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
$0.84
Liliana's Caress+86% Synergy
$7.64
The Raven Man+86% Synergy
$0.34
Scythe Specter+84% Synergy
$0.65
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+77% Synergy
$29.39
Banshee of the Dread Choir+76% Synergy
$1.54
Mind Twist+76% Synergy
$0.93
Hypnotic Specter+74% Synergy
$1.23
Raiders' Wake+73% Synergy
$0.54
Waste Not+73% Synergy
$6.51
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Tourach, Dread Cantor+72% Synergy
$0.94
Fell Specter+72% Synergy
$0.35
Geth's Grimoire+69% Synergy
$6.27
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+68% Synergy
$0.99
Painful Quandary+66% Synergy
$0.97
Sangromancer+65% Synergy
$0.90
Torment of Hailfire+53% Synergy
$20.32
Feed the Swarm+25% Synergy
$0.20
Crypt Ghast+21% Synergy
$13.56
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$3.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+61% Synergy
$20.50
Vampiric Tutor+39% Synergy
$59.87
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$52.72
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$119.32
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$95.44
Orcish Bowmasters-6% Synergy
$31.96
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Necrogoyf+64% Synergy
$0.24
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+63% Synergy
$5.49
Virus Beetle+62% Synergy
$0.06
Cunning Lethemancer+57% Synergy
$5.62
Rotting Rats+57% Synergy
$1.40
Dreamstealer+53% Synergy
$0.18
Bone Miser+51% Synergy
$15.60
Plaguecrafter+49% Synergy
$0.42
Asylum Visitor+44% Synergy
$0.11
Bloodgift Demon+43% Synergy
$1.05
Burglar Rat+42% Synergy
$0.09
Elderfang Disciple+39% Synergy
$0.10
Nezumi Informant+38% Synergy
$0.29
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.62
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+34% Synergy
$17.38
Zhang He, Wei General+31% Synergy
$67.94
Creeping Bloodsucker+26% Synergy
$3.57
Eater of the Dead+23% Synergy
$1.03
Rottenmouth Viper+16% Synergy
$5.23
Flow of Maggots+15% Synergy
$0.88
Walking Dead+15% Synergy
$0.90
Wei Night Raiders+15% Synergy
$25.76
Wall of Shadows+15% Synergy
$0.06
Cao Ren, Wei Commander+15% Synergy
$114.97
Purraj of Urborg+15% Synergy
$0.87
Uncle Istvan+15% Synergy
$0.38
Headless Horseman+15% Synergy
$1.34
Guul Draz Specter+15% Synergy
$0.29
Lim-Dûl's High Guard+15% Synergy
$0.12
Drift of the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.21
Khabál Ghoul+15% Synergy
$97.21
The Haunt of Hightower+13% Synergy
$2.14
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$0.49
Refurbished Familiar+8% Synergy
$0.17
Frankenstein's Monster+8% Synergy
$7.75
Deadeye Tracker+8% Synergy
$0.29
Guardian Beast+8% Synergy
$558.63
Rackling+8% Synergy
$0.23
Wall of Putrid Flesh+8% Synergy
$3.31
Dauthi Voidwalker+7% Synergy
$5.85
Sly Requisitioner+7% Synergy
$0.11
Earsplitting Rats+7% Synergy
$0.17
Pili-Pala+7% Synergy
$1.84
Demon of Death's Gate+7% Synergy
$2.33
Needle Specter+7% Synergy
$1.10
Unstoppable Slasher+5% Synergy
$2.73
Nirkana Revenant+3% Synergy
$5.21
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+2% Synergy
$1.22
Rankle, Master of Pranks-6% Synergy
$1.20
Accursed Marauder-11% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Cabal Ritual+36% Synergy
$12.66
Village Rites+30% Synergy
$0.24
Infernal Grasp+28% Synergy
$0.29
Go for the Throat+22% Synergy
$0.76
Word of Command+15% Synergy
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$12.54
Gravebind+8% Synergy
$0.80
Sewers of Estark+8% Synergy
$1.43
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.19
Tainted Pact+7% Synergy
$23.01
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.23
Stinging Study+5% Synergy
$5.34
Fatal Push+5% Synergy
$0.79
Dismember-3% Synergy
$6.62
Culling the Weak-6% Synergy
$11.08
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$2.64
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$5.02
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$18.91
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Syphon Mind+56% Synergy
$0.48
Awaken the Erstwhile+52% Synergy
$0.35
Death Cloud+51% Synergy
$2.45
Hymn to Tourach+51% Synergy
$0.61
Dark Deal+49% Synergy
$2.69
Vicious Rumors+47% Synergy
$0.24
Smallpox+41% Synergy
$0.33
Decree of Pain+40% Synergy
$0.23
Delirium Skeins+34% Synergy
$0.30
Damnation+33% Synergy
$20.12
Return to Battle+23% Synergy
$3.17
