Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
$52.10
$52.10Legendary 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
$0.71
Liliana's Caress+86% Synergy
$6.26
The Raven Man+86% Synergy
$0.34
Scythe Specter+84% Synergy
$0.67
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+77% Synergy
$29.38
Banshee of the Dread Choir+76% Synergy
$1.55
Mind Twist+76% Synergy
$1.00
Hypnotic Specter+74% Synergy
$1.28
Raiders' Wake+73% Synergy
$0.51
Waste Not+73% Synergy
$3.73
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
$0.61
Fell Specter+72% Synergy
$0.43
Geth's Grimoire+69% Synergy
$3.81
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+68% Synergy
$0.51
Painful Quandary+66% Synergy
$0.59
Sangromancer+65% Synergy
$0.87
Torment of Hailfire+53% Synergy
$20.27
Plaguecrafter+50% Synergy
$0.45
Feed the Swarm+24% Synergy
$0.23
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$2.94
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+61% Synergy
$18.44
Vampiric Tutor+39% Synergy
$50.85
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$58.30
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$113.27
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$94.69
Orcish Bowmasters-6% Synergy
$25.95
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Necrogoyf+64% Synergy
$0.20
Virus Beetle+62% Synergy
$0.08
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+62% Synergy
$5.12
Rotting Rats+57% Synergy
$1.47
Cunning Lethemancer+57% Synergy
$8.67
Dreamstealer+53% Synergy
$0.17
Bone Miser+51% Synergy
$15.54
Asylum Visitor+44% Synergy
$0.14
Bloodgift Demon+43% Synergy
$1.11
Burglar Rat+42% Synergy
$0.08
Elderfang Disciple+39% Synergy
$0.10
Nezumi Informant+38% Synergy
$0.22
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.61
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+34% Synergy
$16.88
Zhang He, Wei General+31% Synergy
$63.89
Creeping Bloodsucker+26% Synergy
$3.71
Eater of the Dead+23% Synergy
$1.12
Crypt Ghast+21% Synergy
$11.29
Rottenmouth Viper+16% Synergy
$4.19
Wall of Shadows+15% Synergy
$0.06
Flow of Maggots+15% Synergy
$0.88
Uncle Istvan+15% Synergy
$0.34
Walking Dead+15% Synergy
$0.84
Headless Horseman+15% Synergy
$1.47
Guul Draz Specter+15% Synergy
$0.31
Cao Ren, Wei Commander+15% Synergy
$103.61
Purraj of Urborg+15% Synergy
$0.84
Lim-Dûl's High Guard+15% Synergy
$0.11
Drift of the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.20
Khabál Ghoul+15% Synergy
$94.90
Wei Night Raiders+15% Synergy
$25.98
The Haunt of Hightower+13% Synergy
$1.94
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$0.60
Frankenstein's Monster+8% Synergy
$7.45
The Fallen+8% Synergy
$1.17
Deadeye Tracker+8% Synergy
$0.28
Mardu Skullhunter+8% Synergy
$0.03
Abomination+8% Synergy
$0.17
Infernal Medusa+8% Synergy
$5.65
Dauthi Voidwalker+7% Synergy
$5.30
Refurbished Familiar+7% Synergy
$0.21
Viseling+7% Synergy
$0.36
Sly Requisitioner+7% Synergy
$0.12
Demon of Loathing+7% Synergy
$0.36
Trazyn the Infinite+6% Synergy
$0.51
Unstoppable Slasher+5% Synergy
$2.15
Grief+5% Synergy
$1.59
Nirkana Revenant+3% Synergy
$5.58
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+2% Synergy
$1.09
Accursed Marauder-11% Synergy
$0.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Cabal Ritual+36% Synergy
$12.97
Village Rites+30% Synergy
$0.20
Infernal Grasp+28% Synergy
$0.26
Go for the Throat+22% Synergy
$0.79
Demonic Consultation+15% Synergy
$10.83
Word of Command+15% Synergy
Gravebind+8% Synergy
$0.73
Sewers of Estark+8% Synergy
$1.47
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.21
Tainted Pact+7% Synergy
$22.45
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.24
Fatal Push+5% Synergy
$1.07
Stinging Study+4% Synergy
$5.96
Dismember-4% Synergy
$6.09
Culling the Weak-6% Synergy
$9.78
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$2.59
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$5.21
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$18.24
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Syphon Mind+56% Synergy
$0.49
Awaken the Erstwhile+51% Synergy
$0.32
Death Cloud+51% Synergy
$2.60
Hymn to Tourach+51% Synergy
$0.56
Dark Deal+49% Synergy
$3.34
Vicious Rumors+47% Synergy
$0.18
Smallpox+40% Synergy
$0.27
Decree of Pain+40% Synergy
$0.28
Delirium Skeins+34% Synergy
$0.27
Damnation+32% Synergy
$18.68
Return to Battle+23% Synergy
$3.10
Bad Deal+22% Synergy
$0.10
Toxic Deluge+17% Synergy
