Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
$34.19
$34.19Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#4812
Current Rank
#4724
Past 2 Years
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+94% Synergy
$2.04
The Raven Man+94% Synergy
$0.48
Liliana's Caress+94% Synergy
$5.96
Raiders' Wake+83% Synergy
$0.50
Waste Not+83% Synergy
$8.61
Geth's Grimoire+79% Synergy
$9.02
Hypnotic Specter+77% Synergy
$2.61
Painful Quandary+76% Synergy
$1.57
Virus Beetle+73% Synergy
$0.25
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+73% Synergy
$52.67
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Scythe Specter+72% Synergy
$0.41
Sangromancer+69% Synergy
$0.84
Fell Specter+69% Synergy
$0.75
Banshee of the Dread Choir+66% Synergy
$1.48
Tourach, Dread Cantor+62% Synergy
$0.95
Burglar Rat+56% Synergy
$0.29
Syphon Mind+54% Synergy
$0.22
Crypt Ghast+26% Synergy
$19.98
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+16% Synergy
$5.07
Dark Ritual+6% Synergy
$8.66
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+45% Synergy
$18.15
Vampiric Tutor+25% Synergy
$58.03
Demonic Tutor+12% Synergy
$72.36
Orcish Bowmasters+7% Synergy
$45.77
Braids, Cabal Minion+3% Synergy
$0.88
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$158.65
Opposition Agent-2% Synergy
$17.84
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$134.88
Necropotence-7% Synergy
$37.70
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$15.92
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+63% Synergy
$1.10
Cunning Lethemancer+56% Synergy
$7.52
Nezumi Informant+53% Synergy
$0.35
Rotting Rats+50% Synergy
$1.47
Necrogoyf+48% Synergy
$0.34
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+47% Synergy
$8.51
Elderfang Disciple+46% Synergy
$0.15
Dreamstealer+39% Synergy
$0.27
Bone Miser+37% Synergy
$30.75
Bloodgift Demon+37% Synergy
$0.87
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+36% Synergy
$15.24
Plaguecrafter+33% Synergy
$0.40
Hostile Investigator+32% Synergy
$0.44
Asylum Visitor+24% Synergy
$0.33
Wei Night Raiders+19% Synergy
$33.60
Wall of Shadows+19% Synergy
$0.15
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+18% Synergy
$97.18
Purraj of Urborg+13% Synergy
$0.88
Headless Horseman+13% Synergy
$1.55
Uncle Istvan+13% Synergy
$0.40
Eater of the Dead+13% Synergy
$1.21
Sly Requisitioner+13% Synergy
$0.11
Guul Draz Specter+12% Synergy
$0.21
Pili-Pala+12% Synergy
$2.62
Trazyn the Infinite+11% Synergy
$1.31
Dauthi Voidwalker+11% Synergy
$5.06
The Haunt of Hightower+10% Synergy
$2.51
Rottenmouth Viper+10% Synergy
$5.30
Creeping Bloodsucker+8% Synergy
$4.69
Flow of Maggots+6% Synergy
$1.01
Walking Dead+6% Synergy
$1.05
Mardu Skullhunter+6% Synergy
$0.03
Silent Specter+6% Synergy
$0.52
Distended Mindbender+6% Synergy
$0.27
Deadeye Tracker+6% Synergy
$0.35
Viseling+6% Synergy
$0.41
Urgoros, the Empty One+6% Synergy
$0.28
Augur of Skulls+6% Synergy
$0.23
Nezumi Shortfang+5% Synergy
$2.32
Refurbished Familiar+4% Synergy
$0.31
Grief+4% Synergy
$3.22
Defiler of Flesh+2% Synergy
$0.44
Nirkana Revenant+2% Synergy
$7.08
Sheoldred, Whispering One+1% Synergy
$20.49
Unstoppable Slasher+1% Synergy
$5.10
Rankle, Master of Pranks+1% Synergy
$3.49
Bloodletter of Aclazotz-3% Synergy
$36.16
Massacre Wurm-3% Synergy
$1.27
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$1.18
Accursed Marauder-8% Synergy
$0.33
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Go for the Throat+30% Synergy
$0.59
Cabal Ritual+21% Synergy
$13.80
Word of Command+13% Synergy
Doom Blade+12% Synergy
$0.35
Infernal Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.35
Village Rites+7% Synergy
$0.56
Tainted Pact+5% Synergy
$40.32
Demonic Consultation+5% Synergy
$7.49
Cast Down+5% Synergy
$0.49
Stinging Study+4% Synergy
$15.28
Fatal Push+3% Synergy
$0.65
Deadly Rollick+1% Synergy
$25.73
Liliana's Triumph+0% Synergy
$0.30
Dismember-3% Synergy
$5.04
Culling the Weak-4% Synergy
$7.32
Soul Shatter-4% Synergy
$3.85
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.34
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$0.74
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.23
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.28
Defile-22% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Mind Twist+58% Synergy
$1.32
Death Cloud+51% Synergy
$3.83
Hymn to Tourach+51% Synergy
$0.58
Dark Deal+49% Synergy
$2.03
Torment of Hailfire+44% Synergy
$37.86
Awaken the Erstwhile+44% Synergy
$0.38
Bad Deal+39% Synergy
$0.20
Vicious Rumors+34% Synergy
$0.22
Decree of Pain+28% Synergy
$0.35
Smallpox+28% Synergy
$0.39
