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
#4492
Current Rank
#4587
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+95% Synergy
$2.13
The Raven Man+95% Synergy
$0.46
Liliana's Caress+94% Synergy
$11.42
Waste Not+83% Synergy
$8.26
Raiders' Wake+82% Synergy
$0.51
Geth's Grimoire+79% Synergy
$11.06
Hypnotic Specter+76% Synergy
$1.88
Painful Quandary+76% Synergy
$1.42
Virus Beetle+72% Synergy
$0.17
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei+71% Synergy
$42.86
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks.
Scythe Specter+71% Synergy
$0.48
Sangromancer+68% Synergy
$0.90
Tourach, Dread Cantor+67% Synergy
$1.33
Fell Specter+67% Synergy
$0.47
Banshee of the Dread Choir+64% Synergy
$1.60
Burglar Rat+54% Synergy
$0.31
Crypt Ghast+24% Synergy
$18.22
Feed the Swarm+14% Synergy
$0.21
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+13% Synergy
$4.12
Dark Ritual+5% Synergy
$3.90
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+50% Synergy
$18.53
Vampiric Tutor+22% Synergy
$60.87
Demonic Tutor+8% Synergy
$72.10
Braids, Cabal Minion+4% Synergy
$0.97
Orcish Bowmasters+1% Synergy
$49.36
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$164.05
Opposition Agent-2% Synergy
$23.16
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$129.20
Necropotence-7% Synergy
$37.26
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$17.94
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+60% Synergy
$0.91
Cunning Lethemancer+54% Synergy
$7.29
Necrogoyf+53% Synergy
$0.39
Nezumi Informant+51% Synergy
$0.37
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+51% Synergy
$9.73
Rotting Rats+47% Synergy
$1.45
Elderfang Disciple+43% Synergy
$0.22
Bone Miser+41% Synergy
$20.60
Bloodgift Demon+40% Synergy
$0.88
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+39% Synergy
$20.22
Plaguecrafter+37% Synergy
$0.43
Dreamstealer+35% Synergy
$0.28
Hostile Investigator+35% Synergy
$0.38
Asylum Visitor+26% Synergy
$0.33
Wall of Shadows+21% Synergy
$0.13
Wei Night Raiders+21% Synergy
$31.99
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+14% Synergy
$93.02
Sly Requisitioner+14% Synergy
$0.10
Eater of the Dead+14% Synergy
$0.86
Uncle Istvan+14% Synergy
$0.42
Headless Horseman+14% Synergy
$1.55
Guul Draz Specter+14% Synergy
$0.21
Pili-Pala+14% Synergy
$2.73
Purraj of Urborg+14% Synergy
$0.84
Dauthi Voidwalker+13% Synergy
$5.36
Trazyn the Infinite+13% Synergy
$1.19
The Haunt of Hightower+12% Synergy
$3.32
Rottenmouth Viper+11% Synergy
$6.05
Creeping Bloodsucker+10% Synergy
$4.35
Viseling+7% Synergy
$0.42
Deadeye Tracker+7% Synergy
$0.32
Mardu Skullhunter+7% Synergy
$0.03
Flow of Maggots+7% Synergy
$0.76
Distended Mindbender+7% Synergy
$0.26
Rackling+7% Synergy
$0.22
Silent Specter+7% Synergy
$0.51
Augur of Skulls+7% Synergy
$0.20
Nezumi Shortfang+6% Synergy
$2.35
Refurbished Familiar+5% Synergy
$0.31
Grief+5% Synergy
$2.51
Filth+5% Synergy
$7.79
Nirkana Revenant+3% Synergy
$6.78
Sheoldred, Whispering One+3% Synergy
$23.37
Defiler of Flesh+3% Synergy
$0.43
Mindslicer+3% Synergy
$0.52
Rankle, Master of Pranks+2% Synergy
$4.77
Unstoppable Slasher+2% Synergy
$4.44
Massacre Wurm-3% Synergy
$1.17
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$0.91
Accursed Marauder-8% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei safe.
Go for the Throat+27% Synergy
$0.57
Cabal Ritual+24% Synergy
$14.52
Doom Blade+14% Synergy
$0.18
Word of Command+14% Synergy
Infernal Grasp+11% Synergy
$0.25
Village Rites+10% Synergy
$0.51
Demonic Consultation+7% Synergy
$7.72
Tainted Pact+6% Synergy
$38.87
Cast Down+6% Synergy
$0.42
Stinging Study+5% Synergy
$18.49
Fatal Push+4% Synergy
$0.75
Liliana's Triumph+1% Synergy
$0.32
Culling the Weak-2% Synergy
$11.57
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$28.12
Dismember-3% Synergy
$5.27
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$4.19
Withering Torment-8% Synergy
$3.47
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.39
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.79
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.22
Defile-28% Synergy
$1.41
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's game plan and control the board.
Mind Twist+63% Synergy
$1.32
Hymn to Tourach+55% Synergy
$0.55
Death Cloud+55% Synergy
$2.98
Syphon Mind+52% Synergy
$0.33
Awaken the Erstwhile+48% Synergy
$0.38
Dark Deal+46% Synergy
$2.19
Torment of Hailfire+42% Synergy
$41.92
Bad Deal+35% Synergy
$0.25
Smallpox+31% Synergy
$0.36
Damnation+30% Synergy
$20.99
Vicious Rumors+30% Synergy
$0.24
Decree of Pain+30% Synergy
$0.38
Return to Battle+21% Synergy
$5.41
Jovial Evil+14% Synergy
$26.73
Skull Raid+14% Synergy
$0.12
Deception+14% Synergy
$2.55
Unnerve+13% Synergy
$0.26
Pelakka Predation+13% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict+11% Synergy
$5.16
Stitch Together+11% Synergy
$1.99
Delirium Skeins+11% Synergy
$0.32
Grim Tutor+10% Synergy
$26.04
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$7.16
Cloudkill+7% Synergy
$0.17
Emergency Weld+6% Synergy
$0.15
Tasigur's Cruelty+6% Synergy
$0.10
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.16
Disentomb+6% Synergy
$0.46
Heartless Pillage+6% Synergy
$0.10
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$1.17
Pox+5% Synergy
$5.79
Pilfer+5% Synergy
$0.19
Arterial Flow+5% Synergy
$0.40
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$3.24
Mire in Misery+4% Synergy
$0.88
Fell+4% Synergy
$0.39
Rankle's Prank+3% Synergy
$0.36
Chain of Smog+3% Synergy
$10.77
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$11.68
Duress+1% Synergy
$0.13
Innocent Blood+1% Synergy
$0.49
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$9.79
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$29.38
Mutilate-2% Synergy
$1.95
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$7.39
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.98
Exsanguinate-10% Synergy
$0.45
Toxic Deluge-15% Synergy
$5.05
Victimize-20% Synergy
$1.70
Reanimate-33% Synergy
$8.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Sword of Light and Shadow+21% Synergy
$14.06
Bag of Holding+21% Synergy
$0.24
Brotherhood Regalia+19% Synergy
$7.90
Mask of Memory+19% Synergy
$0.44
Jalum Tome+14% Synergy
$0.09
Salvaging Station+14% Synergy
$1.99
Pearl Medallion+14% Synergy
$4.46
The Rack+14% Synergy
$3.51
Livewire Lash+14% Synergy
$0.21
Mind's Eye+14% Synergy
$5.37
Black Vise+14% Synergy
$4.81
Icon of Ancestry+13% Synergy
$0.35
Sword of Feast and Famine+13% Synergy
$39.40
Staff of Domination+13% Synergy
$10.37
Krark-Clan Ironworks+13% Synergy
$17.30
Collector's Vault+13% Synergy
$0.68
Swiftfoot Boots+12% Synergy
$1.95
Endless Atlas+12% Synergy
$2.62
Basilisk Collar+11% Synergy
$4.17
Thornbite Staff+11% Synergy
$22.94
Demon's Horn+10% Synergy
$0.72
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$2.25
Sorcerer's Wand+7% Synergy
$0.16
Helm of Obedience+7% Synergy
$27.58
Umbral Mantle+7% Synergy
$11.85
Misers' Cage+7% Synergy
$1.86
Paupers' Cage+7% Synergy
$1.37
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$1.77
Currency Converter+7% Synergy
$16.58
Thought Prison+7% Synergy
$0.22
Heavy Arbalest+7% Synergy
$0.25
Hot Soup+7% Synergy
$0.40
Skullcage+7% Synergy
$0.36
Reckoner Bankbuster+7% Synergy
$0.57
Thaumatic Compass+7% Synergy
$2.10
Quietus Spike+6% Synergy
$2.36
Blade of Selves+6% Synergy
$2.69
Rings of Brighthearth+6% Synergy
$6.03
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$4.04
Trailblazer's Boots+5% Synergy
$3.65
Manifold Key+5% Synergy
$1.57
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$4.44
Phyrexian Altar+1% Synergy
$54.81
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$2.03
Skullclamp-1% Synergy
$6.25
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$47.41
Aetherflux Reservoir-2% Synergy
$24.31
The Darkness Crystal-3% Synergy
$5.24
Jet Medallion-5% Synergy
$11.34
Bontu's Monument-14% Synergy
$5.27
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Quest for the Nihil Stone+48% Synergy
$1.52
Mornsong Aria+48% Synergy
$0.32
Bandit's Talent+38% Synergy
$0.32
Bottomless Pit+38% Synergy
$6.73
Tinybones Joins Up+31% Synergy
$0.42
Braids's Frightful Return+28% Synergy
$0.19
Black Market Connections+26% Synergy
$19.62
Feast of Sanity+21% Synergy
$0.22
The Long Reach of Night+21% Synergy
$0.25
Demonic Vigor+14% Synergy
$0.21
Koskun Falls+14% Synergy
$15.14
Haunting Wind+14% Synergy
$17.23
Spirit Shackle+14% Synergy
$0.48
Mind Whip+14% Synergy
$0.45
Warlock Class+13% Synergy
$0.19
Leyline of the Void+13% Synergy
$0.58
Wound Reflection+11% Synergy
$12.05
Oversold Cemetery+9% Synergy
$2.69
