---
name: "Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Horsemanship"]
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Junko Taguchi"
oracle_id: "9602f262-62cb-4c1e-91b6-d94780e571cf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/xiahou-dun-the-one-eyed-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Keywords:** Horsemanship

## Oracle Text
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Sacrifice Xiahou Dun: Return target black card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sun Ce, Young Conquerer](/printing/sun-ce-young-conquerer-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior](/printing/guan-yu-sainted-warrior-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
3. [Cao Ren, Wei Commander](/printing/cao-ren-wei-commander-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
4. [Wei Night Raiders](/printing/wei-night-raiders-me3.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Yuan Shao, the Indecisive](/printing/yuan-shao-the-indecisive-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Zhang He, Wei General](/printing/zhang-he-wei-general-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #83
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Junko Taguchi

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2009-10-01)* Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.
- *(2009-10-01)* You can't activate Xiahou Dun's ability to return Xiahou Dun itself to your hand. You must choose a target before you sacrifice Xiahou Dun, so it's not a black card in your graveyard yet.
- *(2013-09-20)* If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.