Zhao, the Moon Slayer
$0.33
$0.33Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Zhao, the Moon Slayer's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Magus of the Moon+75% Synergy
$4.02
Winter Moon+71% Synergy
$0.50
Blood Moon+71% Synergy
$7.53
Ruination+64% Synergy
$4.59
Koth, Fire of Resistance+57% Synergy
$0.34
Stranglehold+56% Synergy
$7.50
Harsh Mentor+53% Synergy
$0.29
Redirect Lightning+49% Synergy
$12.92
War's Toll+48% Synergy
$10.83
Treasure Nabber+47% Synergy
$3.19
Top Cards
The staple cards most Zhao, the Moon Slayer Control decks run as their core.
Vexing Bauble+46% Synergy
$2.43
Vandalblast+42% Synergy
$1.10
Red Elemental Blast+39% Synergy
$15.77
Deflecting Swat+38% Synergy
$69.27
Blasphemous Act+38% Synergy
$0.89
Pyretic Ritual+35% Synergy
$5.41
Mana Geyser+35% Synergy
$1.18
Lightning Bolt+22% Synergy
$0.82
Seething Song+18% Synergy
$12.32
Ruby Medallion+1% Synergy
$13.98
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Zhao, the Moon Slayer Control game on their own.
Jeska's Will+39% Synergy
$40.59
The One Ring+38% Synergy
$115.22
Gamble+28% Synergy
$18.29
Chrome Mox+26% Synergy
$165.23
Underworld Breach+24% Synergy
$11.08
Mana Vault+17% Synergy
$120.10
Mox Diamond+12% Synergy
$1131.80
Ancient Tomb+12% Synergy
$134.99
Grim Monolith+6% Synergy
$475.47
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Zhao, the Moon Slayer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Maelstrom Artisan+39% Synergy
$0.16
Electro, Assaulting Battery+39% Synergy
$5.84
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion+36% Synergy
$0.50
Urabrask the Hidden+36% Synergy
$4.68
Avatar Roku, Firebender+30% Synergy
$11.00
Zo-Zu the Punisher+29% Synergy
$7.83
Rampaging Ferocidon+29% Synergy
$2.03
Silent Arbiter+28% Synergy
$11.82
Ancient Copper Dragon+23% Synergy
$118.14
Immolation Shaman+23% Synergy
$0.46
Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate+23% Synergy
$0.19
Scytheclaw Raptor+21% Synergy
$0.31
Simian Spirit Guide+21% Synergy
$3.06
Firebending Student+21% Synergy
$0.47
Birgi, God of Storytelling+21% Synergy
$29.93
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+20% Synergy
$42.04
Burnished Hart+19% Synergy
$0.29
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+18% Synergy
$0.34
Leyline Tyrant+18% Synergy
$2.49
Naktamun Lorespinner+17% Synergy
$1.79
Siege Dragon+16% Synergy
$0.34
Akki Blizzard-Herder+16% Synergy
$0.28
Dragon Egg+16% Synergy
$0.20
Rug of Smothering+15% Synergy
$0.50
Cemetery Gatekeeper+14% Synergy
$2.76
Gleeful Arsonist+14% Synergy
$7.13
Stormscale Scion+14% Synergy
$2.47
Magebane Lizard+14% Synergy
$1.17
Fury+13% Synergy
$0.67
Anger+13% Synergy
$0.61
Twinflame Tyrant+12% Synergy
$26.00
Etali, Primal Storm+12% Synergy
$0.60
Captain Lannery Storm+12% Synergy
$0.35
Heartless Hidetsugu+11% Synergy
$2.86
Hexing Squelcher+11% Synergy
$22.70
Professional Face-Breaker+9% Synergy
$6.81
Razorkin Needlehead+9% Synergy
$4.63
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames+8% Synergy
$0.46
Dualcaster Mage+8% Synergy
$4.39
Weathered Sentinels+8% Synergy
$0.93
Sunspine Lynx+7% Synergy
$2.02
Geode Rager+6% Synergy
$1.41
Scrawling Crawler+6% Synergy
$7.67
Bothersome Quasit+6% Synergy
$14.74
Solemn Simulacrum+4% Synergy
$0.32
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+4% Synergy
$11.70
Balefire Dragon+3% Synergy
$15.52
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+2% Synergy
$25.56
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+2% Synergy
$5.41
Neheb, the Eternal0% Synergy
$7.38
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Zhao, the Moon Slayer's Control deck ahead.
