Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
$44.00
$44.00Legendary 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
$0.92
Liliana's Caress+86% Synergy
$8.08
The Raven Man+86% Synergy
$0.33
Scythe Specter+84% Synergy
$0.59
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+77% Synergy
$29.98
Banshee of the Dread Choir+76% Synergy
$1.46
Mind Twist+76% Synergy
$1.01
Hypnotic Specter+74% Synergy
$1.13
Raiders' Wake+73% Synergy
$0.51
Waste Not+73% Synergy
$7.76
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Fell Specter+73% Synergy
$0.50
Tourach, Dread Cantor+72% Synergy
$1.06
Geth's Grimoire+69% Synergy
$8.99
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+68% Synergy
$1.25
Painful Quandary+67% Synergy
$1.39
Sangromancer+65% Synergy
$0.72
Virus Beetle+62% Synergy
$0.04
Feed the Swarm+25% Synergy
$0.22
Crypt Ghast+21% Synergy
$13.60
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$3.43
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+61% Synergy
$19.75
Vampiric Tutor+39% Synergy
$54.04
Demonic Tutor+3% Synergy
$48.71
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$125.49
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$94.95
Orcish Bowmasters-6% Synergy
$30.57
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Necrogoyf+64% Synergy
$0.27
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+63% Synergy
$5.21
Rotting Rats+57% Synergy
$1.34
Cunning Lethemancer+57% Synergy
$5.86
Dreamstealer+53% Synergy
$0.23
Bone Miser+52% Synergy
$23.40
Plaguecrafter+49% Synergy
$0.43
Asylum Visitor+44% Synergy
$0.13
Bloodgift Demon+43% Synergy
$1.02
Burglar Rat+42% Synergy
$0.06
Elderfang Disciple+39% Synergy
$0.19
Nezumi Informant+39% Synergy
$0.24
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.53
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+34% Synergy
$18.33
Zhang He, Wei General+31% Synergy
$70.61
Creeping Bloodsucker+26% Synergy
$3.89
Eater of the Dead+23% Synergy
$0.62
Rottenmouth Viper+16% Synergy
$4.37
Wall of Shadows+15% Synergy
$0.11
Purraj of Urborg+15% Synergy
$0.88
Khabál Ghoul+15% Synergy
$100.66
Uncle Istvan+15% Synergy
$0.36
Walking Dead+15% Synergy
$0.93
Guul Draz Specter+15% Synergy
$0.27
Lim-Dûl's High Guard+15% Synergy
$0.13
Flow of Maggots+15% Synergy
$0.80
Headless Horseman+15% Synergy
$1.39
Cao Ren, Wei Commander+15% Synergy
$114.97
Drift of the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.23
Wei Night Raiders+15% Synergy
$25.12
The Haunt of Hightower+13% Synergy
$1.54
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$0.40
Refurbished Familiar+8% Synergy
$0.19
Frankenstein's Monster+8% Synergy
$8.63
The Fallen+8% Synergy
$1.12
Deadeye Tracker+8% Synergy
$0.24
Rackling+8% Synergy
$0.22
Hollow Specter+8% Synergy
$0.44
Krovikan Vampire+8% Synergy
$0.30
Dauthi Voidwalker+7% Synergy
$5.78
Demon of Loathing+7% Synergy
$0.38
Liliana's Reaver+6% Synergy
$0.39
Unstoppable Slasher+5% Synergy
$3.10
Nirkana Revenant+4% Synergy
$5.53
Defiler of Flesh+3% Synergy
$0.34
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+2% Synergy
$1.02
Archon of Cruelty+2% Synergy
$6.30
Sheoldred, Whispering One-4% Synergy
$15.65
Massacre Wurm-9% Synergy
$1.67
Accursed Marauder-12% Synergy
$0.17
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Cabal Ritual+36% Synergy
$13.78
Village Rites+30% Synergy
$0.31
Infernal Grasp+28% Synergy
$0.26
Go for the Throat+23% Synergy
$0.74
Word of Command+15% Synergy
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$10.82
Gravebind+8% Synergy
$0.80
Sewers of Estark+8% Synergy
$1.35
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.19
Tainted Pact+7% Synergy
$23.69
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.23
Stinging Study+5% Synergy
$6.17
Fatal Push+5% Synergy
$0.95
Dismember-3% Synergy
$5.85
Culling the Weak-7% Synergy
$13.91
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$2.52
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$4.36
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$19.11
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Syphon Mind+56% Synergy
$0.49
Torment of Hailfire+53% Synergy
$24.46
Death Cloud+52% Synergy
$2.45
Awaken the Erstwhile+52% Synergy
$0.36
Hymn to Tourach+51% Synergy
$0.57
Dark Deal+50% Synergy
$5.84
Vicious Rumors+47% Synergy
