Relief Captain
Creature — Kor Knight Ally
When this creature enters, support 3. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three other target creatures.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Game Night 2019
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #22000
Relief Captain enters and immediately spreads four +1/+1 counters across up to four other creatures — real, immediate board impact for four mana. The body is forgettable, but the enter-the-battlefield trigger is the whole point, and it pulls its weight in any deck that wants counters distributed fast.
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 |
In Commander, Relief Captain is a role-player in dedicated +1/+1 counter decks — it won't make the cut in a generic good-stuff shell, but in Atraxa or Hamza lists it does real work spreading counters the moment it lands. In Pauper, where commons have to justify every mana spent, a 3/2 for four that spreads counters is borderline; aggressive counter synergies don't dominate the format, so it rarely sees play. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no meaningful home for it — the power bar in those formats is too high for a four-mana creature that doesn't threaten the board on its own. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in this regard: it's a synergy piece, not a standalone threat, so commander choice determines everything.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Relief Captain is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point rarely move unless a new commander pushes sudden demand, so don't expect the price to change meaningfully in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.