Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
Haste; horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24270
Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms is a 4/1 haste, first strike Legend for four mana — a threat that hits hard the turn it lands but dies to a stiff breeze. The stat line makes it a glass cannon in the best sense: you get real damage early, and you accept that it won't survive a blocker.
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 |
Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home — to the extent it has one — is Commander, where legendary creatures can serve as the general. As a commander it offers a hyper-aggressive red beatdown identity: cast on turn four with haste, swing for four with first strike before opponents can fully stabilize, then recast from the command zone when it inevitably trades. In Legacy and Vintage the competition at four mana is brutal and a 4/1 with no enters-the-battlefield effect won't make the cut. Oathbreaker is the one other format where leading with it is plausible, though the same fragility applies.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms isn't currently available — it was originally a mail-in promotional card with extremely limited distribution, which historically makes copies both scarce and inconsistently priced. If you're looking to acquire one, check recent sold listings on secondary market sites rather than relying on any single listed price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.