Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Zuo Ci can't be blocked by creatures with horsemanship.

$38.23

Commander: LegalModern: Not legal

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Island

Score 0.407unitless formula ranking

Basic Land — Island · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.657
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Snow-Covered Wastes

Score 0.412unitless formula ranking

Basic Snow Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: Colorless

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.665
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0.000
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Snow-Covered Mountain

Score 0.412unitless formula ranking

Basic Snow Land — Mountain · Mana cost: · Color identity: R

Shared traits: No shared tags

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Text (embedding)
0.666
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Snow-Covered Island

Score 0.413unitless formula ranking

Basic Snow Land — Island · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.667
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Wastes

Score 0.413unitless formula ranking

Basic Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: Colorless

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.668
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Mountain

Score 0.415unitless formula ranking

Basic Land — Mountain · Mana cost: · Color identity: R

Shared traits: No shared tags

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Text (embedding)
0.671
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Volcanic Island

Score 0.418unitless formula ranking

Land — Island Mountain · Mana cost: · Color identity: UR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.675
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Mage-Ring Network

Score 0.419unitless formula ranking

Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: Colorless

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.677
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Snow-Covered Plains

Score 0.422unitless formula ranking

Basic Snow Land — Plains · Mana cost: · Color identity: W

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.682
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Skycloud Expanse

Score 0.423unitless formula ranking

Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: WU

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.684
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway

Score 0.424unitless formula ranking

Land // Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: UB

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.686
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Plains

Score 0.425unitless formula ranking

Basic Land — Plains · Mana cost: · Color identity: W

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.687
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Glacial Floodplain

Score 0.427unitless formula ranking

Snow Land — Plains Island · Mana cost: · Color identity: WU

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.690
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Plateau

Score 0.427unitless formula ranking

Land — Mountain Plains · Mana cost: · Color identity: WR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.691
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Tundra

Score 0.428unitless formula ranking

Land — Plains Island · Mana cost: · Color identity: WU

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.692
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Volatile Fjord

Score 0.428unitless formula ranking

Snow Land — Island Mountain · Mana cost: · Color identity: UR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.692
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Get a Life

Score 0.428unitless formula ranking

Instant · Mana cost: · Color identity: W

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.686
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.167

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Ferrous Lake

Score 0.428unitless formula ranking

Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: UR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.693
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Contaminated Aquifer

Score 0.428unitless formula ranking

Land — Island Swamp · Mana cost: · Color identity: UB

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.693
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway

Score 0.429unitless formula ranking

Land // Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: UR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.693
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0.000
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Idyllic Beachfront

Score 0.430unitless formula ranking

Land — Plains Island · Mana cost: · Color identity: WU

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.696
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0.000
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Rootwater Depths

Score 0.431unitless formula ranking

Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: UB

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.698
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0.000
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Barry's Land

Score 0.431unitless formula ranking

Basic Land — Cloud · Mana cost: · Color identity: Colorless

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.698
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0.000
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0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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Sunscorched Divide

Score 0.432unitless formula ranking

Land · Mana cost: · Color identity: WR

Shared traits: No shared tags

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0.698
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0.000
Color identity
0.000
Mana cost
0.125

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How ranking works

Balanced: 0.60*text + 0.20*tags + 0.10*color + 0.10*cost. Outputs are unitless rankings, not percentages or probabilities. Most similar shows the highest scores; Typical overlap is nearest the catalog median (0.570); Least similar shows the lowest scores.

Text uses cosine resemblance (−1 to 1) between 384-number embeddings when available, or lexical fallback otherwise. Tags use Jaccard overlap of approved tags and AI themes, excluding predicted tags and separately scored color/cost tags. Color compares W/U/B/R/G identity. Mana cost combines mana-value proximity, 1 / (1 + the difference), with mana-symbol overlap. Tags, color, and cost range from 0 to 1.

Model: bge-small-en-v1.5. 34,605 of 34,605 catalog cards currently have embeddings.

Potential synergies

Showing 9 of 9 candidates

1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.

These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Ancient Bronze Dragon

1 directional matches

Creature — Elder Dragon · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Ancient Bronze Dragon rewards it.

Dauthi Ghoul

1 directional matches

Creature — Dauthi Zombie · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Dauthi Ghoul rewards it.

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Elf Rogue · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards it.

Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni rewards it.

Mask of Memory

1 directional matches

Artifact — Equipment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Mask of Memory rewards it.

Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind

1 directional matches

Legendary Planeswalker — Yanling · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind rewards it.

Old Gnawbone

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Dragon · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Old Gnawbone rewards it.

Radiant, Serra Archangel

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Angel · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Radiant, Serra Archangel rewards it.

Robe of the Archmagi

1 directional matches

Artifact — Equipment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides Evasion; Robe of the Archmagi rewards it.
How these suggestions work

Synergy candidates compare resources Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage is labeled as providing with candidate payoffs, and candidate resources with Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage's payoffs. Candidates are excluded when either card is labeled as hating a resource the other provides or has a payoff for.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

Potential answers

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1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.

These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Anurid Swarmsnapper

1 answer matches

Creature — Frog Beast · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Anurid Swarmsnapper disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Arachnoid

1 answer matches

Artifact Creature — Spider · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Arachnoid disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Archetype of Imagination

1 answer matches

Enchantment Creature — Human Wizard · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Archetype of Imagination disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Broken Wings

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Broken Wings disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Eaten by Spiders

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Eaten by Spiders disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Gravity Well

1 answer matches

Enchantment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Gravity Well disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Scattershot Archer

1 answer matches

Creature — Elf Archer · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Scattershot Archer disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Shredded Sails

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Shredded Sails disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Skystinger

1 answer matches

Creature — Insect Warrior · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Skystinger disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Stingerfling Spider

1 answer matches

Creature — Spider · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Stingerfling Spider disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.

Thunderbolt

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Thunderbolt disrupts Evasion, which Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or rewards.
How these suggestions work

Answer candidates are labeled as disrupting a resource Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage provides or has a payoff for; the direction is candidate disrupts the viewed card.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

Printings
SetLanguageCollectorReleasedRarityPrice
Treasure Chesten658052016-11-16rare
Portal Three Kingdomszhs1651999-05-01rare
Portal Three Kingdomsja1651999-05-01rare
Portal Three Kingdomszht1651999-05-01rare
Portal Three Kingdomsen1651999-05-01rare$38.23