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Zhou Yu, Chief Commander
Price tag $150.00

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Magic color symbol for U
Mono-Blue

Playstyle & Strategy

Lands Matter 50% Midrange 25%
View Average Decklist All counterspells Commanders

Game Changers

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

Mystical Tutor Mystical Tutor
+78% Synergy $16.42
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
+77% Synergy $57.26
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
+68% Synergy $69.93
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
+67% Synergy $38.67

Creatures

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

Tidespout Tyrant Tidespout Tyrant
+96% Synergy $2.34
Hedron Crab Hedron Crab
+95% Synergy $2.87
Stormtide Leviathan Stormtide Leviathan
+93% Synergy $1.92
Ruin Crab Ruin Crab
+92% Synergy $1.83
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+86% Synergy $0.88
Hullbreaker Horror Hullbreaker Horror
+75% Synergy $6.29
Shrine Steward Shrine Steward
+100% Synergy $0.19
Scrapyard Recombiner Scrapyard Recombiner
+100% Synergy $0.82

Instants

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

Countermand Countermand
+99% Synergy $0.07
Winds of Rebuke Winds of Rebuke
+99% Synergy $0.29
Vapor Snag Vapor Snag
+99% Synergy $0.23
Blink of an Eye Blink of an Eye
+98% Synergy $0.28
Unsubstantiate Unsubstantiate
+98% Synergy $0.31
Suspend Suspend
+98% Synergy $0.51
Run Away Together Run Away Together
+96% Synergy $0.17
Capsize Capsize
+96% Synergy $0.83
Unsummon Unsummon
+96% Synergy $0.25
Chain of Vapor Chain of Vapor
+95% Synergy $16.09
Mental Misstep Mental Misstep
+93% Synergy $8.90
Dispel Dispel
+91% Synergy $0.41
Strix Serenade Strix Serenade
+91% Synergy $2.38
Mystic Confluence Mystic Confluence
+91% Synergy $1.06
Three Steps Ahead Three Steps Ahead
+90% Synergy $5.23
Cryptic Command Cryptic Command
+88% Synergy $7.44
Muddle the Mixture Muddle the Mixture
+85% Synergy $2.58
Resculpt Resculpt
+83% Synergy $0.28
Snap Snap
+81% Synergy $3.65
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+78% Synergy $6.91
Reality Shift Reality Shift
+74% Synergy $0.32
Mana Drain Mana Drain
+73% Synergy $57.71
Swan Song Swan Song
+73% Synergy $11.36
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
+66% Synergy $1.20
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+64% Synergy $1.67
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
+62% Synergy $3.83
Negate Negate
+62% Synergy $0.31
Pongify Pongify
+60% Synergy $1.91
High Tide High Tide
+56% Synergy $1.66
Counterspell Counterspell
+34% Synergy $3.32
Counterlash Counterlash
+100% Synergy $0.28
Countervailing Winds Countervailing Winds
+100% Synergy $0.21
Flash Counter Flash Counter
+100% Synergy $0.24

Sorceries

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

Baral's Expertise Baral's Expertise
+98% Synergy $0.27
Aether Gale Aether Gale
+98% Synergy $0.28
Ravenform Ravenform
+92% Synergy $0.36
Curse of the Swine Curse of the Swine
+89% Synergy $0.32
Solve the Equation Solve the Equation
+88% Synergy $3.49
Fabricate Fabricate
+79% Synergy $10.13
Counterintelligence Counterintelligence
+100% Synergy $10.49

Utility Artifacts

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

Mystic Compass Mystic Compass
+100% Synergy $0.20

Enchantments

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

Frogify Frogify
+99% Synergy $0.25
Kasmina's Transmutation Kasmina's Transmutation
+99% Synergy $0.30
Spreading Seas Spreading Seas
+99% Synergy $0.20
Counterbalance Counterbalance
+97% Synergy $5.70
Dissipation Field Dissipation Field
+97% Synergy $3.86
Mechanized Production Mechanized Production
+93% Synergy $3.07
Imprisoned in the Moon Imprisoned in the Moon
+88% Synergy $0.33
Phantasmal Terrain Phantasmal Terrain
+100% Synergy $0.13
Fool's Demise Fool's Demise
+100% Synergy $0.32

Planeswalkers

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

Tezzeret the Seeker Tezzeret the Seeker
+91% Synergy $24.96

Utility Lands

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

Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
+74% Synergy $28.30
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
+50% Synergy $1.09
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+44% Synergy $3.52
Saprazzan Cove Saprazzan Cove
+100% Synergy $0.85

Mana Artifacts

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

Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+35% Synergy $0.89
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+15% Synergy $1.55
Lantern of Revealing Lantern of Revealing
+100% Synergy $0.22

Lands

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

Snow-Covered Island Snow-Covered Island
+92% Synergy $1.47
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+86% Synergy $0.88
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+78% Synergy $6.91
Island Island
+6% Synergy $0.08

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