Price of Progress+33% Synergy
$7.93
Pyroblast+32% Synergy
$10.08
Boil+24% Synergy
$1.29
Valakut Awakening+22% Synergy
$17.94
Solstice Revelations+22% Synergy
$0.19
Crash+16% Synergy
$0.23
Roku's Mastery+16% Synergy
$0.14
Rending Volley+16% Synergy
$0.28
Dragonrage+16% Synergy
$0.20
How to Start a Riot+15% Synergy
$0.16
Fire Nation Attacks+15% Synergy
$0.24
Cunning Maneuver+15% Synergy
$0.17
Reverberate+13% Synergy
$3.03
Desperate Ritual+12% Synergy
$6.58
Reiterate+12% Synergy
$18.91
Magmaquake+7% Synergy
$0.37
Storm King's Thunder+6% Synergy
$4.34
Arcbond+6% Synergy
$1.70
Wyll's Reversal+4% Synergy
$3.06
Zoyowa's Justice+4% Synergy
$0.32
Wild Magic Surge+3% Synergy
$1.98
Comet Storm+3% Synergy
$4.26
Tibalt's Trickery+3% Synergy
$10.78
Lightning Strike+3% Synergy
$0.19
The Last Agni Kai+3% Synergy
$2.88
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$17.07
Big Score+1% Synergy
$0.39
Unexpected Windfall+0% Synergy
$4.45
Flare of Duplication-1% Synergy
$2.01
Bolt Bend-2% Synergy
$5.86
Untimely Malfunction-3% Synergy
$9.33
Return the Favor-4% Synergy
$0.99
Demand Answers-14% Synergy
$0.46
Thrill of Possibility-16% Synergy
$0.27
Abrade-17% Synergy
$0.33
Chaos Warp-19% Synergy
$0.36
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Zhao, the Moon Slayer.
Sozin's Comet+38% Synergy
$3.56
Worldfire+32% Synergy
$35.75
Wake of Destruction+24% Synergy
$4.98
Wildfire+24% Synergy
$1.98
Stone Rain+24% Synergy
$0.20
Pillage+24% Synergy
$0.24
Price of Freedom+23% Synergy
$0.51
Irencrag Feat+21% Synergy
$0.69
Chain Reaction+21% Synergy
$0.26
Overmaster+20% Synergy
$2.69
Twinflame+18% Synergy
$1.00
Dwarven Landslide+16% Synergy
$0.10
Boiling Seas+16% Synergy
$4.98
Jokulhaups+16% Synergy
$7.24
From the Ashes+15% Synergy
$3.90
Lay Waste+8% Synergy
$0.12
Rain of Salt+8% Synergy
$0.39
Destructive Force+8% Synergy
$0.43
Raze+8% Synergy
$0.84
Flashfires+8% Synergy
$0.34
Tectonic Break+8% Synergy
$9.37
Tremble+8% Synergy
$0.20
Boom // Bust+8% Synergy
$1.27
Decree of Annihilation+8% Synergy
$2.23
Seismic Spike+7% Synergy
$0.16
Sudden Demise+7% Synergy
$0.25
Lithomantic Barrage+7% Synergy
$0.21
Obliterate+7% Synergy
$3.52
Call for Aid+7% Synergy
$0.30
Shenanigans+7% Synergy
$0.39
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.03
Meltdown+7% Synergy
$0.21
Wheel of Fate+6% Synergy
$3.43
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$8.19
Cathartic Reunion+6% Synergy
$0.31
Burning Inquiry+6% Synergy
$3.47
Ignite the Future+5% Synergy
$0.58
Spectacular Showdown+5% Synergy
$3.79
World at War+4% Synergy
$10.61
Insurrection+4% Synergy
$10.41
Will of the Jeskai+3% Synergy
$4.49
Molten Duplication+3% Synergy
$13.31
Glimpse the Impossible+3% Synergy
$0.34
Crackle with Power+3% Synergy
$7.79
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.42
Mizzix's Mastery+2% Synergy
$9.57
Disrupt Decorum0% Synergy
$4.79
Rite of Flame0% Synergy
$6.28
Seize the Spoils-5% Synergy
$0.16
Faithless Looting-14% Synergy
$0.46
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Zhao, the Moon Slayer Control decks.
