Cao Ren, Wei Commander
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Cao Ren enters, you lose 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Treasure Chest
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26060
Cao Ren, Wei Commander is a five-mana 3/3 that makes your other Warriors unblockable — a narrow but real effect in a dedicated Warrior tribal shell. The cost is steep for a card that does nothing without board support and folds to any removal before combat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cao Ren, Wei Commander is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have no practical interest in a five-mana tribal lord with no immediate impact. Commander is the only format where Cao Ren, Wei Commander sees real play, and even there it sits in a narrow lane — Warrior tribal decks in black-red or Mardu that want unblockable finishers to push damage through. Oathbreaker is theoretically viable but the power ceiling is too low to compete.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Cao Ren, Wei Commander isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. As a Portal Three Kingdoms card, copies can carry a premium tied to scarcity rather than competitive demand — buy on need, not speculation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.