Crew Captain
Creature — Human Warrior
Haste
This creature has indestructible as long as it entered this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23142
Crew Captain enters with a body and immediately hands you a free creature token, doubling its presence on the board before you ever pay another mana. At whatever rate the full card costs, that split impact makes it a legitimate two-for-one in any shell that wants bodies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Crew Captain earns its keep — token and go-wide strategies are everywhere, and any commander that cares about creature count, sacrifice fodder, or entering-the-battlefield triggers will treat the extra body as a bonus rather than an afterthought. In powered formats like Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it almost certainly never sees play; those environments demand speed and efficiency that a token-attached creature can't compete with at its mana cost. Pioneer sits in a similar spot — playable in concept, but the format has tighter token payoffs that edge Crew Captain out. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: if your signature spell or planeswalker wants the board flooded, it slots in cleanly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Crew Captain is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking. Bulk rares and uncommons with niche token utility tend to stay at this floor indefinitely, so there's no financial upside to hoarding copies, but there's also no reason not to grab one if the slot fits.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.