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◇ Catalog #21

Shu Elite Companions

ptk·#21·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Qiao Dafu

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wishlisted

May 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$5.39+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.58 · low $5.08

NM$5.39

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.98–$5.69modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.39low $1.68range 220.8%n 56

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,992 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$5.39

Gameplay

Creature — Human Soldier

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)

Throughout the three kingdoms, important generals were often guarded by small groups of expert soldiers known as "elite companions."

3/3

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 $5.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.68 and $5.39 across 56 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 #21 of *Portal Three Kingdoms*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1999 Portal Three Kingdoms release.

Card type: Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Horsemanship.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,992 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.