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Magic: The Gathering · Alara Reborn · Uncommon

Sigil Captain

Creature — Rhino Soldier

$0.21

Market price

$0.78

Foil

1

Public deck

Sigil Captain
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Rules Text

Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature is 1/1, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

"One sigil awarded for valor, the other awarded for surviving Hellkite's Pass."

Card Facts

Mana value
4
Power / Toughness
3 / 3
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#18,768
Rarity
Uncommon

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Sigil Captain's ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless the creature that enters under your control is 1/1, and (2) the ability will do nothing unless that creature is still 1/1 at the time the ability resolves.

  2. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    For that reason, two Sigil Captains don't work well together. When a 1/1 creature enters under your control, the abilities of both Sigil Captains will trigger. When the first resolves, two +1/+1 counters are put on the 1/1 creature. When the second resolves, it will do nothing because the creature that entered is now 3/3.

  3. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Sigil Captain's ability checks a creature's initial power and toughness upon being put on the battlefield, so it will take into account counters that it enters with and static abilities that may give it a continuous power boost once it's on the battlefield (such as the one on Glorious Anthem). After the creature is already on the battlefield, changing its power and toughness to 1/1 with a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability won't allow this ability to trigger; it's too late by then.

  4. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    If, for some reason, Sigil Captain enters as a 1/1 creature (due to a pair of Engineered Plagues, for example), it will cause its own ability to trigger.

Printings

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2 printings
Commander 2011
Commander 2011CMD · $0.39
Alara Reborn
Alara RebornARB · $0.21
Community

Decks using this card

1 public deck runs Sigil Captain.


MTGCommanderB2

Counterpunch (Commander 2011 Preconstructed Deck)

WizardsOfTheCoast
WizardsOfTheCoast1 year ago
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