Greed+8% Synergy
$0.37
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.15
Underworld Dreams+8% Synergy
$1.95
Artifact Possession+7% Synergy
$1.38
Feast on the Fallen+7% Synergy
$0.25
Curse of Fool's Wisdom+7% Synergy
$4.54
Larceny+7% Synergy
$0.26
The Cruelty of Gix+6% Synergy
$1.27
Scavenger's Talent+6% Synergy
$0.69
Gate to Phyrexia+6% Synergy
$53.14
Leshrac's Sigil+6% Synergy
$0.32
The Eldest Reborn+4% Synergy
$0.34
Chthonian Nightmare+4% Synergy
$0.46
Hopeless Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.40
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.46
Necrogen Mists+3% Synergy
$11.05
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.96
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$19.84
Oppression0% Synergy
$4.26
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$25.11
Animate Dead-3% Synergy
$5.00
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.53
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$39.45
Bitterblossom-6% Synergy
$34.36
Black Market-7% Synergy
$5.91
Phyrexian Arena-11% Synergy
$4.22
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+49% Synergy
$0.32
Liliana of the Veil+36% Synergy
$5.99
Liliana, Waker of the Dead+17% Synergy
$2.63
Liliana, Death's Majesty+11% Synergy
$0.60
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$9.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Geier Reach Sanitarium+68% Synergy
$1.50
Bojuka Bog+53% Synergy
$0.70
War Room+48% Synergy
$2.52
Cabal Coffers+45% Synergy
$33.04
Avishkar Raceway+37% Synergy
$0.24
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+34% Synergy
$63.55
Rogue's Passage+31% Synergy
$0.38
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+27% Synergy
$51.37
Castle Locthwain+26% Synergy
$3.70
Access Tunnel+26% Synergy
$0.36
Cabal Stronghold+23% Synergy
$13.07
Tyrite Sanctum+20% Synergy
$3.01
Desert of the Glorified+19% Synergy
$0.21
Temple of the False God+14% Synergy
$0.33
Island of Wak-Wak+14% Synergy
$235.12
Reliquary Tower+13% Synergy
$2.94
Homeward Path+13% Synergy
$15.65
Ifnir Deadlands+13% Synergy
$0.26
Barren Moor+12% Synergy
$0.32
Ghost Quarter+12% Synergy
$0.91
Polluted Mire+11% Synergy
$0.26
Buried Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.38
Westvale Abbey+8% Synergy
$3.22
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.46
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.17
Crypt of Agadeem+3% Synergy
$2.19
Deserted Temple+3% Synergy
$0.46
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.56
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.74
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$7.26
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$0.87
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$0.91
Phyrexian Tower-4% Synergy
$26.74
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+60% Synergy
$3.59
Nyx Lotus+51% Synergy
$5.73
Gauntlet of Power+47% Synergy
$4.25
Mind Stone+36% Synergy
$0.21
Commander's Sphere+35% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.13
Charcoal Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$2.51
Extraplanar Lens+9% Synergy
$11.98
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.23
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.34
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$35.66
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$1.10
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$2.20
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Vibrant Cityscape+39% Synergy
$0.30
Snow-Covered Swamp+15% Synergy
$0.70
Pelakka Predation+13% Synergy
$0.21
Riveteers Overlook+7% Synergy
$0.32
Obscura Storefront+7% Synergy
$0.31
Rocky Tar Pit+7% Synergy
$0.27
Maestros Theater+7% Synergy
$0.33
Escape Tunnel+6% Synergy
$0.25
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.16
Prismatic Vista+5% Synergy
$37.91
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$3.30
Terramorphic Expanse+4% Synergy
$0.16
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$32.02
Marsh Flats+4% Synergy
$31.86
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.33
Polluted Delta+3% Synergy
$18.92
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$17.33
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.12
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$29.38
Fell the Profane-12% Synergy
$3.79
Swamp-17% Synergy
$2.00
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