Return to Battle+26% Synergy
$6.23
Damnation+26% Synergy
$20.60
Grim Tutor+15% Synergy
$25.60
Jovial Evil+13% Synergy
$27.47
Deception+13% Synergy
$2.46
Skull Raid+13% Synergy
$0.16
Pelakka Predation+12% Synergy
$0.21
Unnerve+11% Synergy
$0.22
Stitch Together+10% Synergy
$1.85
Peer into the Abyss+9% Synergy
$3.53
Feed the Swarm+9% Synergy
$0.19
Delirium Skeins+9% Synergy
$0.31
Blasphemous Edict+8% Synergy
$4.81
Thoughtseize+8% Synergy
$8.79
Cloudkill+6% Synergy
$0.18
Heartless Pillage+6% Synergy
$0.16
Emergency Weld+5% Synergy
$0.16
Zof Consumption+5% Synergy
$0.13
Tasigur's Cruelty+5% Synergy
$0.11
Fraying Omnipotence+4% Synergy
$1.01
Pox+4% Synergy
$6.15
Pilfer+4% Synergy
$0.18
Rush of Dread+3% Synergy
$0.39
Mire in Misery+3% Synergy
$0.76
Fell+3% Synergy
$0.36
Rankle's Prank+2% Synergy
$0.39
Praetor's Grasp+2% Synergy
$11.08
Chain of Smog+2% Synergy
$10.33
Innocent Blood+0% Synergy
$0.44
Breach the Multiverse+0% Synergy
$10.74
Duress+0% Synergy
$0.12
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$28.26
Mutilate-2% Synergy
$1.99
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$6.09
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.04
Exsanguinate-11% Synergy
$0.38
Toxic Deluge-16% Synergy
$3.44
Victimize-20% Synergy
$1.60
Reanimate-27% Synergy
$9.04
Sign in Blood-28% Synergy
$4.06
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Sword of Light and Shadow+19% Synergy
$14.66
Bag of Holding+19% Synergy
$0.29
Mask of Memory+17% Synergy
$0.41
Brotherhood Regalia+17% Synergy
$8.38
Swiftfoot Boots+15% Synergy
$1.93
Pearl Medallion+13% Synergy
$5.67
Livewire Lash+13% Synergy
$0.18
Salvaging Station+13% Synergy
$3.26
Jalum Tome+13% Synergy
$0.12
Black Vise+13% Synergy
$4.90
Genji Glove+13% Synergy
$11.85
The Rack+12% Synergy
$3.57
Mind's Eye+12% Synergy
$5.65
Icon of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.43
Collector's Vault+12% Synergy
$1.05
Krark-Clan Ironworks+11% Synergy
$17.85
Staff of Domination+11% Synergy
$9.67
Sword of Feast and Famine+11% Synergy
$39.74
Endless Atlas+11% Synergy
$2.62
Trailblazer's Boots+10% Synergy
$3.15
Thornbite Staff+10% Synergy
$24.22
Basilisk Collar+10% Synergy
$5.08
Demon's Horn+9% Synergy
$1.20
Whispersilk Cloak+7% Synergy
$1.46
Heavy Arbalest+6% Synergy
$0.23
Thought Prison+6% Synergy
$0.20
Sorcerer's Wand+6% Synergy
$0.17
Misers' Cage+6% Synergy
$1.51
Paupers' Cage+6% Synergy
$1.34
Skullcage+6% Synergy
$0.37
Reckoner Bankbuster+6% Synergy
$0.52
Hot Soup+6% Synergy
$0.42
Viridian Longbow+6% Synergy
$2.22
Helm of Obedience+6% Synergy
$27.33
Currency Converter+6% Synergy
$0.44
Umbral Mantle+6% Synergy
$12.95
Quietus Spike+5% Synergy
$1.92
Blade of Selves+5% Synergy
$3.03
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+5% Synergy
$3.39
Manifold Key+4% Synergy
$1.52
Howling Mine+2% Synergy
$5.14
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$1.64
Phyrexian Altar0% Synergy
$56.10
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$4.15
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$41.04
Jet Medallion-2% Synergy
$11.88
Skullclamp-2% Synergy
$5.30
Aetherflux Reservoir-2% Synergy
$20.24
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$5.33
Bontu's Monument-14% Synergy
$7.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+51% Synergy
$1.54
Bandit's Talent+41% Synergy
$0.32
Mornsong Aria+38% Synergy
$0.31
Tinybones Joins Up+35% Synergy
$0.46
Bottomless Pit+34% Synergy
$7.79
Black Market Connections+28% Synergy
$9.70
Feast of Sanity+26% Synergy
$0.32
Braids's Frightful Return+25% Synergy
$0.23
The Long Reach of Night+19% Synergy
$0.27
Underworld Dreams+14% Synergy
$1.98
Spirit Shackle+13% Synergy
$0.47
Mind Whip+13% Synergy
$0.44
Haunting Wind+13% Synergy
$17.07
Demonic Vigor+12% Synergy
$0.17
Koskun Falls+12% Synergy
$16.27
Warlock Class+11% Synergy
$0.18
Leyline of the Void+11% Synergy
$0.47
Wound Reflection+9% Synergy
$14.51
Court of Ambition+9% Synergy
$5.61
Oversold Cemetery+8% Synergy
$2.82
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.13
Greed+6% Synergy
$0.29
Artifact Possession+6% Synergy
$1.31
Feast on the Fallen+6% Synergy
$0.19
Larceny+6% Synergy
$0.25
Leshrac's Sigil+6% Synergy
$0.33
Curse of Fool's Wisdom+6% Synergy
$4.11
Gate to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$53.53
Scavenger's Talent+5% Synergy
$0.73
The Cruelty of Gix+5% Synergy
$1.48
The Eldest Reborn+3% Synergy
$0.35
Chthonian Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.51
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.31
Animate Dead+2% Synergy
$5.86
Necrogen Mists+2% Synergy
$10.56
