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Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
Oracle Text
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Zhao, Ruthless Admiral looks built for an aggressive sacrifice-tempo shell, where he turns board churn into burst damage and pressure. A 3/4 for four with Firebending 2 is already respectable, because attacking refunds red mana for post-combat plays, combat tricks, or sacrifice outlets that keep the turn snowballing. His second ability rewards the classic “feed the machine” plan: every time you sacrifice another permanent, your whole team gets bigger for the turn, so token makers, Treasures, Clues, and disposable permanents all become fuel. He pairs especially well with cards that sacrifice artifacts or creatures at instant speed, letting you attack, generate {R}{R}, then cash in a permanent to push damage through. In Commander or 60-card sacrifice decks, he functions as a payoff that converts ordinary resource trading into a sudden alpha strike, making him strongest when the deck is already built to expect things to die.
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Character Background
Zhao, Ruthless Admiral looks built for an aggressive sacrifice-tempo shell, where he turns board churn into burst damage and pressure. A 3/4 for four with Firebending 2 is already respectable, because attacking refunds red mana for post-combat plays, combat tricks, or sacrifice outlets that keep the turn snowballing. His second ability rewards the classic “feed the machine” plan: every time you sacrifice another permanent, your whole team gets bigger for the turn, so token makers, Treasures, Clues, and disposable permanents all become fuel. He pairs especially well with cards that sacrifice artifacts or creatures at instant speed, letting you attack, generate {R}{R}, then cash in a permanent to push damage through. In Commander or 60-card sacrifice decks, he functions as a payoff that converts ordinary resource trading into a sudden alpha strike, making him strongest when the deck is already built to expect things to die.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 09:40:45 UTC