Shu Elite Companions
Creature — Human Soldier
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $4.91
- EDHREC rank
- #27013
Shu Elite Companions puts two 2/2 bodies on the board for four mana — serviceable as a token producer, unremarkable as anything else. It's a bulk filler card that rarely earns its slot over cheaper or more impactful alternatives.
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 |
In Commander, Shu Elite Companions competes against a deep bench of token producers and rarely wins that fight — two 2/2s for four mana doesn't generate the board presence multiplayer demands. In Pauper, the common designation keeps it technically relevant, but the format's efficiency bar is high enough that it struggles to see play. Legacy and Vintage are legal but entirely uninterested — Shu Elite Companions simply doesn't operate at those power levels.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$4.91 cheap tier
At $4.91, Shu Elite Companions sits in a price tier that significantly outpaces its in-game value — this is a collector or Portal Three Kingdoms curiosity premium, not a performance premium. Don't buy in expecting competitive utility; the price is driven by scarcity, not playability.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.