What are the best cards for Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?

Across 184 public decks, the most-played cards with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei are Sol Ring (83%), Waste Not (79%) and Geth's Grimoire (72%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?

The cards played far more often with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei than usual: Cunning Advisor (574× its usual rate), Wei Night Raiders (482× its usual rate) and Wheel of Torture (74× its usual rate).

What colors is Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei leads 184 public decks in our corpus, #2,735 of 3,757 commanders.

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

BMono-black commanders184 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier3BB$71.15

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei appears in 184 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Waste Not and Geth's Grimoire. The strongest synergies by lift are Cunning Advisor, Wei Night Raiders and Wheel of Torture.

Build a deck with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

94.6%

174 decks+0.00$0.18

#2Sol Ring

Artifact

82.6%

152 decks-0.03$1.51

#3Waste Not

Enchantment

1B2

78.8%

145 decks+2.16$8.60

#4Geth's Grimoire

Artifact — Book

72.3%

133 decks+2.45$9.18

#5Megrim

Enchantment

2B3

71.7%

132 decks+2.74$2.30

#6Dark Ritual

Instant

69.0%

127 decks+0.03$5.41

#7Painful Quandary

Enchantment

3BB5

67.4%

124 decks+2.01$1.65

#8Cabal Coffers

Land

66.8%

123 decks+0.21$26.73

#9Jet Medallion

Artifact

66.8%

123 decks+0.14$13.90

#10Liliana's Caress

Enchantment

1B2

66.8%

123 decks+2.58$8.83

#11Syphon Mind

Sorcery

3B4

63.6%

117 decks+1.72$0.37

#12Oppression

Enchantment

1BB3

63.0%

116 decks+2.30$4.79

#13Tourach, Dread Cantor

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

1B2

57.1%

105 decks+2.79$1.29

#14Crypt Ghast

Creature — Spirit

3B4

54.9%

101 decks+0.21$16.92

#15Bojuka Bog

Land

53.3%

98 decks+0.13$1.64

#16The Raven Man

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

1B2

51.6%

95 decks+2.45$0.40

#17Sangromancer

Creature — Vampire Shaman

2BB4

51.1%

94 decks+1.74$0.99

#18Tinybones, Trinket Thief

Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue

1B2

49.5%

91 decks+2.56$16.01

#19Shrieking Affliction

Enchantment

49.5%

91 decks+3.46$0.34

#20Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

48.9%

90 decks+0.20$53.68

#21Fell Specter

Creature — Specter

3B4

48.4%

89 decks+2.69$1.53

#22Arcane Signet

Artifact

48.4%

89 decks-0.25$0.41

#23Bottomless Pit

Enchantment

1BB3

48.4%

89 decks+2.38$7.55

#24Hypnotic Specter

Creature — Specter

1BB3

47.8%

88 decks+3.09$2.88

#25Dark Deal

Sorcery

2B3

46.2%

85 decks+1.56$3.58

#26Quest for the Nihil Stone

Enchantment

46.2%

85 decks+3.30$2.07

#27Cabal Stronghold

Land

45.7%

84 decks+0.32$13.84

#28Raiders' Wake

Enchantment

3B4

45.7%

84 decks+2.77$0.48

#29Phyrexian Arena

Enchantment

1BB3

44.6%

82 decks+0.19$3.93

#30Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Creature — Zombie

3BB5

44.0%

81 decks-0.14$5.05

#31Rankle, Master of Pranks

Legendary Creature — Faerie Rogue

2BB4

43.5%

80 decks+1.45$2.72

#32Torment of Hailfire

Sorcery

XBB2

42.4%

78 decks+1.10$34.56

#33Mind Twist

Sorcery

XB1

42.4%

78 decks+3.58$1.08

#34Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead

Legendary Creature — Bat God // Land

3BB5

41.8%

77 decks+2.07$9.13

#35Reanimate

Sorcery

41.8%

77 decks+0.02$10.40

#36Burglar Rat

Creature — Rat

1B2

41.3%

76 decks+1.60$0.28

#37Cunning Advisor

Creature — Human Advisor

3B4

41.3%

76 decks+6.35$5.82

