MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #11

Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

ptk·#11·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Qiao Dafu

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$34.23+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $35 · low $32

NM$34.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$32–$36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $34low $14range 144.8%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,294 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$34

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) Liu Bei gets +2/+2 as long as you control a permanent named Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior or a permanent named Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior.

"Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men's devotion." —Liu Bei

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2009-10-01wotc

Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $34.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $13.98 and $34.23 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTK — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #11 of *Portal Three Kingdoms*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1999 Portal Three Kingdoms release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{W}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Horsemanship.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,294 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Qiao Dafu. Rarix catalogs 25 other cards credited to this artist.