Crucible of Worlds+31% Synergy
$34.97
Torpor Orb+30% Synergy
$4.82
Weathered Runestone+24% Synergy
$0.29
Dingus Egg+24% Synergy
$0.44
Winter Orb+24% Synergy
$18.21
Meekstone+23% Synergy
$12.33
Ankh of Mishra+22% Synergy
$10.82
Damping Sphere+22% Synergy
$0.73
Grafdigger's Cage+22% Synergy
$1.93
Sensei's Divining Top+21% Synergy
$42.88
Tsabo's Web+16% Synergy
$31.89
Mana Web+16% Synergy
$19.04
Ensnaring Bridge+15% Synergy
$11.32
God-Pharaoh's Statue+13% Synergy
$0.63
Crawlspace+13% Synergy
$10.53
Tome of Legends+12% Synergy
$0.33
Damping Matrix+8% Synergy
$0.73
Darksteel Reactor+8% Synergy
$0.33
Karn's Sylex+8% Synergy
$0.84
Null Rod+8% Synergy
$113.87
Dingus Staff+8% Synergy
$1.24
Lantern of Insight+8% Synergy
$2.98
Hylda's Crown of Winter+8% Synergy
$0.47
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$4.52
Storm Cauldron+8% Synergy
$5.45
Static Orb+7% Synergy
$15.34
Staff of the Flame Magus+7% Synergy
$0.13
Trinisphere+7% Synergy
$34.25
Gauntlet of Might+6% Synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.35
Urabrask's Forge+6% Synergy
$1.11
Fire Nation Turret+6% Synergy
$7.45
Mycosynth Lattice+5% Synergy
$36.24
Commander's Plate+3% Synergy
$45.71
Swiftfoot Boots+1% Synergy
$2.28
Shadowspear+1% Synergy
$34.19
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$4.67
The Fire Crystal-6% Synergy
$6.22
Hazoret's Monument-7% Synergy
$1.69
Skullclamp-8% Synergy
$5.65
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Zhao, the Moon Slayer decks.
Tectonic Instability+41% Synergy
$3.58
Blood Sun+41% Synergy
$0.41
Price of Glory+39% Synergy
$14.18
Citadel of Pain+31% Synergy
$4.08
Smoke+30% Synergy
$8.19
Braid of Fire+20% Synergy
$23.96
Fated Firepower+20% Synergy
$4.40
Roiling Vortex+19% Synergy
$1.77
Manabarbs+18% Synergy
$4.48
Sulfuric Vortex+16% Synergy
$1.54
Alpine Moon+16% Synergy
$0.27
Magistrate's Veto+16% Synergy
$0.26
Magnetic Mountain+16% Synergy
$0.40
Burrowing+16% Synergy
$0.30
Burning Sands+16% Synergy
$2.39
Eldrazi Conscription+16% Synergy
$1.49
Spellshock+13% Synergy
$4.42
Repercussion+10% Synergy
$13.54
Dictate of the Twin Gods+9% Synergy
$2.83
Hot Pursuit+7% Synergy
$0.36
Destructive Urge+7% Synergy
$0.54
Fires of Invention+7% Synergy
$0.23
Impending Disaster+7% Synergy
$1.22
Enchanter's Bane+7% Synergy
$0.28
Court of Embereth+7% Synergy
$5.33
Maddening Hex+7% Synergy
$4.78
Vessel of Volatility+7% Synergy
$0.16
Uphill Battle+7% Synergy
$5.50
The Legend of Roku+5% Synergy
$10.18
Firebender Ascension+5% Synergy
$0.77
Burning Earth+5% Synergy
$2.63
Maximum Carnage+4% Synergy
$0.77
There and Back Again+4% Synergy
$8.94
Furnace of Rath+3% Synergy
$7.19
Shiny Impetus+1% Synergy
$0.22
Powerbalance+1% Synergy
$0.32
Fiery Emancipation+0% Synergy
$14.47
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Zhao, the Moon Slayer's Control game plan.
