Huang Zhong, Shu General

Gameplan

Suit up Huang Zhong with auras and equipment and swing for lethal commander damage, leaning on his evasion-lite ability so chump-blocking only buys one turn. Mono-white grinds value through efficient creatures and protection while you push a single threat to 21 damage.

Key Cards

• Swiftfoot Boots — Hexproof and haste protect your sole threat from spot removal and let him attack immediately.
• Whispersilk Cloak — Grants full unblockable, turning his one-blocker clause into guaranteed connection plus shroud.
• Sword of Feast and Famine — Protection, untaps your lands for double-spell turns, and strips a card on every hit.
• Rogue's Passage — Pushes a lethal swing through any single blocker for the commander-damage kill.
• Sram, Senior Edificer — Refills your hand every time you cast an aura or equipment, fixing mono-white's draw problem.
• Shadowspear — Cheap source of trample and lifelink so excess damage isn't wasted on chump blocks.

Upgrade Path

Add unconditional evasion (Whispersilk Cloak, Rogue's Passage, trample sources) so a single blocker never matters, and stack protection like Swiftfoot Boots and Robe of the Archmagi to dodge removal. Solve mono-white's card flow with Sram, Puresteel Paladin, Esper Sentinel, and Smothering Tithe, then add fast equipment ramp like Sigarda's Aid and Brass Squire to suit up at instant speed and close games before opponents stabilize.