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Ma Chao, Western Warrior

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior · {3}{R}{R} · Red commander

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) Whenever Ma Chao attacks alone, it can't be blocked this combat.

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What Ma Chao, Western Warrior actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · attackWhenever Ma Chao attacks alone, it can't be blocked this combat.
• Keyword · horsemanshiphorsemanship

What a Ma Chao, Western Warrior deck needs

Plays as combat trigger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• one big attacker each turn — exalted, pump, equipment and evasion (it rewards attacking alone)

The Ma Chao, Western Warrior deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 12× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 8× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 8× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 10× Refill your hand
• 4× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Ma Chao, Western Warrior

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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