$5.30
Jovial Evil+15% Synergy
$30.68
Deception+15% Synergy
$1.65
Overwhelming Forces+15% Synergy
$0.76
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$6.02
Demon's Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.04
Stench of Evil+8% Synergy
$0.18
All Hallow's Eve+8% Synergy
$495.17
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.06
Skull Raid+7% Synergy
$0.04
Emergency Weld+7% Synergy
$0.07
Heartless Pillage+7% Synergy
$0.02
Tasigur's Cruelty+7% Synergy
$0.08
Aid the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.08
Pelakka Predation+7% Synergy
$0.10
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Disentomb+7% Synergy
$0.64
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.39
Unnerve+6% Synergy
$0.39
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.59
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$3.36
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.06
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$10.39
Arterial Flow+4% Synergy
$0.48
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$18.70
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.26
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.14
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.53
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$5.65
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$3.59
Peer into the Abyss-4% Synergy
$2.76
Mutilate-13% Synergy
$1.57
Victimize-17% Synergy
$0.56
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$7.64
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bag of Holding+37% Synergy
$0.06
Brotherhood Regalia+18% Synergy
$9.42
The Rack+15% Synergy
$3.05
Sword of Feast and Famine+14% Synergy
$33.77
Lightning Greaves+13% Synergy
$4.45
Demon's Horn+11% Synergy
$0.91
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$2.15
Sorcerer's Wand+8% Synergy
$0.09
Pearl Medallion+8% Synergy
$2.94
Jalum Tome+8% Synergy
$0.03
Salvaging Station+8% Synergy
$1.60
Paupers' Cage+8% Synergy
$0.74
Misers' Cage+8% Synergy
$1.40
Heavy Arbalest+8% Synergy
$0.06
Livewire Lash+8% Synergy
$0.14
Skullcage+8% Synergy
$0.28
Thought Prison+8% Synergy
$0.20
Sword of Light and Shadow+7% Synergy
$11.60
Quietus Spike+7% Synergy
$0.69
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$5.92
Mind's Eye+7% Synergy
$4.01
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$1.19
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$8.84
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$3.40
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.38
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.53
Black Vise+7% Synergy
$4.26
Collector's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.30
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$1.18
Icon of Ancestry+6% Synergy
$0.47
Manifold Key+6% Synergy
$0.55
Trailblazer's Boots+6% Synergy
$1.78
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$20.58
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$1.04
Staff of Domination+6% Synergy
$4.05
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$1.73
Mask of Memory+5% Synergy
$0.35
Thornbite Staff+5% Synergy
$15.23
Basilisk Collar+5% Synergy
$3.11
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$2.20
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.30
Phyrexian Altar-5% Synergy
$54.66
Skullclamp-6% Synergy
$5.02
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$5.20
Jet Medallion-27% Synergy
$7.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+52% Synergy
$0.93
Bottomless Pit+48% Synergy
$3.83
Black Market Connections+39% Synergy
$15.42
Braids's Frightful Return+37% Synergy
$0.09
Bandit's Talent+25% Synergy
$0.28
Demonic Vigor+15% Synergy
$0.07
Artifact Possession+15% Synergy
$0.47
Feast on the Fallen+15% Synergy
$0.16
Koskun Falls+15% Synergy
$12.52
Haunting Wind+15% Synergy
$18.02
Spirit Shackle+15% Synergy
$0.39
Mind Whip+15% Synergy
$0.41
Tinybones Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.47
Quagmire+8% Synergy
$1.26
Demonic Torment+8% Synergy
$4.21
Season of the Witch+8% Synergy
$23.57
Seizures+8% Synergy
$0.13
Lim-Dûl's Hex+8% Synergy
$0.61
The Abyss+8% Synergy
$633.02
Phyrexian Boon+8% Synergy
$0.13
Curse Artifact+8% Synergy
$0.89
The Long Reach of Night+7% Synergy
$0.11
Leshrac's Sigil+7% Synergy
$0.33
Feast of Sanity+7% Synergy
$0.17
Gate to Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$56.12
