Ferocious Zheng
Creature — Cat Beast
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #20435
Ferocious Zheng is a two-mana 3/3 with trample that deals 1 damage to each creature that blocks it — a legitimately threatening body at common that punishes go-wide chump blocks. Outside of Ruxa, Patient Professor, where its no-keyword status is a feature rather than a bug, it rarely makes the cut in Commander.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor cares specifically about creatures with no abilities, and Ferocious Zheng's static damage trigger is granted by Ruxa itself — meaning the Zheng enters as a blank 3/3 that qualifies for every pump and evasion bonus Ruxa provides, making it one of the cleanest fits in the archetype.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ferocious Zheng is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Pauper it's the most competitive home — a 3/3 trample for two is a real rate at common, and the damage-on-block clause punishes the token and chump strategies that dominate the format. In Legacy and Vintage the bar for a two-mana creature is simply too high; Ferocious Zheng doesn't interact with the stack or advance any combo, so it won't see play there. In Commander it's a role-player in one specific shell — Ruxa, Patient Professor — and essentially nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Ferocious Zheng is bulk, and that price is unlikely to move given its narrow Commander application and common print run. Pick it up if you're building Ruxa, Patient Professor — there's no reason to pay more than a quarter for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.