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Zhou Yu, Chief Commander: Bounce
Price tag $49.72

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Magic color symbol for U
Mono-Blue

Playstyle & Strategy

Lands Matter 29% Bounce 14% Counterspells 14% Landwalk 14% Midrange 14%
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Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Zhou Yu, Chief Commander Bounce game on their own.

Mystical Tutor Mystical Tutor
+78% Synergy $17.28
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
+77% Synergy $56.78
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
+68% Synergy $69.44
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
+67% Synergy $41.26

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Bounce plan in Zhou Yu, Chief Commander decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Tidespout Tyrant Tidespout Tyrant
+96% Synergy $2.35
Hedron Crab Hedron Crab
+95% Synergy $2.82
Stormtide Leviathan Stormtide Leviathan
+93% Synergy $2.76
Ruin Crab Ruin Crab
+92% Synergy $2.32
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+86% Synergy $0.70
Hullbreaker Horror Hullbreaker Horror
+75% Synergy $6.00
Shrine Steward Shrine Steward
+100% Synergy $0.27
Scrapyard Recombiner Scrapyard Recombiner
+100% Synergy $0.76

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Zhou Yu, Chief Commander's Bounce deck ahead.

Countermand Countermand
+99% Synergy $0.13
Winds of Rebuke Winds of Rebuke
+99% Synergy $0.26
Vapor Snag Vapor Snag
+99% Synergy $0.22
Blink of an Eye Blink of an Eye
+98% Synergy $0.20
Unsubstantiate Unsubstantiate
+98% Synergy $0.36
Suspend Suspend
+98% Synergy $0.38
Run Away Together Run Away Together
+96% Synergy $0.26
Capsize Capsize
+96% Synergy $0.91
Unsummon Unsummon
+96% Synergy $0.06
Chain of Vapor Chain of Vapor
+95% Synergy $15.10
Mental Misstep Mental Misstep
+93% Synergy $10.39
Dispel Dispel
+91% Synergy $0.37
Strix Serenade Strix Serenade
+91% Synergy $2.38
Mystic Confluence Mystic Confluence
+91% Synergy $0.74
Three Steps Ahead Three Steps Ahead
+90% Synergy $7.84
Cryptic Command Cryptic Command
+88% Synergy $5.74
Muddle the Mixture Muddle the Mixture
+85% Synergy $1.88
Resculpt Resculpt
+83% Synergy $0.22
Snap Snap
+81% Synergy $3.66
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+78% Synergy $7.11
Reality Shift Reality Shift
+73% Synergy $0.28
Mana Drain Mana Drain
+73% Synergy $52.75
Swan Song Swan Song
+73% Synergy $7.86
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
+66% Synergy $0.60
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+64% Synergy $1.46
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
+62% Synergy $2.26
Negate Negate
+62% Synergy $0.14
Pongify Pongify
+60% Synergy $1.98
High Tide High Tide
+56% Synergy $1.21
Counterspell Counterspell
+34% Synergy $3.43
Counterlash Counterlash
+100% Synergy $0.29
Countervailing Winds Countervailing Winds
+100% Synergy $0.24
Flash Counter Flash Counter
+100% Synergy $0.16

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Bounce game plan forward for Zhou Yu, Chief Commander.

Baral's Expertise Baral's Expertise
+98% Synergy $0.23
Aether Gale Aether Gale
+98% Synergy $0.29
Ravenform Ravenform
+92% Synergy $0.34
Curse of the Swine Curse of the Swine
+89% Synergy $0.28
Solve the Equation Solve the Equation
+88% Synergy $3.76
Fabricate Fabricate
+79% Synergy $9.41
Counterintelligence Counterintelligence
+100% Synergy $10.49

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Zhou Yu, Chief Commander Bounce decks.

Mystic Compass Mystic Compass
+100% Synergy $0.18

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Bounce strategy in Zhou Yu, Chief Commander decks.

Frogify Frogify
+99% Synergy $0.22
Kasmina's Transmutation Kasmina's Transmutation
+99% Synergy $0.21
Spreading Seas Spreading Seas
+99% Synergy $0.22
Counterbalance Counterbalance
+97% Synergy $6.87
Dissipation Field Dissipation Field
+97% Synergy $2.35
Mechanized Production Mechanized Production
+93% Synergy $3.73
Imprisoned in the Moon Imprisoned in the Moon
+88% Synergy $0.30
Phantasmal Terrain Phantasmal Terrain
+100% Synergy $0.08
Fool's Demise Fool's Demise
+100% Synergy $0.32

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up Zhou Yu, Chief Commander's Bounce game plan.

Tezzeret the Seeker Tezzeret the Seeker
+91% Synergy $22.88

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Zhou Yu, Chief Commander Bounce decks.

Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
+74% Synergy $31.72
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
+50% Synergy $0.85
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+44% Synergy $2.76
Saprazzan Cove Saprazzan Cove
+100% Synergy $0.81

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Zhou Yu, Chief Commander's Bounce strategy.

Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+35% Synergy $0.46
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+15% Synergy $1.40
Lantern of Revealing Lantern of Revealing
+100% Synergy $0.25

Lands

The mana base behind Zhou Yu, Chief Commander's Bounce decks.

Snow-Covered Island Snow-Covered Island
+92% Synergy $1.41
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+86% Synergy $0.70
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+78% Synergy $7.11
Island Island
+6% Synergy $0.07

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