Lu Xun, Scholar General
$0.42
$0.42Legendary 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
#2417
Current Rank
#2768
Last Week
#2396
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Lu Xun, Scholar General.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Lu Xun, Scholar General decks.
Divert Disaster+24% Synergy
$0.05
Scour for Scrap+21% Synergy
$0.16
Genji Glove+13% Synergy
$4.85
Buster Sword+13% Synergy
$36.85
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+7% Synergy
$0.12
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Lu Xun, Scholar General's abilities and overall game plan.
Blackblade Reforged+53% Synergy
$2.31
Fireshrieker+52% Synergy
$0.26
Curiosity+47% Synergy
$0.53
Combat Research+43% Synergy
$0.35
Sword of the Animist+41% Synergy
$7.32
Swiftfoot Boots+41% Synergy
$1.30
Brass Squire+40% Synergy
$1.16
Empyrial Plate+39% Synergy
$1.09
Eel Umbra+37% Synergy
$0.07
Thran Power Suit+36% Synergy
$1.33
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Lu Xun, Scholar General decks.
Trophy Mage+30% Synergy
$0.63
Etherium Sculptor+28% Synergy
$0.62
Negate+16% Synergy
$0.24
Aetherize+16% Synergy
$0.29
Propaganda+13% Synergy
$2.01
Counterspell+5% Synergy
$1.65
Pongify+5% Synergy
$2.10
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$1.75
High Tide0% Synergy
$1.29
Sapphire Medallion-16% Synergy
$3.79
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring-3% Synergy
$67.99
Mana Vault-5% Synergy
$71.05
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$48.08
Narset, Parter of Veils-6% Synergy
$2.58
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$42.63
Force of Will-9% Synergy
$57.48
Rhystic Study-11% Synergy
$48.94
Mystical Tutor-21% Synergy
$11.92
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Lu Xun, Scholar General's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Silent Arbiter+28% Synergy
$7.56
Silver Myr+25% Synergy
$0.40
Tribute Mage+24% Synergy
$0.91
Deadeye Quartermaster+24% Synergy
$0.31
Foundry Inspector+20% Synergy
$0.24
Fog Bank+20% Synergy
$0.17
Acquisition Octopus+20% Synergy
$0.07
Trinket Mage+17% Synergy
$0.84
The Reality Chip+15% Synergy
$2.78
Mischievous Catgeist+14% Synergy
$0.12
Tandem Lookout+14% Synergy
$0.74
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu+13% Synergy
$5.42
Wu Scout+13% Synergy
$4.88
Psychosis Crawler+12% Synergy
$0.34
Chasm Skulker+10% Synergy
$0.95
Minn, Wily Illusionist+10% Synergy
$5.81
Homunculus Horde+9% Synergy
$0.33
Esior, Wardwing Familiar+9% Synergy
$0.52
Invisible Stalker+9% Synergy
$1.60
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+8% Synergy
$0.91
Guard Gomazoa+8% Synergy
$0.40
Wu Light Cavalry+8% Synergy
$4.07
Wu Elite Cavalry+8% Synergy
$2.34
Spellskite+7% Synergy
$7.26
Enduring Curiosity+7% Synergy
$4.13
Knights of Dol Amroth+7% Synergy
$0.05
Nadir Kraken+6% Synergy
$0.23
Clone+6% Synergy
$0.36
Triton Shorestalker+6% Synergy
$0.21
Looter il-Kor+6% Synergy
$0.12
Burnished Hart+5% Synergy
$0.12
Alandra, Sky Dreamer+5% Synergy
$0.53
Blighted Agent+5% Synergy
$0.96
Vedalken Engineer+5% Synergy
$0.13
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+5% Synergy
$1.24
Triskaidekaphile+4% Synergy
$0.58
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel+4% Synergy
$0.56
Oneirophage+3% Synergy
$0.12
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.26
Body of Knowledge+1% Synergy
$0.20
Siren Stormtamer+1% Synergy
$0.23
Mulldrifter0% Synergy
$0.22
Mischievous Mystic0% Synergy
$0.17
Ornithopter of Paradise-1% Synergy
$2.89
Forensic Gadgeteer-2% Synergy
$1.64
Harbinger of the Seas-2% Synergy
$2.00
Laboratory Maniac-4% Synergy
$0.68
Emry, Lurker of the Loch-4% Synergy
$0.59
Scourge of Fleets-5% Synergy
$0.47
Sai, Master Thopterist-5% Synergy
$0.48
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Lu Xun, Scholar General safe.
