---
name: "Barbarian General"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Barbarian Soldier"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Horsemanship"]
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kuang Sheng"
oracle_id: "d4f2e305-bec0-48c8-8040-f85618c71cc9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barbarian-general-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Barbarian General
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Barbarian Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Horsemanship

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

> *"Barbarian tribes with their rulers are inferior to Chinese states without them."
—Confucius, *The Analects* (trans. Lau)*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yellow Scarves General](/printing/yellow-scarves-general-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Yellow Scarves Cavalry](/printing/yellow-scarves-cavalry-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Wei Strike Force](/printing/wei-strike-force-me3.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Wei Elite Companions](/printing/wei-elite-companions-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Wei Scout](/printing/wei-scout-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Scout
6. [Shu Cavalry](/printing/shu-cavalry-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kuang Sheng
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`