Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
$40.15
$40.15Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2736
Current Rank
#2860
Last Week
#2716
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
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High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's abilities and overall game plan.
Waste Not+69% Synergy
$7.36
Megrim+68% Synergy
$1.07
Liliana's Caress+68% Synergy
$6.04
Geth's Grimoire+67% Synergy
$10.19
Painful Quandary+61% Synergy
$1.19
Shrieking Affliction+56% Synergy
$0.30
Oppression+55% Synergy
$4.73
Tourach, Dread Cantor+53% Synergy
$1.07
Syphon Mind+51% Synergy
$0.38
Fell Specter+49% Synergy
$0.56
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Cao Cao, Lord of Wei decks.
The Raven Man+48% Synergy
$0.44
Quest for the Nihil Stone+48% Synergy
$1.46
Sangromancer+47% Synergy
$0.99
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+43% Synergy
$20.77
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+42% Synergy
$6.54
Burglar Rat+38% Synergy
$0.10
Dark Deal+37% Synergy
$3.59
Crypt Ghast+7% Synergy
$13.42
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$9.63
Dark Ritual-1% Synergy
$4.24
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+39% Synergy
$16.06
Imperial Seal+8% Synergy
$136.78
Demonic Tutor+6% Synergy
$57.52
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$61.04
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$98.84
Necropotence-5% Synergy
$21.85
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$12.63
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Hypnotic Specter+44% Synergy
$1.35
Cunning Advisor+43% Synergy
$5.28
Wei Night Raiders+36% Synergy
$27.14
Elderfang Disciple+30% Synergy
$0.14
Virus Beetle+30% Synergy
$0.05
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+30% Synergy
$1.16
Rankle, Master of Pranks+28% Synergy
$2.40
Nezumi Informant+28% Synergy
$0.22
Cunning Lethemancer+28% Synergy
$6.94
Rotting Rats+24% Synergy
$1.33
Liliana's Specter+24% Synergy
$0.58
Junji, the Midnight Sky+22% Synergy
$0.40
Asylum Visitor+22% Synergy
$0.14
Necrogoyf+20% Synergy
$0.16
Mindslicer+19% Synergy
$0.49
Corrupt Court Official+19% Synergy
$0.02
The Haunt of Hightower+16% Synergy
$2.42
Hecteyes+15% Synergy
$0.14
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed+15% Synergy
$180.95
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei+15% Synergy
$60.99
Hostile Investigator+14% Synergy
$0.53
Myojin of Night's Reach+14% Synergy
$0.18
Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal+14% Synergy
$32.26
Sheoldred+13% Synergy
$15.77
Scythe Specter+13% Synergy
$0.52
Rackling+13% Synergy
$0.24
Syr Konrad, the Grim+12% Synergy
$0.53
Avatar of Woe+12% Synergy
$4.08
Zhang He, Wei General+11% Synergy
$74.31
Abyssal Specter+11% Synergy
$0.07
Wei Strike Force+11% Synergy
$2.11
Wei Assassins+11% Synergy
$9.41
Wei Scout+11% Synergy
$3.51
Cao Ren, Wei Commander+11% Synergy
$101.64
Plaguecrafter+10% Synergy
$0.34
Ravenous Rats+10% Synergy
$0.56
Wei Elite Companions+8% Synergy
$2.48
Nezumi Shortfang+8% Synergy
$2.10
Stone Catapult+8% Synergy
$45.49
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor+8% Synergy
$50.61
Royal Assassin+7% Synergy
$0.39
Liliana, Heretical Healer+5% Synergy
$5.90
Stronghold Rats+5% Synergy
$0.83
Sheoldred, Whispering One+4% Synergy
$18.14
Chainer, Dementia Master+3% Synergy
$0.22
Dauthi Voidwalker+2% Synergy
$4.52
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse0% Synergy
$87.13
Nirkana Revenant-3% Synergy
$6.28
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-10% Synergy
$2.34
Solemn Simulacrum-15% Synergy
$0.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Cao Cao, Lord of Wei safe.
Doom Blade+30% Synergy
$0.21
Bitter Triumph+16% Synergy
$0.76
Go for the Throat+15% Synergy
$0.53
Hero's Downfall+14% Synergy
$0.09
Archenemy's Charm+12% Synergy
$0.80
Force of Despair+8% Synergy
$4.49
Terror+8% Synergy
$0.10
Darkness+6% Synergy
$22.90
Liliana's Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.27
Defile+5% Synergy
$1.04
Murder+4% Synergy
$0.05
Snuff Out+3% Synergy
$11.77
Withering Boon+2% Synergy
$7.98
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$10.31
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.16
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.15
Sheoldred's Edict-3% Synergy
$1.03
Culling the Weak-7% Synergy
$11.72
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$21.94
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$3.91
Imp's Mischief-10% Synergy
$4.35
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.15
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$8.50
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's game plan and control the board.