Fumble+17% Synergy
$0.52
Slip Out the Back+10% Synergy
$2.25
Redirect+10% Synergy
$0.24
Dispel+8% Synergy
$0.29
Cancel+7% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Leak+5% Synergy
$0.21
Into the Roil+5% Synergy
$0.09
Rewind+4% Synergy
$0.45
Unsummon+4% Synergy
$0.24
Reality Shift+3% Synergy
$0.25
March of Swirling Mist+3% Synergy
$1.28
Lazotep Plating+3% Synergy
$0.44
Dissolve+3% Synergy
$0.15
Aetherspouts+2% Synergy
$0.54
An Offer You Can't Refuse+1% Synergy
$1.46
Swan Song+1% Synergy
$6.09
Disallow+1% Synergy
$1.90
Refute+1% Synergy
$0.14
Disdainful Stroke+1% Synergy
$0.10
Shore Up+1% Synergy
$0.12
Jwari Disruption+1% Synergy
$0.43
Opt0% Synergy
$0.14
Spell Pierce-1% Synergy
$0.17
Evacuation-2% Synergy
$0.22
Muddle the Mixture-3% Synergy
$1.59
Strix Serenade-3% Synergy
$1.27
Engulf the Shore-3% Synergy
$6.88
Unwind-3% Synergy
$1.59
Blue Sun's Zenith-4% Synergy
$1.36
Pact of Negation-4% Synergy
$14.89
Pull from Tomorrow-4% Synergy
$0.27
Rapid Hybridization-5% Synergy
$1.15
Cryptic Command-5% Synergy
$7.15
Mana Drain-6% Synergy
$42.96
Force of Negation-7% Synergy
$49.42
Narset's Reversal-7% Synergy
$2.35
Brainstorm-8% Synergy
$1.51
Resculpt-9% Synergy
$0.29
Archmage's Charm-10% Synergy
$1.26
Flow of Knowledge-12% Synergy
$0.18
Sink into Stupor-13% Synergy
$7.64
Frantic Search-20% Synergy
$0.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Lu Xun, Scholar General's game plan and control the board.
Wash Out+18% Synergy
$0.32
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+9% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of the Swine+8% Synergy
$0.19
Flow of Ideas+8% Synergy
$0.29
Capture of Jingzhou+8% Synergy
$8.86
Stolen Identity+8% Synergy
$0.47
Reconstruction+7% Synergy
$1.25
Anchor to Reality+6% Synergy
$0.13
Last Thoughts+6% Synergy
$0.09
Inundate+4% Synergy
$11.37
Compulsive Research+4% Synergy
$0.10
Fabricate+3% Synergy
$7.90
River's Rebuke+3% Synergy
$0.65
Temporal Mastery+2% Synergy
$3.45
Treasure Cruise+1% Synergy
$0.21
Chart a Course+1% Synergy
$0.19
Ravenform0% Synergy
$0.18
Deep Analysis-1% Synergy
$0.13
Time Warp-1% Synergy
$13.00
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.65
Preordain-7% Synergy
$0.61
Spectral Deluge-7% Synergy
$2.92
Sea Gate Restoration-8% Synergy
$34.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Key to the Vault+33% Synergy
$0.36
Strata Scythe+33% Synergy
$0.79
Mask of Memory+33% Synergy
$0.35
Quietus Spike+32% Synergy
$0.69
Sword of Feast and Famine+31% Synergy
$33.77
Hammer of Nazahn+31% Synergy
$17.44
Loxodon Warhammer+30% Synergy
$1.06
Commander's Plate+28% Synergy
$35.07
Inquisitor's Flail+27% Synergy
$0.52
Mask of Avacyn+27% Synergy
$2.06
Colossus Hammer+26% Synergy
$2.39
Goggles of Night+24% Synergy
$0.08
Golem-Skin Gauntlets+24% Synergy
$0.22
Mithril Coat+23% Synergy
$17.15
Champion's Helm+20% Synergy
$1.86
Masterwork of Ingenuity+20% Synergy
$1.02
Goldvein Pick+19% Synergy
$0.05
Ring of Evos Isle+18% Synergy
$0.49
Nettlecyst+17% Synergy
$1.19
Sword of War and Peace+17% Synergy
$8.42
Darksteel Plate+17% Synergy
$6.10
Argentum Armor+17% Synergy
$1.87
Sword of Vengeance+16% Synergy
$0.61
Rogue's Gloves+16% Synergy
$0.30
Bident of Thassa+14% Synergy
$0.39
Shadowspear+14% Synergy
$31.55
Sword of Hearth and Home+14% Synergy
$20.45
Basilisk Collar+13% Synergy
$3.11
Hero's Blade+13% Synergy
$0.20
Explorer's Scope+12% Synergy
$0.12
Sword of Fire and Ice+12% Synergy
$38.01
Grafted Exoskeleton+12% Synergy
$4.55
Butcher's Cleaver+12% Synergy
$0.07
Brass Knuckles+11% Synergy
$0.11
Hand of Vecna+11% Synergy
$0.26
Bloodforged Battle-Axe+11% Synergy
$0.77
Sword of Forge and Frontier+11% Synergy
$8.42
Leyline Axe+9% Synergy
$1.77
Bladed Bracers+9% Synergy
$0.08
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+8% Synergy
$14.36
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+8% Synergy
$27.40
Sword of Light and Shadow+8% Synergy
$11.60
Sword of Sinew and Steel+8% Synergy
$13.24
Winged Boots+7% Synergy
$4.99
Adaptive Omnitool+7% Synergy
$3.18
