Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
$42.73
$42.73Legendary 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
#2615
Current Rank
#2775
Last Week
#2742
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.
Megrim+69% Synergy
$1.63
Waste Not+69% Synergy
$7.39
Liliana's Caress+68% Synergy
$12.18
Geth's Grimoire+67% Synergy
$10.47
Painful Quandary+57% Synergy
$1.37
Oppression+56% Synergy
$4.16
Shrieking Affliction+52% Synergy
$0.32
Tourach, Dread Cantor+50% Synergy
$1.19
Quest for the Nihil Stone+49% Synergy
$1.43
Syphon Mind+49% Synergy
$0.39
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Cao Cao, Lord of Wei decks.
Fell Specter+49% Synergy
$0.59
The Raven Man+46% Synergy
$0.39
Hypnotic Specter+45% Synergy
$1.44
Sangromancer+44% Synergy
$0.90
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+43% Synergy
$19.98
Burglar Rat+36% Synergy
$0.23
Dark Deal+36% Synergy
$3.98
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$10.94
Crypt Ghast+5% Synergy
$16.84
Dark Ritual+2% Synergy
$4.53
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+36% Synergy
$17.66
Imperial Seal+10% Synergy
$146.21
Demonic Tutor+6% Synergy
$62.01
Vampiric Tutor+1% Synergy
$63.69
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$111.70
Necropotence-6% Synergy
$22.51
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$16.46
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Cunning Advisor+45% Synergy
$5.49
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+39% Synergy
$7.18
Wei Night Raiders+39% Synergy
$27.14
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+32% Synergy
$1.03
Cunning Lethemancer+30% Synergy
$6.76
Elderfang Disciple+28% Synergy
$0.16
Virus Beetle+28% Synergy
$0.22
Rankle, Master of Pranks+27% Synergy
$2.91
Nezumi Informant+27% Synergy
$0.26
Liliana's Specter+26% Synergy
$0.57
Asylum Visitor+24% Synergy
$0.12
Rotting Rats+23% Synergy
$1.34
Necrogoyf+21% Synergy
$0.31
Corrupt Court Official+21% Synergy
$0.08
Junji, the Midnight Sky+19% Synergy
$0.42
Mindslicer+19% Synergy
$0.52
The Haunt of Hightower+17% Synergy
$2.96
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed+17% Synergy
$183.47
Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal+17% Synergy
$35.80
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei+15% Synergy
$60.99
Hecteyes+14% Synergy
$0.18
Syr Konrad, the Grim+13% Synergy
$0.57
Sheoldred+13% Synergy
$16.24
Avatar of Woe+13% Synergy
$3.77
Hostile Investigator+13% Synergy
$0.40
Rackling+13% Synergy
$0.24
Myojin of Night's Reach+13% Synergy
$0.23
Wei Strike Force+13% Synergy
$2.01
Cao Ren, Wei Commander+13% Synergy
$101.64
Wei Scout+13% Synergy
$3.49
Zhang He, Wei General+13% Synergy
$84.32
Scythe Specter+12% Synergy
$0.52
Abyssal Specter+12% Synergy
$0.05
Wei Assassins+12% Synergy
$9.41
Ravenous Rats+10% Synergy
$0.46
Wei Elite Companions+9% Synergy
$2.54
Stone Catapult+9% Synergy
$45.49
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor+9% Synergy
$50.61
Wei Ambush Force+8% Synergy
$1.87
Plaguecrafter+7% Synergy
$0.42
Royal Assassin+7% Synergy
$0.43
Liliana, Heretical Healer+6% Synergy
$5.89
Stronghold Rats+5% Synergy
$1.09
Archon of Cruelty+4% Synergy
$8.05
Sheoldred, Whispering One+2% Synergy
$20.84
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.09
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse0% Synergy
$90.44
Nirkana Revenant-3% Synergy
$6.59
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-10% Synergy
$2.68
Solemn Simulacrum-14% Synergy
$0.30
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Cao Cao, Lord of Wei safe.
