Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
$60.99
$60.99Legendary 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+95% Synergy
$1.89
The Raven Man+95% Synergy
$0.44
Liliana's Caress+94% Synergy
$11.53
Raiders' Wake+82% Synergy
$0.56
Waste Not+82% Synergy
$7.76
Geth's Grimoire+79% Synergy
$8.42
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+78% Synergy
$46.47
Hypnotic Specter+76% Synergy
$1.49
Painful Quandary+76% Synergy
$1.01
Virus Beetle+72% Synergy
$0.18
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Scythe Specter+71% Synergy
$0.50
Sangromancer+68% Synergy
$0.97
Tourach, Dread Cantor+67% Synergy
$1.17
Fell Specter+67% Synergy
$0.51
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+66% Synergy
$0.60
Banshee of the Dread Choir+64% Synergy
$1.59
Syphon Mind+59% Synergy
$0.37
Burglar Rat+53% Synergy
$0.16
Crypt Ghast+24% Synergy
$16.99
Dark Ritual+5% Synergy
$6.80
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+56% Synergy
$18.16
Vampiric Tutor+28% Synergy
$64.98
Braids, Cabal Minion+4% Synergy
$1.03
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$68.04
Orcish Bowmasters+1% Synergy
$47.70
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$152.27
Opposition Agent-2% Synergy
$24.40
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$122.46
Necropotence-8% Synergy
$24.13
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$17.61
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Cunning Lethemancer+61% Synergy
$6.52
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+57% Synergy
$8.44
Rotting Rats+54% Synergy
$1.36
Necrogoyf+53% Synergy
$0.30
Nezumi Informant+50% Synergy
$0.29
Elderfang Disciple+50% Synergy
$0.17
Bone Miser+48% Synergy
$21.69
Plaguecrafter+44% Synergy
$0.35
Dreamstealer+42% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodgift Demon+40% Synergy
$0.94
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+39% Synergy
$21.67
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.43
Asylum Visitor+34% Synergy
$0.13
Creeping Bloodsucker+17% Synergy
$4.36
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+14% Synergy
$94.97
Wall of Shadows+14% Synergy
$0.13
Eater of the Dead+14% Synergy
$0.90
Guul Draz Specter+14% Synergy
$0.22
Wei Night Raiders+14% Synergy
$30.77
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+13% Synergy
$3.53
Dauthi Voidwalker+13% Synergy
$4.88
Rottenmouth Viper+12% Synergy
$5.56
The Haunt of Hightower+12% Synergy
$3.45
Viseling+7% Synergy
$0.42
Sly Requisitioner+7% Synergy
$0.11
Deadeye Tracker+7% Synergy
$0.29
Flow of Maggots+7% Synergy
$0.68
Distended Mindbender+7% Synergy
$0.22
Rackling+7% Synergy
$0.25
Silent Specter+7% Synergy
$0.51
Mardu Skullhunter+7% Synergy
$0.02
Walking Dead+7% Synergy
$1.13
Headless Horseman+7% Synergy
$1.46
Arcbound Ravager+7% Synergy
$17.50
Magus of the Abyss+7% Synergy
$0.22
Augur of Skulls+7% Synergy
$0.18
Hollow Specter+7% Synergy
$0.39
Nezumi Shortfang+6% Synergy
$2.41
Refurbished Familiar+5% Synergy
$0.29
Grief+5% Synergy
$3.56
Trazyn the Infinite+5% Synergy
$0.89
Filth+5% Synergy
$8.54
Nirkana Revenant+3% Synergy
$5.85
Sheoldred, Whispering One+3% Synergy
$20.07
Unstoppable Slasher+3% Synergy
$5.24
Rankle, Master of Pranks+2% Synergy
$3.43
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+2% Synergy
$5.28
Massacre Wurm-3% Synergy
$4.55
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$0.57
Accursed Marauder-7% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Cabal Ritual+32% Synergy
$14.23
Go for the Throat+27% Synergy
$0.59
Infernal Grasp+18% Synergy
$0.30
Village Rites+17% Synergy
$0.82
Doom Blade+14% Synergy
$0.28
Demonic Consultation+7% Synergy
$6.52
Word of Command+7% Synergy
Tainted Pact+6% Synergy
$37.49
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.40
Stinging Study+4% Synergy
$13.65
Fatal Push+4% Synergy
$0.95
Liliana's Triumph+1% Synergy
$0.38
Culling the Weak-2% Synergy
$17.70
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$26.08
Dismember-3% Synergy
$5.35
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$4.23
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$3.32
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$1.58
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.22
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.34
Defile-28% Synergy
$1.30
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Mind Twist+63% Synergy
$1.40
Hymn to Tourach+62% Synergy
$0.49
Awaken the Erstwhile+55% Synergy
$0.36
Death Cloud+55% Synergy
$2.68
Dark Deal+53% Synergy
$3.34
Torment of Hailfire+49% Synergy
$32.22
Smallpox+38% Synergy
$0.36
Vicious Rumors+37% Synergy
$0.31
Decree of Pain+37% Synergy