#38Damnation

Sorcery

2BB4

41.3%

76 decks+0.71$22.05

#39Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact

3BB5

40.2%

74 decks+1.71$19.36GC

#40Wei Night Raiders

Creature — Human Soldier

2BB4

40.2%

74 decks+6.18$34.89

#41Defile

Instant

39.7%

73 decks+0.19$1.16

#42Sign in Blood

Sorcery

BB2

39.1%

72 decks+0.11$4.37

#43Geier Reach Sanitarium

Legendary Land

38.6%

71 decks+1.28$2.58

#44Hymn to Tourach

Sorcery

BB2

38.0%

70 decks+2.95$0.57

#45Go for the Throat

Instant

1B2

37.0%

68 decks+0.49$0.64

#46Demonic Tutor

Sorcery

1B2

35.3%

65 decks+0.23$65.44GC

#47Wheel of Torture

Artifact

34.8%

64 decks+4.30$0.97

#48Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Legendary Land

34.8%

64 decks+0.14$40.09

#49Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

34.8%

64 decks-0.38$0.35

#50Syr Konrad, the Grim

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

3BB5

34.8%

64 decks+0.58$1.67

#51Unnerve

Sorcery

3B4

33.7%

62 decks+3.32$0.30

#52Court of Ambition

Enchantment

2BB4

33.2%

61 decks+2.33$5.39

#53Charcoal Diamond

Artifact

33.2%

61 decks+0.40$0.37

#54Elderfang Disciple

Creature — Elf Cleric

1B2

32.1%

59 decks+1.80$0.18

#55Cunning Lethemancer

Creature — Human Wizard

2B3

31.5%

58 decks+2.51$5.26

#56Witch's Cottage

Land — Swamp

31.5%

58 decks+0.28$0.80

#57Liliana of the Veil

Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

1BB3

30.4%

56 decks+1.61$5.83

#58Tinybones, Bauble Burglar

Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue

1B2

30.4%

56 decks+2.27$1.49

#59Mutilate

Sorcery

2BB4

29.9%

55 decks+0.61$2.19

#60Mind Stone

Artifact

29.3%

54 decks-0.00$0.41

Highest synergy

#1Cunning Advisor

Creature — Human Advisor

3B4

76 decks+6.35

In 41% of these decks, 574× its usual rate.

#2Wei Night Raiders

Creature — Human Soldier

2BB4

74 decks+6.18

In 40% of these decks, 482× its usual rate.

#3Wheel of Torture

Artifact

64 decks+4.30

In 35% of these decks, 74× its usual rate.

#4The Rack

Artifact

53 decks+4.15

In 29% of these decks, 63× its usual rate.

#5Mind Twist

Sorcery

XB1

78 decks+3.58

In 42% of these decks, 36× its usual rate.

#6Shrieking Affliction

Enchantment

91 decks+3.46

In 49% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#7Unnerve

Sorcery

3B4

62 decks+3.32

In 34% of these decks, 28× its usual rate.

#8Quest for the Nihil Stone

Enchantment

85 decks+3.30

In 46% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#9Hypnotic Specter

Creature — Specter

1BB3

88 decks+3.09

In 48% of these decks, 22× its usual rate.

#10Hymn to Tourach

Sorcery

BB2

70 decks+2.95

In 38% of these decks, 19× its usual rate.

#11Tourach, Dread Cantor

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

1B2

105 decks+2.79

In 57% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#12Raiders' Wake

Enchantment

3B4

84 decks+2.77

In 46% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

What are the best cards for Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?: Across 184 public decks, the most-played cards with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei are Sol Ring (83%), Waste Not (79%) and Geth's Grimoire (72%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?: The cards played far more often with Cao Cao, Lord of Wei than usual: Cunning Advisor (574× its usual rate), Wei Night Raiders (482× its usual rate) and Wheel of Torture (74× its usual rate).
What colors is Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?: Cao Cao, Lord of Wei is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Cao Cao, Lord of Wei?: Cao Cao, Lord of Wei leads 184 public decks in our corpus, #2,735 of 3,757 commanders.