---
target_card: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Hero"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/luke-cage-hero-for-hire
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/luke-cage-hero-for-hire.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Luke Cage, Hero for Hire

- **Target Card:** [Luke Cage, Hero for Hire](https://avascry.com/printing/luke-cage-hero-for-hire-msc) (Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Hero) `{2}{R}{R}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/luke-cage-hero-for-hire.json

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