Doom Blade+27% Synergy
$0.24
Go for the Throat+15% Synergy
$0.57
Bitter Triumph+15% Synergy
$1.29
Hero's Downfall+13% Synergy
$0.30
Terror+9% Synergy
$0.13
Darkness+8% Synergy
$22.78
Archenemy's Charm+8% Synergy
$1.06
Force of Despair+8% Synergy
$5.03
Liliana's Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.36
Defile+5% Synergy
$1.26
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.08
Cabal Ritual+2% Synergy
$10.85
Withering Boon+2% Synergy
$11.13
Snuff Out+1% Synergy
$8.89
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.26
Infernal Grasp-1% Synergy
$0.32
Sheoldred's Edict-3% Synergy
$1.84
Deadly Rollick-6% Synergy
$25.03
Withering Torment-7% Synergy
$4.07
Culling the Weak-8% Synergy
$14.34
Village Rites-9% Synergy
$0.55
Imp's Mischief-11% Synergy
$5.80
Consuming Corruption-11% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane-13% Synergy
$4.65
Tragic Slip-14% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$12.12
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's game plan and control the board.
Mind Twist+45% Synergy
$1.30
Hymn to Tourach+37% Synergy
$0.51
Unnerve+34% Synergy
$0.29
Torment of Hailfire+28% Synergy
$26.24
Pox+23% Synergy
$5.74
Overwhelming Forces+23% Synergy
$0.63
Deception+18% Synergy
$2.11
Damnation+15% Synergy
$19.75
Ambition's Cost+15% Synergy
$0.42
Delirium Skeins+15% Synergy
$0.23
Bad Deal+15% Synergy
$0.18
Coercion+15% Synergy
$0.15
Mutilate+14% Synergy
$1.86
Smallpox+14% Synergy
$0.41
Vicious Rumors+13% Synergy
$0.31
Arterial Flow+13% Synergy
$0.44
Ghostly Visit+13% Synergy
$1.53
Rise of the Dark Realms+11% Synergy
$5.59
Duress+11% Synergy
$0.13
Imperial Edict+11% Synergy
$2.89
Return to Battle+11% Synergy
$4.11
Mind Rot+9% Synergy
$0.06
Mind Rake+8% Synergy
$0.12
Stolen Grain+8% Synergy
$13.20
Mind Sludge+8% Synergy
$0.13
Famine+8% Synergy
$0.26
Desperate Charge+7% Synergy
$9.61
Blackmail+7% Synergy
$0.33
Poison Arrow+7% Synergy
$28.98
Sign in Blood+6% Synergy
$2.77
Death Cloud+5% Synergy
$2.51
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.32
Rankle's Prank+4% Synergy
$0.41
Beacon of Unrest+4% Synergy
$0.26
Awaken the Erstwhile+4% Synergy
$0.39
Ancient Craving+4% Synergy
$0.31
Diabolic Tutor+3% Synergy
$1.97
Thoughtseize+3% Synergy
$6.73
Bubbling Muck+2% Synergy
$3.70
Rush of Dread+2% Synergy
$0.37
Beseech the Queen+1% Synergy
$3.43
Read the Bones-1% Synergy
$0.26
Night's Whisper-2% Synergy
$0.36
Grim Tutor-2% Synergy
$26.18
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$8.55
Insatiable Avarice-5% Synergy
$8.23
Blasphemous Edict-6% Synergy
$5.43
Exsanguinate-8% Synergy
$0.37
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.28
Toxic Deluge-17% Synergy
$7.71
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wheel of Torture+35% Synergy
$1.06
The Rack+32% Synergy
$3.23
Entropic Battlecruiser+20% Synergy
$0.33
Noetic Scales+20% Synergy
$21.06
Library of Leng+14% Synergy
$169.50
Thousand-Year Elixir+13% Synergy
$15.16
Anvil of Bogardan+12% Synergy
$39.23
Ensnaring Bridge+12% Synergy
$11.05
Magewright's Stone+10% Synergy
$8.92
Skullcage+10% Synergy
$0.35
Winter Moon+8% Synergy
$0.77
Paupers' Cage+7% Synergy
$1.16
Scepter of Fugue+6% Synergy
$0.44
Mindcrank+5% Synergy
$13.11
Howling Mine+4% Synergy
$5.52
Elixir of Immortality+4% Synergy
$1.03
Crucible of Worlds+4% Synergy
$30.89
Sensei's Divining Top-2% Synergy
$39.43
The Darkness Crystal-4% Synergy
$3.97
Expedition Map-4% Synergy
$0.61
Swiftfoot Boots-7% Synergy
$1.85
Wayfarer's Bauble-7% Synergy
$0.28
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$4.56
Bontu's Monument-22% Synergy
$13.83
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Cao Cao, Lord of Wei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bottomless Pit+42% Synergy
$9.89
Raiders' Wake+40% Synergy
$0.55
Court of Ambition+31% Synergy
$5.05
Bandit's Talent+23% Synergy
$0.34
Necrogen Mists+17% Synergy
$11.57
No Mercy+10% Synergy
$24.12
Words of Waste+10% Synergy
