Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Target opponent discards two cards. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

activated {T} —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: discard a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Cao Cao, Lord of Wei:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

  1. Bloodbond March — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Enlightened Confidant — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Grazing Kelpie — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  6. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Cao Cao, Lord of Wei would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  7. Endurance — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  8. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  9. Soaring Thought-Thief — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Cao Cao, Lord of Wei fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Cao Cao, Lord of Wei:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Compost — draws you 1 card
  6. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  4. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers

119 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature

198 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

30 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

346 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Cao Cao is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Cao Cao, Lord of Wei enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

61 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.