$0.23
Damnation+30% Synergy
$20.74
Bad Deal+28% Synergy
$0.24
Delirium Skeins+18% Synergy
$0.29
Feed the Swarm+14% Synergy
$0.38
Return to Battle+14% Synergy
$3.96
Blasphemous Edict+13% Synergy
$3.59
Unnerve+13% Synergy
$0.27
Pelakka Predation+13% Synergy
$0.18
Stitch Together+11% Synergy
$1.76
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$6.12
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.11
Jovial Evil+7% Synergy
$25.84
Skull Raid+7% Synergy
$0.07
Deception+7% Synergy
$2.21
Heartless Pillage+6% Synergy
$0.07
Tasigur's Cruelty+6% Synergy
$0.08
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.21
Disentomb+6% Synergy
$0.44
Emergency Weld+6% Synergy
$0.09
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.74
Pox+5% Synergy
$5.48
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.18
Arterial Flow+5% Synergy
$0.37
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.62
Fell+4% Synergy
$0.37
Mire in Misery+4% Synergy
$0.66
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$26.21
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.42
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$11.86
Chain of Smog+3% Synergy
$9.10
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.13
Innocent Blood+1% Synergy
$0.35
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$8.42
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$25.35
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$4.84
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$4.69
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.53
Exsanguinate-10% Synergy
$0.44
Mutilate-10% Synergy
$1.86
Victimize-20% Synergy
$1.20
Reanimate-33% Synergy
$9.18
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bag of Holding+28% Synergy
$0.17
Brotherhood Regalia+21% Synergy
$7.31
Sword of Light and Shadow+14% Synergy
$13.64
Jalum Tome+14% Synergy
$0.08
The Rack+14% Synergy
$3.26
Black Vise+14% Synergy
$4.62
Sword of Feast and Famine+13% Synergy
$39.15
Collector's Vault+13% Synergy
$1.55
Mask of Memory+12% Synergy
$0.38
Thornbite Staff+11% Synergy
$24.44
Demon's Horn+10% Synergy
$0.73
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$3.57
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$3.75
Helm of Obedience+7% Synergy
$27.76
Sorcerer's Wand+7% Synergy
$0.16
Pearl Medallion+7% Synergy
$4.42
Paupers' Cage+7% Synergy
$1.28
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$10.82
Misers' Cage+7% Synergy
$2.13
Salvaging Station+7% Synergy
$1.87
Heavy Arbalest+7% Synergy
$0.21
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$3.16
Skullcage+7% Synergy
$0.35
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.40
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.46
Mind's Eye+7% Synergy
$5.69
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$2.26
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$1.03
Livewire Lash+7% Synergy
$0.19
Thought Prison+7% Synergy
$0.22
Quietus Spike+6% Synergy
$2.40
Icon of Ancestry+6% Synergy
$0.49
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$21.60
Blade of Selves+6% Synergy
$3.04
Rings of Brighthearth+6% Synergy
$5.74
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$3.66
Staff of Domination+6% Synergy
$11.50
Manifold Key+5% Synergy
$1.74
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$1.95
Trailblazer's Boots+5% Synergy
$3.21
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$1.85
Basilisk Collar+4% Synergy
$3.69
The Darkness Crystal0% Synergy
$4.41
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$1.87
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$44.59
Aetherflux Reservoir-2% Synergy
$24.42
Jet Medallion-5% Synergy
$10.22
Phyrexian Altar-6% Synergy
$54.75
Skullclamp-8% Synergy
$5.71
Bontu's Monument-14% Synergy
$5.97
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Mornsong Aria+65% Synergy
$0.35
Quest for the Nihil Stone+55% Synergy
$1.65
Bottomless Pit+45% Synergy
$6.27
Bandit's Talent+41% Synergy
$0.36
Braids's Frightful Return+35% Synergy
$0.23
Black Market Connections+33% Synergy
$17.13
Tinybones Joins Up+31% Synergy
$0.42
The Long Reach of Night+21% Synergy
$0.24
Feast of Sanity+21% Synergy
$0.29
Demonic Vigor+14% Synergy
$0.18
Warlock Class+13% Synergy
$0.25
Leyline of the Void+12% Synergy
$0.57
Wound Reflection+11% Synergy
$13.37
Oversold Cemetery+9% Synergy
$1.97
Greed+8% Synergy
$0.36
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.17
Underworld Dreams+8% Synergy
$2.18
Scavenger's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.71
Feast on the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.25
Curse of Fool's Wisdom+7% Synergy
$4.11
Artifact Possession+7% Synergy