Virtue of Persistence+1% Synergy
$6.74
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$19.37
Oppression0% Synergy
$4.23
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.76
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$26.77
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$3.96
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$35.39
Bitterblossom-6% Synergy
$34.41
Black Market-7% Synergy
$6.05
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+45% Synergy
$0.36
Liliana of the Veil+39% Synergy
$7.01
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+22% Synergy
$2.46
Liliana, Death's Majesty+9% Synergy
$0.52
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$8.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+69% Synergy
$3.46
War Room+50% Synergy
$4.43
Bojuka Bog+46% Synergy
$1.21
Cabal Coffers+45% Synergy
$28.93
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+35% Synergy
$63.16
Rogue's Passage+34% Synergy
$0.40
Avishkar Raceway+32% Synergy
$0.21
Access Tunnel+30% Synergy
$0.42
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+30% Synergy
$53.55
Cabal Stronghold+25% Synergy
$11.96
Tyrite Sanctum+25% Synergy
$3.01
Castle Locthwain+23% Synergy
$4.53
Temple of the False God+19% Synergy
$0.31
Desert of the Glorified+17% Synergy
$0.22
Reliquary Tower+16% Synergy
$4.25
Island of Wak-Wak+13% Synergy
$360.00
Ifnir Deadlands+12% Synergy
$0.28
Homeward Path+11% Synergy
$16.57
Ghost Quarter+10% Synergy
$0.94
Barren Moor+10% Synergy
$0.35
Polluted Mire+9% Synergy
$0.21
Buried Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.41
Westvale Abbey+6% Synergy
$3.79
Blasted Landscape+6% Synergy
$1.46
Hidden Necropolis+5% Synergy
$0.16
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.52
Crypt of Agadeem+1% Synergy
$3.06
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.46
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$9.26
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.88
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$1.27
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$1.01
Phyrexian Tower-6% Synergy
$28.61
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+62% Synergy
$3.65
Nyx Lotus+47% Synergy
$5.37
Gauntlet of Power+43% Synergy
$4.09
Commander's Sphere+32% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Stone+31% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Vessel+15% Synergy
$2.45
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.42
Charcoal Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.36
Extraplanar Lens+8% Synergy
$12.31
Hedron Archive+3% Synergy
$0.22
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.39
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$115.35
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$28.87
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.86
Arcane Signet-8% Synergy
$0.43
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Vibrant Cityscape+32% Synergy
$0.34
Snow-Covered Swamp+20% Synergy
$0.74
Pelakka Predation+12% Synergy
$0.21
Rocky Tar Pit+6% Synergy
$0.27
Obscura Storefront+6% Synergy
$0.31
Maestros Theater+6% Synergy
$0.29
Riveteers Overlook+6% Synergy
$0.28
Zof Consumption+5% Synergy
$0.13
Escape Tunnel+5% Synergy
$0.29
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.04
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$35.44
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.31
Verdant Catacombs+3% Synergy
$27.76
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$32.35
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$19.73
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$16.85
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.30
Command Tower+0% Synergy
$0.34
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$28.26
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.28
Swamp-15% Synergy
$0.09
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Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Nico Minoru, Runaway
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Malfegor
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Greel, Mind Raker
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
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Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
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Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Nicol Bolas
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Ravos, Soultender
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
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