$0.18
Smallpox+41% Synergy
$0.31
Decree of Pain+40% Synergy
$0.59
Delirium Skeins+35% Synergy
$0.19
Damnation+33% Synergy
$18.91
Return to Battle+23% Synergy
$4.16
Bad Deal+22% Synergy
$0.12
Toxic Deluge+17% Synergy
$5.94
Deception+15% Synergy
$0.96
Overwhelming Forces+15% Synergy
$0.49
Jovial Evil+15% Synergy
$24.36
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$6.39
All Hallow's Eve+8% Synergy
$476.30
Demon's Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.07
Stench of Evil+8% Synergy
$0.25
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.07
Skull Raid+7% Synergy
$0.01
Heartless Pillage+7% Synergy
$0.04
Tasigur's Cruelty+7% Synergy
$0.04
Emergency Weld+7% Synergy
$0.10
Disentomb+7% Synergy
$0.63
Aid the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.05
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.49
Pelakka Predation+6% Synergy
$0.13
Unnerve+6% Synergy
$0.37
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.56
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$3.00
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.04
Arterial Flow+5% Synergy
$0.38
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$8.75
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$21.95
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.38
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.15
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.16
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$5.92
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$4.97
Peer into the Abyss-3% Synergy
$2.27
Mutilate-12% Synergy
$1.70
Victimize-18% Synergy
$0.49
Reanimate-30% Synergy
$5.15
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bag of Holding+37% Synergy
$0.08
Brotherhood Regalia+18% Synergy
$8.99
The Rack+15% Synergy
$2.92
Sword of Feast and Famine+14% Synergy
$32.02
Lightning Greaves+13% Synergy
$4.12
Demon's Horn+11% Synergy
$1.06
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$2.19
Salvaging Station+8% Synergy
$1.50
Skullcage+8% Synergy
$0.30
Sorcerer's Wand+8% Synergy
$0.12
Pearl Medallion+8% Synergy
$3.45
Paupers' Cage+8% Synergy
$0.77
Heavy Arbalest+8% Synergy
$0.05
Jalum Tome+8% Synergy
$0.04
Misers' Cage+8% Synergy
$1.50
Livewire Lash+8% Synergy
$0.13
Thought Prison+8% Synergy
$0.18
Mind's Eye+7% Synergy
$4.12
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.39
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$1.54
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$6.34
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$1.00
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.40
Black Vise+7% Synergy
$4.32
Sword of Light and Shadow+7% Synergy
$11.46
Quietus Spike+7% Synergy
$0.82
Icon of Ancestry+7% Synergy
$0.32
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$9.70
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$3.93
Collector's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.43
Manifold Key+6% Synergy
$1.15
Staff of Domination+6% Synergy
$5.03
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$2.62
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$24.96
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.26
Mask of Memory+5% Synergy
$0.34
Basilisk Collar+5% Synergy
$5.40
Trailblazer's Boots+5% Synergy
$2.20
Thornbite Staff+5% Synergy
$11.97
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$3.66
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.14
Phyrexian Altar-5% Synergy
$59.53
Skullclamp-6% Synergy
$3.92
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$5.69
Jet Medallion-28% Synergy
$7.91
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+52% Synergy
$1.30
Bottomless Pit+48% Synergy
$3.32
Black Market Connections+39% Synergy
$11.69
Braids's Frightful Return+37% Synergy
$0.08
Bandit's Talent+25% Synergy
$0.28
Demonic Vigor+15% Synergy
$0.04
Koskun Falls+15% Synergy
$12.24
Artifact Possession+15% Synergy
$0.60
Feast on the Fallen+15% Synergy
$0.15
Haunting Wind+15% Synergy
$17.74
Spirit Shackle+15% Synergy
$0.45
Mind Whip+15% Synergy
$0.39
Tinybones Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.43
Seizures+8% Synergy
$0.10
Lim-Dûl's Hex+8% Synergy
$0.55
Curse Artifact+8% Synergy
$0.93
Quagmire+8% Synergy
$1.42
Demonic Torment+8% Synergy
$4.54
Phyrexian Boon+8% Synergy
