Wu Infantry
Creature — Human Soldier
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $1.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30208
Wu Infantry is a vanilla 1/3 for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keywords, and no upside — it does nothing the turn you play it and nothing the turn after. There is no shell in any format where this is the right card for the slot.
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 |
Wu Infantry is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 1/3 for three with no text is strictly unplayable — the 99 slots are too competitive for a body that can't block a Thragtusk or threaten anything. Pauper is the one format where commons get a real look, but even there Wu Infantry loses out to every reasonable two- or three-drop with a keyword or relevant trigger. Legacy and Vintage don't need elaboration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.12 cheap tier
At $1.12, Wu Infantry sits in a strange spot where the price vastly exceeds the card's competitive utility — this is collector demand from the Portal Three Kingdoms set, not gameplay demand. Don't expect that premium to move on the strength of the card itself.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.