Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
$52.50
$52.50Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's abilities and overall game plan.
Megrim+87% Synergy
$0.87
Liliana's Caress+86% Synergy
$6.67
The Raven Man+86% Synergy
$0.45
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+77% Synergy
$34.73
Scythe Specter+76% Synergy
$0.51
Mind Twist+76% Synergy
$1.35
Hypnotic Specter+74% Synergy
$1.09
Waste Not+74% Synergy
$7.51
Raiders' Wake+73% Synergy
$0.58
Virus Beetle+70% Synergy
$0.03
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Geth's Grimoire+69% Synergy
$9.65
Banshee of the Dread Choir+69% Synergy
$1.52
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+68% Synergy
$1.13
Painful Quandary+67% Synergy
$1.14
Fell Specter+65% Synergy
$0.46
Tourach, Dread Cantor+64% Synergy
$0.94
Sangromancer+57% Synergy
$0.79
Syphon Mind+56% Synergy
$0.42
Feed the Swarm+18% Synergy
$0.25
Dark Ritual+3% Synergy
$3.45
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+61% Synergy
$15.68
Vampiric Tutor+32% Synergy
$57.97
Demonic Tutor+3% Synergy
$48.58
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$89.88
Orcish Bowmasters-6% Synergy
$30.39
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Necrogoyf+56% Synergy
$0.22
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+55% Synergy
$5.60
Bloodgift Demon+51% Synergy
$1.04
Burglar Rat+50% Synergy
$0.06
Rotting Rats+50% Synergy
$1.35
Cunning Lethemancer+50% Synergy
$6.50
Elderfang Disciple+47% Synergy
$0.12
Nezumi Informant+47% Synergy
$0.23
Dreamstealer+46% Synergy
$0.16
Bone Miser+44% Synergy
$22.79
Plaguecrafter+42% Synergy
$0.36
Asylum Visitor+36% Synergy
$0.13
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.54
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+34% Synergy
$18.05
Creeping Bloodsucker+26% Synergy
$3.76
Wall of Shadows+23% Synergy
$0.14
Eater of the Dead+23% Synergy
$0.72
Zhang He, Wei General+23% Synergy
$71.40
Rottenmouth Viper+16% Synergy
$5.30
Flow of Maggots+15% Synergy
$0.67
Uncle Istvan+15% Synergy
$0.46
Headless Horseman+15% Synergy
$1.35
Purraj of Urborg+15% Synergy
$0.96
Lim-Dûl's High Guard+15% Synergy
$0.13
Wei Night Raiders+15% Synergy
$26.27
Walking Dead+15% Synergy
$0.95
Guul Draz Specter+15% Synergy
$0.28
Drift of the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.22
Khabál Ghoul+15% Synergy
$99.56
Crypt Ghast+13% Synergy
$15.04
The Haunt of Hightower+13% Synergy
$1.79
Refurbished Familiar+8% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Medusa+8% Synergy
$6.25
Guardian Beast+8% Synergy
$455.69
Distended Mindbender+8% Synergy
$0.13
Rackling+8% Synergy
$0.24
Silent Specter+8% Synergy
$0.52
Dauthi Voidwalker+7% Synergy
$3.82
Viseling+7% Synergy
$0.40
Sly Requisitioner+7% Synergy
$0.13
Acererak the Archlich+7% Synergy
$1.57
Urgoros, the Empty One+7% Synergy
$0.10
Unstoppable Slasher+5% Synergy
$2.72
Nirkana Revenant+4% Synergy
$5.01
Syr Konrad, the Grim+3% Synergy
$0.40
Sheoldred, Whispering One+3% Synergy
$16.24
Defiler of Flesh+3% Synergy
$0.36
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+2% Synergy
$1.72
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+1% Synergy
$73.33
Accursed Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.20
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Cabal Ritual+28% Synergy
$10.97
Go for the Throat+23% Synergy
$0.53
Village Rites+22% Synergy
$0.22
Infernal Grasp+21% Synergy
$0.18
Doom Blade+15% Synergy
$0.21
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$5.52
Word of Command+15% Synergy
Gravebind+8% Synergy
$0.79
Sewers of Estark+8% Synergy
$1.34
Tainted Pact+7% Synergy
$26.38
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.22
Stinging Study+5% Synergy
$5.97
Fatal Push+5% Synergy
$1.34
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$3.23
Dismember-3% Synergy
$5.54
Culling the Weak-7% Synergy
$10.28
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$5.63
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.13
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$18.26
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Hymn to Tourach+59% Synergy
$0.56
Death Cloud+52% Synergy
$2.41
Torment of Hailfire+46% Synergy
$23.14
Awaken the Erstwhile+44% Synergy
$0.32
Dark Deal+42% Synergy
$2.86
Smallpox+41% Synergy
$0.33
Vicious Rumors+40% Synergy
$0.24
Decree of Pain+40% Synergy
$0.21
Delirium Skeins+27% Synergy
$0.17
Damnation+25% Synergy
$16.94
Bad Deal+22% Synergy
$0.10
Jovial Evil+15% Synergy
$24.80
Return to Battle+15% Synergy
$4.05
Pelakka Predation+14% Synergy
$0.17
Stitch Together+13% Synergy
$2.97
Blasphemous Edict+11% Synergy
$4.93
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$6.16
Toxic Deluge+9% Synergy
$6.57
All Hallow's Eve+8% Synergy
$491.29
Deception+8% Synergy
$1.12
Demon's Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.07
Stench of Evil+8% Synergy
$0.25
Emergency Weld+7% Synergy
$0.07
Overwhelming Forces+7% Synergy
$0.52
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.06
Skull Raid+7% Synergy
$0.02
Heartless Pillage+7% Synergy
$0.03
Aid the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.06
Tasigur's Cruelty+7% Synergy
$0.04
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.14
Disentomb+7% Synergy
$0.61
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.48
Fraying Omnipotence+6% Synergy
$0.59
Unnerve+6% Synergy
$0.34
Arterial Flow+5% Synergy
$0.42
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.04
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$8.46
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$23.02
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.32
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.27
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.18
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$5.74
Peer into the Abyss-3% Synergy
$2.12
Mutilate-11% Synergy
$1.78
Victimize-18% Synergy
$0.35
Reanimate-31% Synergy
$5.32
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bag of Holding+30% Synergy
$0.11
Brotherhood Regalia+28% Synergy
$9.65
Demon's Horn+19% Synergy
$1.00
The Rack+15% Synergy
$3.02
Sword of Light and Shadow+15% Synergy
$12.32
Jalum Tome+15% Synergy
$0.04
Collector's Vault+14% Synergy
$0.59
Sword of Feast and Famine+14% Synergy
$37.91
Mask of Memory+13% Synergy
$0.33
Thornbite Staff+13% Synergy
$14.24
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$2.04
Sorcerer's Wand+8% Synergy
$0.11
Paupers' Cage+8% Synergy
$0.79
Heavy Arbalest+8% Synergy
$0.08
Pearl Medallion+8% Synergy
$3.89
Salvaging Station+8% Synergy
$1.38
Misers' Cage+8% Synergy
$1.50
Livewire Lash+8% Synergy
$0.14
Skullcage+8% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Prison+8% Synergy
$0.18
Icon of Ancestry+7% Synergy
$0.30
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$6.77
Mind's Eye+7% Synergy
$4.34
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$0.76
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.37
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.49
Quietus Spike+7% Synergy
$3.31
Black Vise+7% Synergy
$4.43
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$1.63
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$10.49
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$1.93
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$24.61
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$4.07
Manifold Key+6% Synergy
$1.18
Staff of Domination+6% Synergy
$5.48
Lightning Greaves+5% Synergy
$3.86
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.52
Trailblazer's Boots+5% Synergy
$2.52
Basilisk Collar+5% Synergy
$3.81
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$3.43
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.20
Phyrexian Altar-5% Synergy
$51.84
Skullclamp-6% Synergy
$3.20
Bontu's Monument-12% Synergy
$7.87
Jet Medallion-22% Synergy
$9.86
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+52% Synergy
$1.39
Bottomless Pit+41% Synergy
$4.18
Braids's Frightful Return+37% Synergy
$0.10
Bandit's Talent+35% Synergy
$0.38
Black Market Connections+31% Synergy
$11.71
Demonic Vigor+23% Synergy
$0.08
Tinybones Joins Up+22% Synergy
$0.51
Artifact Possession+15% Synergy
$0.60
Koskun Falls+15% Synergy
$12.27
Feast of Sanity+15% Synergy
$0.14
Haunting Wind+15% Synergy
$17.40
Feast on the Fallen+15% Synergy
$0.17
Spirit Shackle+15% Synergy
$0.47
Mind Whip+15% Synergy
$0.42
Warlock Class+14% Synergy
$0.16
The Long Reach of Night+14% Synergy
$0.10
Leyline of the Void+13% Synergy
$0.43
Wound Reflection+12% Synergy
$7.58
Oversold Cemetery+10% Synergy
$1.09
Underworld Dreams+9% Synergy
$1.99
Vampiric Rites+9% Synergy
$0.20
Phyrexian Boon+8% Synergy
$0.08
Curse Artifact+8% Synergy
$0.90
Season of the Witch+8% Synergy
$19.47
Quagmire+8% Synergy
$1.48
Demonic Torment+8% Synergy
$4.49
Seizures+8% Synergy
$0.11
Lim-Dûl's Hex+8% Synergy
$0.49
The Abyss+8% Synergy
$653.52
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.33
Leshrac's Sigil+7% Synergy
$0.35
Gate to Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$51.73
Chthonian Nightmare+6% Synergy
$0.61
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$0.95