Bad Deal+22% Synergy
$0.14
Toxic Deluge+17% Synergy
$5.54
Jovial Evil+15% Synergy
$29.00
Overwhelming Forces+15% Synergy
$0.63
Deception+15% Synergy
$0.80
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$6.46
Stench of Evil+8% Synergy
$0.21
Demon's Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.06
All Hallow's Eve+8% Synergy
$485.09
Heartless Pillage+7% Synergy
$0.02
Tasigur's Cruelty+7% Synergy
$0.06
Aid the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.06
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.06
Emergency Weld+7% Synergy
$0.06
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.11
Disentomb+7% Synergy
$0.71
Skull Raid+7% Synergy
$0.03
Pelakka Predation+7% Synergy
$0.09
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.40
Unnerve+6% Synergy
$0.38
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$3.20
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.06
Arterial Flow+5% Synergy
$0.50
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.63
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$10.05
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$20.09
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.26
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$6.10
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.16
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$26.07
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$4.51
Peer into the Abyss-4% Synergy
$2.62
Mutilate-12% Synergy
$1.70
Victimize-17% Synergy
$0.44
Reanimate-30% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bag of Holding+37% Synergy
$0.11
Brotherhood Regalia+18% Synergy
$8.93
The Rack+15% Synergy
$2.81
Sword of Feast and Famine+14% Synergy
$35.57
Lightning Greaves+13% Synergy
$4.54
Demon's Horn+11% Synergy
$0.94
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$2.11
Jalum Tome+8% Synergy
$0.04
Heavy Arbalest+8% Synergy
$0.01
Skullcage+8% Synergy
$0.28
Thought Prison+8% Synergy
$0.19
Pearl Medallion+8% Synergy
$3.26
Salvaging Station+8% Synergy
$1.71
Paupers' Cage+8% Synergy
$0.73
Misers' Cage+8% Synergy
$1.38
Sorcerer's Wand+8% Synergy
$0.15
Livewire Lash+8% Synergy
$0.13
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$3.67
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.44
Collector's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.32
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$1.21
Sword of Light and Shadow+7% Synergy
$11.62
Icon of Ancestry+7% Synergy
$0.42
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$0.85
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$8.87
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.36
Quietus Spike+7% Synergy
$0.85
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$5.19
Mind's Eye+7% Synergy
$4.07
Black Vise+7% Synergy
$4.26
Manifold Key+6% Synergy
$1.18
Trailblazer's Boots+6% Synergy
$1.38
Staff of Domination+6% Synergy
$4.63
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$22.94
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$1.73
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$1.88
Mask of Memory+5% Synergy
$0.29
Thornbite Staff+5% Synergy
$11.46
Basilisk Collar+5% Synergy
$3.34
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$3.05
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.32
Phyrexian Altar-5% Synergy
$57.97
Skullclamp-6% Synergy
$4.87
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$4.86
Jet Medallion-28% Synergy
$8.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+52% Synergy
$1.11
Bottomless Pit+48% Synergy
$3.55
Black Market Connections+39% Synergy
$12.32
Braids's Frightful Return+37% Synergy
$0.06
Bandit's Talent+25% Synergy
$0.27
Demonic Vigor+15% Synergy
$0.12
Haunting Wind+15% Synergy
$18.18
Spirit Shackle+15% Synergy
$0.42
Koskun Falls+15% Synergy
$11.53
Mind Whip+15% Synergy
$0.40
Artifact Possession+15% Synergy
$0.55
Feast on the Fallen+15% Synergy
$0.18
Tinybones Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.43
Quagmire+8% Synergy
$1.27
Demonic Torment+8% Synergy
$4.43
The Abyss+8% Synergy
$633.02
Seizures+8% Synergy
$0.12
Curse Artifact+8% Synergy
$0.89
Season of the Witch+8% Synergy
$23.18
Lim-Dûl's Hex+8% Synergy
$0.54
Phyrexian Boon+8% Synergy
$0.15
The Long Reach of Night+7% Synergy
$0.10
Leshrac's Sigil+7% Synergy
$0.33
Gate to Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$52.66
