Preeminent Captain
Magic 2015 (M15)
Creature — Kithkin Soldier
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Whenever this creature attacks, you may put a Soldier creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.Plays as
Attack TriggerCheat Into Play
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Used in 6 known combosEDHREC #9,474
Versions
2 printings · from $0.76
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 18, 2014
- WotCJul 18, 2014
Any abilities of the Soldier creature card that trigger “Whenever [this creature] attacks” won’t trigger because the creature was never declared as an attacking creature.
- WotCJul 18, 2014
You choose what the Soldier you put onto the battlefield is attacking. It doesn’t have to attack the same player or planeswalker as Preeminent Captain.