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$14.01
The Eldest Reborn+4% Synergy
$0.13
Hopeless Nightmare+4% Synergy
$0.38
Court of Ambition+4% Synergy
$3.54
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$10.57
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$6.17
Greed0% Synergy
$0.25
The Meathook Massacre-2% Synergy
$21.33
Animate Dead-2% Synergy
$7.75
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$0.95
Bitterblossom-5% Synergy
$23.46
Black Market-13% Synergy
$3.65
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$3.36
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+52% Synergy
$0.24
Liliana of the Veil+16% Synergy
$4.19
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+11% Synergy
$1.85
Liliana, Death's Majesty+4% Synergy
$0.56
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$4.84
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+65% Synergy
$0.57
Avishkar Raceway+49% Synergy
$0.03
War Room+45% Synergy
$4.92
Bojuka Bog+38% Synergy
$0.63
Cabal Coffers+37% Synergy
$25.66
Castle Locthwain+28% Synergy
$2.83
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.37
Cabal Stronghold+18% Synergy
$11.91
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+16% Synergy
$38.24
Island of Wak-Wak+15% Synergy
$179.20
Tyrite Sanctum+14% Synergy
$2.77
Access Tunnel+12% Synergy
$0.24
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+8% Synergy
$46.26
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.31
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.71
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.05
Homeward Path+6% Synergy
$14.85
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.78
Desert of the Glorified+5% Synergy
$0.12
Polluted Mire+4% Synergy
$0.11
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.23
Westvale Abbey+1% Synergy
$4.33
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.11
Spymaster's Vault-1% Synergy
$1.61
Barren Moor-3% Synergy
$0.15
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$2.26
Phyrexian Tower-8% Synergy
$18.55
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-8% Synergy
$7.14
Witch's Cottage-17% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+56% Synergy
$3.17
Nyx Lotus+47% Synergy
$4.96
Mind Stone+38% Synergy
$0.17
Commander's Sphere+37% Synergy
$0.15
Gauntlet of Power+27% Synergy
$3.48
Charcoal Diamond+23% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.21
Extraplanar Lens+10% Synergy
$9.68
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.23
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.28
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
$0.34
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$25.64
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.22
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.92
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Vibrant Cityscape+99% Synergy
$0.14
Snow-Covered Swamp+16% Synergy
$0.48
Pelakka Predation+14% Synergy
$0.17
Rocky Tar Pit+8% Synergy
$0.10
Riveteers Overlook+7% Synergy
$0.22
Obscura Storefront+7% Synergy
$0.12
Escape Tunnel+7% Synergy
$0.19
Maestros Theater+7% Synergy
$0.23
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.14
Fabled Passage+6% Synergy
$4.69
Terramorphic Expanse+5% Synergy
$0.11
Prismatic Vista+5% Synergy
$30.82
Evolving Wilds+4% Synergy
$0.07
Marsh Flats+4% Synergy
$20.39
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$20.14
Polluted Delta+4% Synergy
$14.85
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$13.30
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.27
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$5.63
Myriad Landscape-11% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp-18% Synergy
$0.10
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei.
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Myojin of Night's Reach
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
The Raven Man
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Malfegor
Greel, Mind Raker
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Urgoros, the Empty One
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
The Haunt of Hightower
Crosis, the Purger
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Tana, the Bloodsower
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Infernal Kirin
Rielle, the Everwise
Green Goblin, Nemesis
Nicol Bolas
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
He Who Hungers
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Akuta, Born of Ash