Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 5
- Set
- Masters Edition III #12 (uncommon)
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Guan Yu is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may shuffle Guan Yu into your library.
Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior has 2 printings, first in Portal Three Kingdoms (1999). EDHREC ranks it #25,035 among Commander cards. It appears most in Liu Bei, Lord of Shu decks (75 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Liu Bei, Lord of Shu: 75 decks
- Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon": 16 decks
- Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior: 13 decks
- Zhao Zilong, Tiger General: 10 decks
Often played with Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior is removed from the graveyard after the ability triggers but before it resolves, it won't get shuffled into your library.
- : Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.
- : If a replacement effect has Guan Yu move to a different zone instead of being put into the graveyard, the ability won't trigger at all.