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.29
Chthonian Nightmare+6% Synergy
$0.78
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$0.88
Warlock Class+6% Synergy
$0.19
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.38
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$17.25
Wound Reflection+4% Synergy
$6.39
The Eldest Reborn+3% Synergy
$0.32
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.19
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$3.51
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
Oversold Cemetery+2% Synergy
$0.98
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$6.98
Underworld Dreams+1% Synergy
$1.78
Greed-1% Synergy
$0.24
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.64
Bitterblossom-5% Synergy
$18.49
The Meathook Massacre-9% Synergy
$18.67
Animate Dead-10% Synergy
$6.79
Black Market-14% Synergy
$3.61
Phyrexian Arena-17% Synergy
$1.55
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+52% Synergy
$0.26
Liliana of the Veil+23% Synergy
$5.98
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+10% Synergy
$2.14
Liliana, Death's Majesty+4% Synergy
$0.58
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$5.91
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+64% Synergy
$1.28
War Room+45% Synergy
$2.73
Bojuka Bog+38% Synergy
$0.57
Cabal Coffers+37% Synergy
$24.56
Castle Locthwain+35% Synergy
$3.76
Avishkar Raceway+32% Synergy
$0.07
Rogue's Passage+21% Synergy
$0.27
Cabal Stronghold+17% Synergy
$11.54
Island of Wak-Wak+15% Synergy
$170.55
Tyrite Sanctum+14% Synergy
$2.02
Access Tunnel+12% Synergy
$0.36
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+9% Synergy
$34.54
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.83
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.35
Homeward Path+6% Synergy
$16.08
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.06
Desert of the Glorified+5% Synergy
$0.13
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.63
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.12
Westvale Abbey+2% Synergy
$0.87
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.46
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$47.16
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.14
Spymaster's Vault-1% Synergy
$0.80
Barren Moor-4% Synergy
$0.19
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$19.73
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$1.98
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-9% Synergy
$6.61
Witch's Cottage-17% Synergy
$0.61
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+48% Synergy
$3.61
Nyx Lotus+46% Synergy
$4.82
Mind Stone+36% Synergy
$0.22
Commander's Sphere+36% Synergy
$0.16
Charcoal Diamond+22% Synergy
$0.26
Gauntlet of Power+19% Synergy
$3.21
Sol Ring+13% Synergy
$1.07
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.51
Hedron Archive+3% Synergy
$0.25
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.20
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$7.59
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.12
Throne of Eldraine-4% Synergy
$17.16
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.33
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
Pelakka Predation+7% Synergy
$0.10
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.53
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$5.21
Myriad Landscape-13% Synergy
$0.11
Swamp-17% Synergy
$0.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei.
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Myojin of Night's Reach
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
The Raven Man
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Greel, Mind Raker
Urgoros, the Empty One
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Malfegor
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
The Haunt of Hightower
Crosis, the Purger
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Tana, the Bloodsower
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Rielle, the Everwise
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Nicol Bolas
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Toluz, Clever Conductor
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Tergrid, God of Fright
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Infernal Kirin
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Popular Entertainer
Neheb, the Worthy