Shu General
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance; horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $6.77
- EDHREC rank
- #26069
Shu General puts two 1/1 Soldier tokens into play when it enters — that's three bodies for four mana, which is a mediocre rate in any powered environment. It's a bulk-rare-level effect wearing a mid-price tag, and most token strategies outgrow it fast.
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 General is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the formats where it might see play are narrow. In Commander it competes against far more efficient token producers, and even budget token decks have better options at four mana. Pauper is the most charitable context — token generation at common-level efficiency matters more there — but Shu General is not a common, so it doesn't qualify for that format's typical card pool. Legacy and Vintage simply ignore it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If you want a four-mana token producer in white, Increasing Devotion makes five Humans for the same cost and doubles in the late game — it's strictly more impactful. Shu General's three-body split is its only real angle, and cards like Spectral Procession or Captain of the Watch deliver comparable or better body-counts at a lower price point.
Price Context
Current price
$6.77 mid tier
At $6.77, Shu General sits in the mid tier almost entirely on collector or casual novelty demand rather than competitive play. The effect doesn't justify the price for gameplay purposes, and there's little reason to expect that gap to close.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.