Feast of Sanity+7% Synergy
$0.15
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.29
Chthonian Nightmare+6% Synergy
$0.50
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$1.06
Warlock Class+6% Synergy
$0.17
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.38
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$16.19
Wound Reflection+4% Synergy
$8.63
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.21
The Eldest Reborn+3% Synergy
$0.29
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$3.33
Oversold Cemetery+2% Synergy
$1.06
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$7.37
Underworld Dreams+1% Synergy
$2.22
Greed0% Synergy
$0.27
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.56
Bitterblossom-5% Synergy
$21.01
The Meathook Massacre-9% Synergy
$21.30
Animate Dead-10% Synergy
$6.56
Black Market-14% Synergy
$3.70
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$2.62
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+52% Synergy
$0.20
Liliana of the Veil+23% Synergy
$5.30
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+10% Synergy
$2.02
Liliana, Death's Majesty+4% Synergy
$0.48
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+65% Synergy
$0.89
War Room+45% Synergy
$2.85
Bojuka Bog+38% Synergy
$0.89
Cabal Coffers+37% Synergy
$25.71
Castle Locthwain+36% Synergy
$3.74
Avishkar Raceway+32% Synergy
$0.09
Rogue's Passage+21% Synergy
$0.32
Cabal Stronghold+17% Synergy
$12.42
Island of Wak-Wak+15% Synergy
$166.98
Tyrite Sanctum+14% Synergy
$1.67
Access Tunnel+12% Synergy
$0.33
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+9% Synergy
$35.89
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.35
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.77
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.06
Homeward Path+6% Synergy
$14.14
Desert of the Glorified+5% Synergy
$0.11
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.64
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.11
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.35
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$49.13
Westvale Abbey+1% Synergy
$1.08
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.15
Spymaster's Vault-1% Synergy
$0.99
Barren Moor-3% Synergy
$0.14
Phyrexian Tower-8% Synergy
$19.45
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.59
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-9% Synergy
$7.19
Witch's Cottage-17% Synergy
$1.62
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+48% Synergy
$3.60
Nyx Lotus+46% Synergy
$4.92
Mind Stone+37% Synergy
$0.21
Commander's Sphere+36% Synergy
$0.17
Charcoal Diamond+22% Synergy
$0.24
Gauntlet of Power+19% Synergy
$4.19
Sol Ring+13% Synergy
$1.24
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.52
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.28
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.02
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.23
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.34
Throne of Eldraine-4% Synergy
$20.12
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.15
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
$0.11
Pelakka Predation+7% Synergy
$0.09
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$26.07
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$5.02
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.21
Swamp-18% Synergy
$0.07
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei.
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Myojin of Night's Reach
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
The Raven Man
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Urgoros, the Empty One
Greel, Mind Raker
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Malfegor
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
The Haunt of Hightower
Crosis, the Purger
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Tana, the Bloodsower
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Rielle, the Everwise
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Nicol Bolas
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Toluz, Clever Conductor
Tergrid, God of Fright
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Infernal Kirin
Patron of the Nezumi
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Popular Entertainer