Pip-Boy 3000+7% Synergy
$5.30
Banshee's Blade+7% Synergy
$0.29
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$0.24
Lightning Greaves-4% Synergy
$4.45
Sensei's Divining Top-6% Synergy
$29.26
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Lu Xun, Scholar General's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Curious Obsession+35% Synergy
$0.66
Sigil of Sleep+32% Synergy
$10.84
Octopus Umbra+32% Synergy
$3.89
Wizard Class+17% Synergy
$1.44
Teferi's Ageless Insight+13% Synergy
$2.10
Nerd Rage+13% Synergy
$0.71
Vanishing+13% Synergy
$0.60
Imprisoned in the Moon+12% Synergy
$0.16
Eldrazi Conscription+12% Synergy
$3.32
Corrupted Conscience+10% Synergy
$0.66
Curator's Ward+9% Synergy
$0.31
Ophidian Eye+9% Synergy
$18.37
Reconnaissance Mission+8% Synergy
$0.87
Control Magic+7% Synergy
$0.94
Drake Umbra+7% Synergy
$0.24
Auramancer's Guise+7% Synergy
$0.81
Teferi's Veil+7% Synergy
$0.71
Coastal Piracy+6% Synergy
$0.70
Ominous Seas+5% Synergy
$1.16
Witness Protection+5% Synergy
$0.17
Cartouche of Knowledge+5% Synergy
$0.08
Dissipation Field+4% Synergy
$2.28
Pemmin's Aura+4% Synergy
$7.34
Thopter Spy Network-1% Synergy
$0.86
Proft's Eidetic Memory-1% Synergy
$5.79
Mystic Remora-15% Synergy
$8.34
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Lu Xun, Scholar General to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim0% Synergy
$3.55
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-3% Synergy
$6.28
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Buried Ruin+14% Synergy
$0.46
Halimar Depths+8% Synergy
$0.34
Reliquary Tower+7% Synergy
$1.98
Lonely Sandbar+7% Synergy
$0.23
Remote Isle+4% Synergy
$0.18
Coral Atoll+3% Synergy
$0.45
Archway of Innovation+2% Synergy
$0.77
Ghost Quarter+2% Synergy
$0.63
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$7.74
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.14
Maze of Ith+1% Synergy
$7.01
Tolaria West+1% Synergy
$1.22
Rivendell0% Synergy
$0.77
Minamo, School at Water's Edge0% Synergy
$51.06
Urza's Tower0% Synergy
$0.64
Urza's Mine0% Synergy
$0.65
Urza's Power Plant0% Synergy
$0.61
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-2% Synergy
$34.54
Mistrise Village-2% Synergy
$5.43
Inventors' Fair-3% Synergy
$9.47
Castle Vantress-4% Synergy
$0.25
War Room-4% Synergy
$2.73
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$19.28
Urza's Saga-6% Synergy
$38.71
Seat of the Synod-8% Synergy
$0.58
Rogue's Passage-8% Synergy
$0.27
Mystic Sanctuary-16% Synergy
$1.41
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sky Diamond+17% Synergy
$0.14
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$1.33
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.22
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.16
Decanter of Endless Water+6% Synergy
$2.10
Ether+6% Synergy
$0.14
Worn Powerstone+5% Synergy
$0.24
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.31
Guardian Idol+4% Synergy
$0.27
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.51
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.12
Thran Dynamo-2% Synergy
$2.44
Liquimetal Torque-2% Synergy
$1.29
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.61
Mox Opal-4% Synergy
$153.22
Midnight Clock-5% Synergy
$0.29
Everflowing Chalice-6% Synergy
$0.19
Lotus Petal-6% Synergy
$24.69
Gilded Lotus-6% Synergy
$1.28
Sol Ring-8% Synergy
$1.07
Lands
The mana base foundation for Lu Xun, Scholar General decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Opal Palace+8% Synergy
$0.18
Island+4% Synergy
$0.05
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.23
Jwari Disruption+1% Synergy
$0.43
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.11
Scalding Tarn-2% Synergy
$24.04
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$25.51
Polluted Delta-3% Synergy
$15.21
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$13.72
Hydroelectric Specimen-7% Synergy
$0.98
Sea Gate Restoration-8% Synergy
$34.20
Sink into Stupor-13% Synergy
$7.64
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