Portal Three Kingdoms
Ghostly Visit {2}{B}
Sorcery
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 {1}{B}
Sorcery
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 {B}
Sorcery
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 {6}{B}{B}
Sorcery
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 {4}{B}{B}
Sorcery
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 {B}
Sorcery
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 {5}{B}
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
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.
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Stolen Grain {4}{B}{B}
Sorcery
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 {4}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
{T}: Destroy target tapped nonblack creature. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
1/2
Wei Ambush Force {1}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
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.
1/1
Wei Assassins {3}{B}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier Assassin
When Wei Assassins enters the battlefield, target opponent chooses a creature they control. Destroy that creature.
3/2
Wei Elite Companions {4}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
Horsemanship
Cao Cao was more concerned with capabilities than lineage. He excelled at recruiting and retaining men of talent to serve him.
3/3
Wei Infantry {1}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
Wei won the battle of Hefei when Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan and then foiled a Wu scheme to incite rebellion.
2/1
Wei Night Raiders {2}{B}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
Horsemanship
Whenever Wei Night Raiders deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card.
Whenever Wei Night Raiders deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card.
2/2
Wei Scout {1}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier Scout
Horsemanship
He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
—Sun Tzu, Art of War (trans. Giles)
—Sun Tzu, Art of War (trans. Giles)
1/1
Wei Strike Force {2}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
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.
2/1
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed {2}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
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.
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.
3/2
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor {1}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature - Human 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."
1/1
Young Wei Recruits {1}{B}
Creature - Human Soldier
Young Wei Recruits can't block.
"To send the common people to war untrained is to throw them away."
—Confucius, The Analects (trans. Lau)
—Confucius, The Analects (trans. Lau)
2/2
Zhang He, Wei General {3}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Horsemanship
Whenever Zhang He, Wei General attacks, each other creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever Zhang He, Wei General attacks, each other creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
4/2
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei {4}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Whenever Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei deals damage to an opponent, that opponent discards a card.
3/3
Zodiac Pig {3}{B}
Creature - Boar
Swampwalk
". . . Zhong Hui and Deng Ai next led armies west: / And to the Cao, Han's hills and streams now passed. . . ."
3/3
Zodiac Rat {B}
Creature - Rat
Swampwalk
" . . . Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Fang, Mao, and briefly, Huan— / The Sima took the empire in their turn. . . ."
1/1
Zodiac Snake {2}{B}
Creature - Snake
Swampwalk
"Thrice Xuande's ardent quest led to Nanyang, / Where Sleeping Dragon unveiled Han's partition: . . ."
2/2
Barbarian General {4}{R}
Creature - Human Barbarian Soldier
Horsemanship
"Barbarian tribes with their rulers are inferior to Chinese states without them."
—Confucius, The Analects (trans. Lau)
—Confucius, The Analects (trans. Lau)
3/2