Koth of the Hammer+30% Synergy
$1.74
Karn, the Great Creator+14% Synergy
$5.09
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+14% Synergy
$8.32
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+5% Synergy
$21.09
Chandra, Torch of Defiance-2% Synergy
$3.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Zhao, the Moon Slayer Control decks.
Strip Mine+38% Synergy
$19.36
Fire Nation Palace+31% Synergy
$1.71
Wasteland+31% Synergy
$27.52
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+25% Synergy
$17.65
Skycoach Waypoint+19% Synergy
$0.24
Urza's Saga+13% Synergy
$38.89
Mountain Stronghold+8% Synergy
$8.49
Crawling Barrens+8% Synergy
$0.16
Memorial to War+7% Synergy
$0.29
Labyrinth of Skophos+7% Synergy
$0.39
Blast Zone+6% Synergy
$0.38
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.96
Maze of Ith+4% Synergy
$9.65
Arena of Glory+4% Synergy
$7.74
Darksteel Citadel+2% Synergy
$3.60
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.30
Inventors' Fair+1% Synergy
$17.64
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-3% Synergy
$53.41
Command Beacon-3% Synergy
$9.73
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$3.52
Great Furnace-4% Synergy
$2.48
Buried Ruin-4% Synergy
$0.43
Castle Embereth-7% Synergy
$0.28
War Room-13% Synergy
$5.79
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Zhao, the Moon Slayer's Control strategy.
Mox Amber+27% Synergy
$81.06
Mox Opal+18% Synergy
$238.58
Thran Dynamo+17% Synergy
$4.34
Stonespeaker Crystal+16% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring+15% Synergy
$1.55
Bender's Waterskin+14% Synergy
$1.04
Hedron Archive+13% Synergy
$0.15
Worn Powerstone+12% Synergy
$0.37
The Mightstone and Weakstone+7% Synergy
$4.96
Lotus Petal+7% Synergy
$38.19
Basalt Monolith+6% Synergy
$4.46
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.89
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$12.93
Liquimetal Torque-4% Synergy
$3.95
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Cursed Mirror-6% Synergy
$0.45
Fire Diamond-6% Synergy
$0.36
Lands
The mana base behind Zhao, the Moon Slayer's Control decks.
Valakut Awakening+22% Synergy
$17.94
Fabled Passage+14% Synergy
$1.11
Prismatic Vista+13% Synergy
$32.42
Gemstone Caverns+10% Synergy
$57.96
Snow-Covered Mountain+10% Synergy
$0.71
Shire Terrace+8% Synergy
$0.28
Escape Tunnel+7% Synergy
$0.28
Shatterskull Smashing+7% Synergy
$9.03
Plaza of Heroes+5% Synergy
$4.66
Terramorphic Expanse+5% Synergy
$0.26
Mountain+5% Synergy
$0.08
Scalding Tarn+4% Synergy
$37.29
Evolving Wilds+4% Synergy
$0.25
Wooded Foothills+4% Synergy
$18.06
Arid Mesa+4% Synergy
$28.93
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$18.20
Demolition Field+3% Synergy
$0.24
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.37
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