Mind Twist+42% Synergy
$1.22
Hymn to Tourach+38% Synergy
$0.54
Unnerve+35% Synergy
$0.33
Torment of Hailfire+28% Synergy
$24.60
Pox+24% Synergy
$5.63
Overwhelming Forces+19% Synergy
$0.56
Damnation+16% Synergy
$18.65
Delirium Skeins+16% Synergy
$0.18
Bad Deal+16% Synergy
$0.15
Vicious Rumors+15% Synergy
$0.22
Smallpox+15% Synergy
$0.32
Ambition's Cost+15% Synergy
$0.25
Deception+15% Synergy
$1.30
Arterial Flow+14% Synergy
$0.40
Coercion+14% Synergy
$0.13
Mutilate+13% Synergy
$1.80
Ghostly Visit+12% Synergy
$1.38
Rise of the Dark Realms+11% Synergy
$3.62
Duress+11% Synergy
$0.12
Mind Rake+10% Synergy
$0.08
Return to Battle+10% Synergy
$4.12
Mind Rot+9% Synergy
$0.04
Imperial Edict+9% Synergy
$2.80
Mind Sludge+8% Synergy
$0.13
Stolen Grain+8% Synergy
$13.20
Poison Arrow+7% Synergy
$28.98
Famine+7% Synergy
$0.25
Beacon of Unrest+6% Synergy
$0.26
Death Cloud+6% Synergy
$2.38
Desperate Charge+6% Synergy
$10.98
Raven's Crime+5% Synergy
$0.35
Blackmail+5% Synergy
$0.33
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.42
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$1.86
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.24
Thoughtseize+3% Synergy
$5.49
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.34
Rush of Dread+3% Synergy
$0.31
Awaken the Erstwhile+3% Synergy
$0.38
Beseech the Queen+1% Synergy
$3.38
Bubbling Muck0% Synergy
$5.03
Night's Whisper-3% Synergy
$0.24
Grim Tutor-3% Synergy
$25.19
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$6.67
Read the Bones-6% Synergy
$0.23
Insatiable Avarice-6% Synergy
$2.41
Blasphemous Edict-7% Synergy
$5.60
Exsanguinate-9% Synergy
$0.32
Feed the Swarm-11% Synergy
$0.20
Toxic Deluge-17% Synergy
$6.86
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wheel of Torture+34% Synergy
$1.13
The Rack+31% Synergy
$3.13
Entropic Battlecruiser+23% Synergy
$0.19
Noetic Scales+19% Synergy
$18.05
Thousand-Year Elixir+12% Synergy
$13.90
Library of Leng+12% Synergy
$169.50
Anvil of Bogardan+11% Synergy
$37.68
Ensnaring Bridge+11% Synergy
$11.09
Skullcage+11% Synergy
$0.31
Winter Moon+8% Synergy
$0.70
Magewright's Stone+8% Synergy
$9.23
Paupers' Cage+7% Synergy
$0.96
Scepter of Fugue+7% Synergy
$0.46
Mindcrank+5% Synergy
$11.40
Elixir of Immortality+5% Synergy
$1.00
Howling Mine+4% Synergy
$6.26
Crucible of Worlds+4% Synergy
$31.64
The Darkness Crystal-2% Synergy
$3.49
Sensei's Divining Top-2% Synergy
$34.49
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.73
Wayfarer's Bauble-7% Synergy
$0.23
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$1.58
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.38
Bontu's Monument-23% Synergy
$8.77
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bottomless Pit+40% Synergy
$5.07
Raiders' Wake+40% Synergy
$0.62
Court of Ambition+28% Synergy
$4.05
Bandit's Talent+24% Synergy
$0.44
Necrogen Mists+18% Synergy
$8.68
Words of Waste+9% Synergy
$5.06
Bloodchief Ascension+8% Synergy
$16.93
No Mercy+8% Synergy
$21.00
Hopeless Nightmare+8% Synergy
$0.39
Larceny+8% Synergy
$0.31
Underworld Dreams+6% Synergy
$2.21
Underworld Connections+6% Synergy
$0.52
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$1.02
The Eldest Reborn+5% Synergy
$0.22
Pestilence+5% Synergy
$0.48
Tainted Aether+5% Synergy
$7.44
Phyrexian Arena+3% Synergy
$3.28
Leyline of the Void+3% Synergy
$0.45
Contamination+2% Synergy
$11.77
Greed0% Synergy
$0.36
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$7.94
Necromancy-1% Synergy
$10.99
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$16.80
Phyrexian Reclamation-4% Synergy
$1.25
Sanguine Bond-6% Synergy
$6.46
Black Market-10% Synergy
$4.37
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$26.35
Black Market Connections-13% Synergy
$13.23
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Cao Cao, Lord of Wei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Veil+26% Synergy
$4.27
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+24% Synergy
$0.33
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+18% Synergy
$2.10
Liliana Vess+7% Synergy
$5.04
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$7.85
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+30% Synergy
$0.64
Cabal Coffers+12% Synergy
$27.86
Bojuka Bog+10% Synergy
$0.85
Maze of Ith+8% Synergy
$7.91
Deserted Temple+7% Synergy
$0.72
Lake of the Dead+6% Synergy
$90.99
Everglades+6% Synergy
$0.98
Cabal Stronghold+5% Synergy
$12.12
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.16
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.09
Ebon Stronghold+4% Synergy
$0.42
Leechridden Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.71
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$53.21
Memorial to Folly+2% Synergy
$0.14
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$45.08
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.11
Crypt of Agadeem-3% Synergy
$1.05
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$0.64
War Room-4% Synergy
$5.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$8.55
Mortuary Mire-6% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$3.28
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$22.18
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patriar's Seal+21% Synergy
$3.74
Charcoal Diamond+16% Synergy
$0.28
Caged Sun+3% Synergy
$3.30
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.99
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$31.84
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.55
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.72
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.23
Nyx Lotus-1% Synergy
$4.70
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.04
The Soul Stone-5% Synergy
$55.31
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.71
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.32
Lands
The mana base foundation for Cao Cao, Lord of Wei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.14
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.21
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$8.50
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Cao Cao, Lord of Wei.
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
Myojin of Night's Reach
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Greel, Mind Raker
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
The Raven Man
Malfegor
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
The Haunt of Hightower
Crosis, the Purger
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Urgoros, the Empty One
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Tana, the Bloodsower
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Infernal Kirin
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Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Green Goblin, Nemesis
He Who Hungers
Rielle, the Everwise
Tergrid, God of Fright
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro