Mystic Denial
Counter target creature or sorcery spell.
Preemptive Strike
Counter target creature spell.
Red Cliffs Armada
Red Cliffs Armada can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
By the battle of Red Cliffs in the year 208, the Wu kingdom controlled more than 7,000 warships on the Yangtze.
Sage's Knowledge
Return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know."
—Lao Tzu, *Tao Te Ching*
(trans. Feng and English)
Strategic Planning
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
"Plans evolved within the tent decide a victory 1,000 *li* away."
Straw Soldiers
The overnight appearance of miles of "armed" Wu forts at Guangling frightened a much vaster Wei force into fleeing for their lives.
Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Sun Ce, Young Conquerer enters the battlefield, you may return target creature to its owner's hand.
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Creatures you control have horsemanship. (They can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
"One score and four he reigned, the Southland king: / A dragon coiled, a tiger poised below the mighty Yangtze."
Wu Admiral
Wu Admiral gets +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls an Island.
The Wu kingdom's well-trained admirals were integral to the Southlands' victory at Red Cliffs as well as the kingdom's defense.
Wu Elite Cavalry
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
At the second battle of Ruxu, the brave Wu general Gan Ning raided Cao Cao's camp of 400,000 men with only 100 cavalry. Not a single man or horse was lost.
Wu Infantry
The first battle of Hefei was Sun Quan's last as a field general. From then on he let his generals command in the field while he directed battle from behind the front lines.
Wu Light Cavalry
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
A cunning strategist, Cao Ren tricked Zhou Yu by letting him enter Nanjun. Zhou Yu thought he was capturing the city until Cao Ren's arrows rained down upon him.
Wu Longbowman
{T}: Wu Longbowman deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Wu Scout
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Wu Scout enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand.
Wu Spy
When Wu Spy enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of target player's library. Put one of them into their graveyard.
Wu Warship
Wu Warship can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
Both Wu and Wei warships patrolled the Yangtze River, the natural border between the two kingdoms.
Zhou Yu, Chief Commander
Zhou Yu, Chief Commander can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
"After making me, Zhou Yu, did you have to make Kongming?"
—Zhou Yu crying to heaven on his deathbed
Zhuge Jin, Wu Strategist
{T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
When Zhuge Jin proposed the marriage of Guan Yu's daugher and Sun Quan's heir, Guan Yu's arrogant refusal led to disaster.
Ambition's Cost
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
"When you give offense to heaven, to whom can you pray?"
—Cao Cao, quoting Confucius
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
{T}: Target opponent discards two cards. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Cao Ren, Wei Commander
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Cao Ren, Wei Commander enters the battlefield, you lose 3 life.
Cao Cao's cousin, Cao Ren was known throughout the three kingdoms as the fiercest of warriors.
Coercion
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
Though he held the title of prime minister, Cao Cao used the emperor's name to exert his own influence on the empire.
Corrupt Court Official
When Corrupt Court Official enters the battlefield, target opponent discards a card.
Cunning Advisor
{T}: Target opponent discards a card. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Deception
Target opponent discards two cards.
Believing they wrote the forged letter that had been stolen from Zhou Yu, Cao Cao rashly executed his two best admirals for treason.
Desperate Charge
Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Lieutenants dishonored, corpses carted home; The general raises troops again to take revenge."
Famine
Famine deals 3 damage to each creature and each player.
"But it was a year of dearth. People were reduced to eating leaves of jujube trees. Corpses were seen everywhere in the countryside."
Ghostly Visit
Destroy target nonblack creature.
Cao Cao was haunted to death by the ghosts of the empresses and other high courtiers he had murdered.
Imperial Edict
Target opponent chooses a creature they control. Destroy that creature.
Frustrated with Cao Cao's control of the imperial court, Emperor Xian secretly issued an edict condemning him, using his own blood as ink.
Imperial Seal
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
"If Heaven has placed it in your hands, it means that the throne is destined to be yours."
Overwhelming Forces
Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
By the year 208, Cao Cao commanded more than 1,000 experienced generals and a million infantry, cavalry, and naval troops.
Poison Arrow
Destroy target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.
In ancient China, not wearing armor could be a fatal mistake. Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and other heros were struck by poison arrows.
Return to Battle
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Swallowing his eye, the valiant Xiahou Dun fought on; / But Cao Cao's vanguard, its commander wounded, could not hold out for long."
Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal
Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal's power is equal to the number of Swamps you control.
Sima Yi fought for four generations of the Cao family before his own grandson became emperor and united the three kingdoms.
Stolen Grain
Stolen Grain deals 5 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. You gain 5 life.
At the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao by raiding his grain depot, leaving him with no way to feed his troops.
Stone Catapult
{T}: Destroy target tapped nonblack creature. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Wei Ambush Force
Whenever Wei Ambush Force attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
The battle of Puyang marked the beginning of the end for Lu Bu. He lost the city—and later his life—to Cao Cao.
Wei Assassins
When Wei Assassins enters the battlefield, target opponent chooses a creature they control. Destroy that creature.
Wei Elite Companions
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Cao Cao was more concerned with capabilities than lineage. He excelled at recruiting and retaining men of talent to serve him.
Wei Infantry
Wei won the battle of Hefei when Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan and then foiled a Wu scheme to incite rebellion.
Wei Night Raiders
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Whenever Wei Night Raiders deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card.
Wei Scout
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
—Sun Tzu, *Art of War* (trans. Giles)
Wei Strike Force
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
At the battle of Chang'an, Ma Chao defeated the two generals Cao Cao sent to guard the pass but was forced to flee when Cao Cao's trickery turned his own ally against him.
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Sacrifice Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed: Return target black card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
{T}: Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
"A splendid talent, admired of all men! His folly lay in serving Cao Cao's power."
Young Wei Recruits
Young Wei Recruits can't block.
"To send the common people to war untrained is to throw them away."
—Confucius, *The Analects* (trans. Lau)
Zhang He, Wei General
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Whenever Zhang He, Wei General attacks, each other creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
Whenever Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei deals damage to an opponent, that opponent discards a card.
