---
name: "Cao Ren, Wei Commander"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Horsemanship"]
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "65817"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Junko Taguchi"
oracle_id: "99cbc054-2757-4c07-ad04-9ac67dad4abc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cao-ren-wei-commander-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cao Ren, Wei Commander
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Horsemanship

## Oracle Text
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Cao Ren enters, you lose 3 life.

> *Cao Cao's cousin, Cao Ren was known throughout the three kingdoms as the fiercest of warriors.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ma Chao, Western Warrior](/printing/ma-chao-western-warrior-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
2. [Yuan Shao, the Indecisive](/printing/yuan-shao-the-indecisive-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Wei Elite Companions](/printing/wei-elite-companions-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Sun Ce, Young Conquerer](/printing/sun-ce-young-conquerer-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Wei Strike Force](/printing/wei-strike-force-me3.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Lu Meng, Wu General](/printing/lu-meng-wu-general-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65817
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Junko Taguchi
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`