Ranger-Captain of Eos
Creature — Human Soldier Ranger
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 1 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sacrifice this creature: Your opponents can't cast noncreature spells this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #751
Ranger-Captain of Eos does two things: it finds any one-mana creature when it enters, then trades itself to lock opponents off noncreature spells for a turn. That second ability is what makes it a cEDH staple — protecting a combo turn at instant speed is the kind of insurance Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver and similar fast-combo pairings will pay three mana for without hesitation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver is the definitive home: Ranger-Captain of Eos tutors up the zero- or one-mana creatures that reduce Dargo's cost, then the sacrifice ability shields the kill turn from counterspells and interaction — two jobs in one card.
Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful leans on Ranger-Captain of Eos primarily as a silence effect — when the deck assembles its mana-positive loop, sacrificing the Captain to blank the table's interaction is often the last piece of protection needed before going off.
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Tayam, Luminous Enigma values Ranger-Captain of Eos for its three-power body that contributes counters to Tayam's removal cost, while the enter-the-battlefield tutor finds low-CMC creatures that feed the recursion engine.
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Ranger-Captain of Eos is a Human that finds other Humans or key one-mana non-Humans for Winota, Joiner of Forces, and the silence ability can protect the all-important combat step from a well-timed Swords to Plowshares or board wipe.
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Zirda, the Dawnwaker reduces the sacrifice ability's activation cost, and Ranger-Captain of Eos slots in as a tutor that finds one-mana creatures with activated abilities — the two cards reinforce each other's game plan directly.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ranger-Captain of Eos earns its slot almost entirely on the silence ability — tutoring a one-drop is useful, but paying three mana at sorcery speed to find a creature is a modest rate on its own. What pushes it into cEDH territory is the sacrifice effect: blanking all noncreature spells at instant speed for a full turn is a protection piece that fast-combo decks genuinely want. In Legacy, it sees play as a toolbox tutor in creature-dense fair and combo shells, where finding Ranger of Eos effects or specific one-drops is worth the mana investment. Modern appreciates it in similar creature-toolbox builds, though the format's speed makes the three-mana entry point a real constraint. Vintage allows it, but the power density there makes the Captain a fringe inclusion outside dedicated creature-combo lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Ranger-Captain of Eos isn't loaded here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. It has historically floated in the $5–15 range depending on reprint activity, and given its presence across cEDH, Legacy, and Modern, it rarely sits at bulk pricing.
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Mentioned
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
- Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
- Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Winota, Joiner of Forces
- Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.