Squad Captain
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #19750
Squad Captain enters with +1/+1 counters equal to the number of other creatures you control, so in a populated board it's immediately a 5/5 or larger for four mana. Antler Skulkin it is not — this card earns its slot by scaling with your army rather than existing in spite of it.
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 |
Squad Captain is a zero-setup-required payoff in any go-wide Commander deck — the floor is embarrassing and the ceiling is a massive trampler that arrived without needing a combo. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no play: Pauper and Pioneer both have cheaper, more consistent threats, and Legacy or Vintage wouldn't glance at a four-mana vanilla-ceiling creature. The card's home is Commander, full stop, specifically in token and +1/+1 counter strategies where the board is already wide by turn four.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Antler SkulkinAshnod's AltarSquad Captain
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Squad Captain is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box and never think about it again. Bulk creatures at this price rarely move unless they find a competitive home, and this one won't, so the price is stable for the same reason it's cheap: nobody needs more than a playset.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.