First printed in Portal Three Kingdoms (1999)
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Whenever Lu Xun deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
1/3
- Illustrated by
- Xu Xiaoming
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.
- Lu Xun's second ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
5 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Hermetic Study + Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Psionic Gift
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Viridian Longbow
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Sorcerer's Wand
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Heavy Arbalest + Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter