Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $120.85
- EDHREC rank
- #25332
Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen is a 4/4 first strike for five mana that gains swampwalk when Green creatures are on the battlefield — a narrow conditional evasion stapled to an otherwise vanilla body. The stats don't justify the slot in any competitive context.
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 |
Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, she occasionally appears in Portal Three Kingdoms collector or lore-themed builds, where the card's scarcity and flavor matter more than its stats. Legacy and Vintage have access to every tool in the game, and a five-mana 4/4 with situational evasion never competes for those slots. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a themed deck might run her, but even there the body is underpowered for the cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If you want first strike on a green creature at a similar size, Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist does significantly more work for a fraction of the price — she actively protects your board rather than threatening conditional evasion. Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen's swampwalk is the only distinguishing feature, and Trailblazer's Boots or Filth in the graveyard achieve the same evasion angle on any creature for under a dollar.
Price Context
Current price
$120.85 premium tier
At $120.85, Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen sits at a premium price driven entirely by Portal Three Kingdoms scarcity, not by gameplay demand. This is a collector's card — the price reflects print run rarity, and it holds that value only as long as collector interest in the set remains strong.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.