$0.14
Season of the Witch+8% Synergy
$21.10
The Abyss+8% Synergy
$633.02
Leshrac's Sigil+7% Synergy
$0.34
Feast of Sanity+7% Synergy
$0.15
Gate to Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$51.74
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.30
The Long Reach of Night+7% Synergy
$0.08
Chthonian Nightmare+6% Synergy
$0.66
Warlock Class+6% Synergy
$0.10
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.37
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$1.07
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$14.69
Wound Reflection+4% Synergy
$7.75
The Eldest Reborn+4% Synergy
$0.28
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$3.72
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.17
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.22
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$8.21
Oversold Cemetery+2% Synergy
$1.05
Underworld Dreams+1% Synergy
$2.21
Greed0% Synergy
$0.23
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.20
Bitterblossom-5% Synergy
$22.45
The Meathook Massacre-9% Synergy
$21.80
Animate Dead-10% Synergy
$7.45
Black Market-14% Synergy
$3.41
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$2.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+52% Synergy
$0.19
Liliana of the Veil+24% Synergy
$4.70
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+11% Synergy
$1.87
Liliana, Death's Majesty+4% Synergy
$0.62
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$5.27
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+65% Synergy
$0.68
War Room+45% Synergy
$3.03
Bojuka Bog+38% Synergy
$0.93
Cabal Coffers+37% Synergy
$22.81
Castle Locthwain+36% Synergy
$3.60
Avishkar Raceway+32% Synergy
$0.07
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.31
Cabal Stronghold+18% Synergy
$11.96
Island of Wak-Wak+15% Synergy
$179.20
Tyrite Sanctum+14% Synergy
$1.89
Access Tunnel+12% Synergy
$0.35
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+9% Synergy
$39.21
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.78
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.32
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.07
Homeward Path+6% Synergy
$13.61
Desert of the Glorified+5% Synergy
$0.07
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.65
Polluted Mire+4% Synergy
$0.11
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.29
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$48.20
Westvale Abbey+1% Synergy
$1.77
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.13
Spymaster's Vault-1% Synergy
$1.16
Barren Moor-3% Synergy
$0.13
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$1.99
Phyrexian Tower-8% Synergy
$18.46
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-8% Synergy
$7.03
Witch's Cottage-17% Synergy
$1.04
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+49% Synergy
$3.55
Nyx Lotus+47% Synergy
$5.28
Mind Stone+38% Synergy
$0.13
Commander's Sphere+36% Synergy
$0.17
Charcoal Diamond+23% Synergy
$0.21
Gauntlet of Power+19% Synergy
$3.64
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.46
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.49
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.26
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.70
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.27
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.05
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$23.37
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.04
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Swamp+16% Synergy
$0.43
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Pelakka Predation+6% Synergy
$0.13
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.15
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$4.36
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.16
Swamp-18% Synergy
$0.06
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
Urgoros, the Empty One
Malfegor
Greel, Mind Raker
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Gwendlyn Di Corci
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
Rielle, the Everwise
Infernal Kirin
Green Goblin, Nemesis
Nicol Bolas
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
He Who Hungers
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Akuta, Born of Ash