---
name: "Shu Elite Companions"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Horsemanship"]
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Qiao Dafu"
oracle_id: "edf304b8-523e-4233-8d77-1d45d33cbb86"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shu-elite-companions-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shu Elite Companions
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Horsemanship

## Oracle Text
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."*

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #21
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Qiao Dafu
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `legal`