Barbarian General
~$17.65 TCGplayer
Red. Creature — Human Barbarian Soldier
Portal Three Kingdoms #100 · Illustrated by Kuang Sheng
Portal Three Kingdoms #100 · Illustrated by Kuang ShengWhat is Barbarian General worth?
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Oracle text
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
3/2
"Barbarian tribes with their rulers are inferior to Chinese states without them." —Confucius, *The Analects* (trans. Lau)
Format legality
The only printing of Barbarian General
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portal Three Kingdoms ptk #100· 1999uncommon· Cardmarket €7.21 | uncommon | $17.65 | €7.21 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1999
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #27,978 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Horsemanship
- Artist
- Kuang Sheng
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Portal Three Kingdoms card (#100).
100
- 100Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Barbarian General, read from the Portal Three Kingdoms printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Barbarian General. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Human, Barbarian and Soldier are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 3/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Kuang Sheng. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Portal Three Kingdoms. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 100 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Artist
- Kuang Sheng, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- HorsemanshipCR 702.31
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2009-10-01
Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn’t interact with flying or reach.
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