Shu Cavalry
Creature — Human Soldier
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $3.49
- EDHREC rank
- #25158
Shu Cavalry is a 2/1 horsemanship creature for four mana — the rate is unplayable by any competitive standard. The only context where it earns a slot is a Portal Three Kingdoms theme deck where horsemanship itself is the point.
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 |
Shu Cavalry sees no meaningful play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal — four mana for a 2/1 with a evasion keyword that barely exists outside Portal Three Kingdoms sets is not a card those formats want. In Commander, it's a strict theme-deck inclusion, relevant only when the deck is built around horsemanship synergies or Portal Three Kingdoms flavor. Pauper is the one format where horsemanship creatures occasionally surface in dedicated builds, but Shu Cavalry's stat line is too weak to compete even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.49 cheap tier
At $3.49, Shu Cavalry sits above its power level purely on scarcity — Portal Three Kingdoms cards carry a collector premium that has nothing to do with gameplay. That price is stable as a curiosity, not as a competitive staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.