Captain America, First Avenger
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Hero
Throw ... — 
, Unattach an Equipment from Captain America: He deals damage equal to that Equipment's mana value divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.
... Catch — At the beginning of combat on your turn, attach up to one target Equipment you control to Captain America.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $34.50
- EDHREC rank
- #8363
Captain America, First Avenger is a three-mana 3/3 that makes every attacking creature you control effectively unblockable by one blocker — that kind of evasion engine stapled to a cheap body is immediately threatening. The cost is that it rewards wide-attack strategies specifically; in any deck that isn't going wide and attacking every turn, it's just a vanilla three-drop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Captain America, First Avenger belongs — wide-attack decks with Isshin, Two Dawns as One, Jetmir, Nexus of Revels, or Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver all want redundant evasion engines that don't cost mana to activate each combat. In Legacy and Vintage, Captain America is technically legal but has no competitive role; those formats don't slow down for a three-mana creature that only matters in combat. Oathbreaker has the same ceiling as Commander and the same floor — it lives or dies by whether your signature spell supports an attacking strategy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Captain America, First Avenger's evasion effect is closest to Dolmen Gate, which protects attackers rather than granting evasion but occupies the same "reward attacking wide" slot for roughly $3–5. Reconnaissance is another sub-$5 option that grants pseudo-unblockability and saves your creatures from bad blocks — it doesn't anthem your board, but it does the defensive work Captain America does without the premium price tag.
Price Context
Current price
$34.50 premium tier
At $34.50, Captain America, First Avenger sits in premium territory driven largely by its IP appeal rather than raw mechanical uniqueness. The effect is powerful but not irreplaceable, so expect the price to be supported by collector demand more than competitive necessity — buy it because you want it, not because nothing else does the job.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.