MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #17

Knight-Captain of Eos

ala·#17·rare·foil

Illus. Chris Rahn

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wishlisted

Oct '08

18 yr ago

Value

$13.38+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $14 · low $13

NM$13.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$12–$14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $13low $0.02range 66800.0%n 58

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,318 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$13

Nonfoil$2.46

Gameplay

Creature — Human Knight

When this creature enters, create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. {W}, Sacrifice a Soldier: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

The strength of Bant's caste system is the unfailing loyalty of its meekest members.

2/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

You can sacrifice any Soldier to activate the second ability. You’re not limited to just the Soldier tokens put onto the battlefield by the first ability.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $13.38. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $13.38 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #17 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.

Card type: Creature — Human Knight, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{W} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,318 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chris Rahn. Rarix catalogs 1,209 other cards credited to this artist.