Orcish Captain
Creature — Orc Warrior
: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target Orc creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. If you lose the flip, it gets -0/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #21633
Orcish Captain flips a coin whenever it attacks and buffs the winner — first strike if heads, +1/+1 if tails — which is a marginal, unreliable payoff on a 1/1 body for two mana. It sees essentially no competitive play because the effect is too random and too small to justify the slot.
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 |
Orcish Captain is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees negligible play in all of them. In Commander, Orc tribal has real options — Krenko-adjacent aggro and dedicated Orc shells exist — and Orcish Captain rarely makes the cut because coin-flip synergy decks want more consistent payoffs and pure aggro decks want better stats. Legacy and Vintage have no tribal shell where a 1/1 for two with a random combat trigger competes. The card is a curiosity, not a staple, in every format where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Orcish Captain is bulk, and that price reflects its actual demand. Don't expect it to appreciate — it's not a build-around with a hidden ceiling, just a narrow tribal card with no competitive home.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.