$4.97
Larceny+9% Synergy
$0.31
Bloodchief Ascension+7% Synergy
$19.85
Underworld Dreams+7% Synergy
$2.59
Hopeless Nightmare+7% Synergy
$0.45
Underworld Connections+7% Synergy
$1.22
Phyrexian Arena+6% Synergy
$3.69
Pestilence+5% Synergy
$0.51
The Cruelty of Gix+5% Synergy
$1.33
The Eldest Reborn+4% Synergy
$0.31
Greed0% Synergy
$0.31
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$8.60
Exquisite Blood-3% Synergy
$26.78
Phyrexian Reclamation-4% Synergy
$1.91
Sanguine Bond-6% Synergy
$7.53
Black Market-9% Synergy
$4.19
Black Market Connections-10% Synergy
$16.46
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$28.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Cao Cao, Lord of Wei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Veil+25% Synergy
$4.39
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+22% Synergy
$0.30
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+17% Synergy
$2.19
Liliana Vess+8% Synergy
$5.07
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$9.71
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+32% Synergy
$0.72
Cabal Coffers+12% Synergy
$31.12
Bojuka Bog+10% Synergy
$1.06
Deserted Temple+9% Synergy
$0.74
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$8.95
Cabal Stronghold+6% Synergy
$12.39
Castle Locthwain+6% Synergy
$3.80
Everglades+6% Synergy
$1.03
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$52.21
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.32
Lake of the Dead+5% Synergy
$90.32
Ebon Stronghold+5% Synergy
$0.41
Leechridden Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.46
Volrath's Stronghold+2% Synergy
$93.99
Polluted Mire+2% Synergy
$0.17
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$43.73
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.30
Crypt of Agadeem-3% Synergy
$1.21
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$0.93
War Room-4% Synergy
$9.15
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.70
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-5% Synergy
$10.61
Mortuary Mire-7% Synergy
$0.42
Phyrexian Tower-19% Synergy
$23.12
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patriar's Seal+19% Synergy
$3.98
Charcoal Diamond+15% Synergy
$0.32
Caged Sun+3% Synergy
$3.60
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$9.70
Throne of Eldraine+2% Synergy
$34.62
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.06
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$3.80
Nyx Lotus0% Synergy
$5.06
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
$1.01
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.30
The Soul Stone-3% Synergy
$63.52
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.55
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.37
Lands
The mana base foundation for Cao Cao, Lord of Wei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.22
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-13% Synergy
$4.65
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$12.12
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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
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Myojin of Night's Reach
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Greel, Mind Raker
The Raven Man
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Malfegor
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
The Haunt of Hightower
Crosis, the Purger
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Urgoros, the Empty One
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Tana, the Bloodsower
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Infernal Kirin
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Nicol Bolas
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Green Goblin, Nemesis
He Who Hungers
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Tergrid, God of Fright
Rielle, the Everwise
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro