Captain's Call
Sorcery
Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #12267
Captain's Call puts three 1/1 Soldier tokens on the board for four mana — functional, but nothing you're excited to cast. The only context where it earns its slot is a token-synergy deck where each body triggers something like Bishop of Wings or feeds an anthem, and even there, better options exist at the same price.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Captain's Call is a pauper-legal common, and that's the one format where it sees any real play — token count matters more when your synergy ceiling is lower and three bodies for four mana clears the bar. In Commander it's a fringe inclusion: token decks that want volume can usually find more efficient three-for-ones, and sorcery speed at four mana is a hard sell in a multiplayer game. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage — Captain's Call doesn't compete; those formats move faster than a four-mana sorcery that doesn't affect the board beyond three 1/1s.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card





Bishop of WingsMaskwood NexusCruel CelebrantLeyline of SingularityCaptain's Call
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifeloss; Infinite LTB
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Bishop of WingsArcane AdaptationCruel CelebrantLeyline of SingularityCaptain's Call
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifeloss; Infinite LTB
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Captain's Call is deep bulk — you're not buying it for value, you're grabbing it out of a commons box. The price will stay flat indefinitely; there's no scarcity keeping it from being reprinted into oblivion.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.