---
name: "Liu Bei, Lord of Shu"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Horsemanship"]
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Qiao Dafu"
oracle_id: "f46416cc-0c3d-4d90-bdcb-910c5d4a2014"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/liu-bei-lord-of-shu-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Liu Bei, Lord of Shu
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Keywords:** Horsemanship

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lu Meng, Wu General](/printing/lu-meng-wu-general-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Sun Quan, Lord of Wu](/printing/sun-quan-lord-of-wu-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior](/printing/guan-yu-sainted-warrior-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
4. [Zhang He, Wei General](/printing/zhang-he-wei-general-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms](/printing/lu-bu-master-at-arms-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
6. [Sun Ce, Young Conquerer](/printing/sun-ce-young-conquerer-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Qiao Dafu

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2009-10-01)* Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.