$1.10
Spirit Shackle+7% Synergy
$0.47
Mind Whip+7% Synergy
$0.43
Haunting Wind+7% Synergy
$16.65
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.30
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$1.17
Koskun Falls+6% Synergy
$15.44
Gate to Phyrexia+6% Synergy
$51.19
Leshrac's Sigil+6% Synergy
$0.35
Chthonian Nightmare+4% Synergy
$0.39
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.03
The Eldest Reborn+3% Synergy
$0.34
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.34
Necrogen Mists+3% Synergy
$11.90
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.40
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$16.30
Oppression0% Synergy
$4.04
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$25.91
Animate Dead-3% Synergy
$3.92
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.02
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$32.91
Bitterblossom-6% Synergy
$33.38
Black Market-7% Synergy
$5.00
Phyrexian Arena-11% Synergy
$3.79
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+56% Synergy
$0.27
Liliana of the Veil+28% Synergy
$6.42
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+17% Synergy
$2.36
Liliana, Death's Majesty+3% Synergy
$0.40
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$11.12
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+68% Synergy
$1.09
Bojuka Bog+53% Synergy
$0.53
War Room+48% Synergy
$2.31
Cabal Coffers+45% Synergy
$29.65
Avishkar Raceway+42% Synergy
$0.10
Cabal Stronghold+30% Synergy
$13.24
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+27% Synergy
$58.63
Castle Locthwain+26% Synergy
$4.00
Rogue's Passage+24% Synergy
$0.30
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+20% Synergy
$51.56
Access Tunnel+18% Synergy
$0.42
Tyrite Sanctum+13% Synergy
$3.26
Desert of the Glorified+12% Synergy
$0.22
Island of Wak-Wak+7% Synergy
$235.12
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.42
Temple of the False God+6% Synergy
$1.11
Ifnir Deadlands+6% Synergy
$0.26
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.14
Reliquary Tower+5% Synergy
$2.51
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.31
Homeward Path+5% Synergy
$14.14
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.95
Crypt of Agadeem+3% Synergy
$1.14
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.15
Deserted Temple+3% Synergy
$0.37
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.36
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.43
Westvale Abbey+1% Synergy
$4.01
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.19
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$5.85
Spymaster's Vault-2% Synergy
$0.71
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$0.75
Phyrexian Tower-4% Synergy
$23.58
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+60% Synergy
$3.87
Nyx Lotus+51% Synergy
$5.58
Mind Stone+42% Synergy
$0.34
Commander's Sphere+41% Synergy
$0.34
Gauntlet of Power+40% Synergy
$3.50
Charcoal Diamond+20% Synergy
$0.36
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.17
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$2.90
Extraplanar Lens+9% Synergy
$10.73
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.18
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.36
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$36.86
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.65
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Vibrant Cityscape+49% Synergy
$0.30
Snow-Covered Swamp+15% Synergy
$0.64
Pelakka Predation+13% Synergy
$0.18
Riveteers Overlook+7% Synergy
$0.34
Obscura Storefront+7% Synergy
$0.37
Rocky Tar Pit+7% Synergy
$0.27
Maestros Theater+7% Synergy
$0.28
Escape Tunnel+6% Synergy
$0.22
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.21
Prismatic Vista+5% Synergy
$39.10
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$1.00
Terramorphic Expanse+4% Synergy
$0.26
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$28.90
Marsh Flats+4% Synergy
$28.81
Polluted Delta+4% Synergy
$18.44
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.23
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$16.20
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.30
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$25.35
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.27
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.22
Swamp-17% Synergy
$0.11
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Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
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Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
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