 52% | +52% |
| Wei Elite Companions | 45% | +45% |
| Wei Scout | 45% | +45% |
| Wei Ambush Force | 41% | +41% |
| Cao Ren, Wei Commander | 41% | +41% |
| Bad Moon | 41% | +38% |
| Wei Night Raiders | 38% | +38% |
| Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal | 34% | +34% |
| Emergency Weld | 34% | +34% |
| Nightmare Lash | 34% | +32% |
| Desperate Charge | 28% | +28% |
| Return to Battle | 28% | +28% |
| Andúril, Flame of the West | 28% | +27% |
| Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed | 28% | +27% |
| Black Market Connections | 52% | +27% |
| Darksteel Angel | 25% | +25% |
| Ghostly Visit | 24% | +24% |
| Helm of the Host | 24% | +23% |
| Demonic Tutor | 48% | +21% |
| Wei Assassins | 21% | +21% |
| Inquisitorial Rosette | 21% | +21% |
| Horn of Gondor | 21% | +21% |
| Cao Cao, Lord of Wei | 21% | +21% |
| Vicious Conquistador | 21% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Zhang He, Wei 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.
- Wei Strike Force
- Wei Elite Companions
- Wei Scout
- Wei Ambush Force
- Bad Moon
- Emergency Weld
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Desperate Charge
- Andúril, Flame of the West
- Darksteel Angel
- Helm of the Host
- Wei Assassins
- Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Cao Ren, Wei Commander
- Wei Night Raiders
- Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal
- Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
- Black Market Connections
- Demonic Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zhang He, Wei General
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
- Ayara, First of Locthwain + Plague of Vermin → Near-infinite creature tokens for all players, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Bloodsoaked Champion → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zhang He, Wei General's color identity?
Zhang He, Wei General 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 Zhang He, Wei General come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zhang He, Wei General deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 40 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Zhang He, Wei General deck run?
Real Zhang He, Wei General decks run 37 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 Zhang He, Wei General?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wei Strike Force, Wei Elite Companions, Wei Scout. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zhang He, Wei General decks.
What combos does Zhang He, Wei General have?
Zhang He, Wei General 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 Zhang He, Wei General deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wei Strike Force, Wei Elite Companions, Wei Scout 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.