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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #20
Preeminent Captain
mor·#20·rare·foil
Illus. Greg Staples
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wishlisted
Feb '08
18 yr ago
Value
$15.91+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $15 · low $15
Volatility · stable
EUR€4.12USD$14.91TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #9,258 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
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.
"If you need an example to lead others to the front lines, consider the precedent set."
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $14.91, stable around $14.91 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $14.91 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $14.91.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MOR — 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.
This card belongs to *Morningtide* (released February 2008).
Card #20 in Morningtide.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Kithkin Soldier. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: First strike.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,258 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Staples. Rarix tracks 1,289 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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