First printed in Bloomburrow (2024)
Brambleguard Captain 
Creature — Mouse Soldier
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.
"We sought adventure and found calamity. Forward, so we may meet both with courage!"
2/3
- Illustrated by
- Quintin Gleim
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (2)
- If Brambleguard Captain’s power is negative as its ability resolves, the target creature will get +0/+0 until end of turn. At least they’ll know Brambleguard Captain appreciates them.
- The value of X is calculated only once, as Brambleguard Captain’s ability resolves.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomburrow (BLB), Premier Draft | 54.0% | -0.6 | +0.1 | 26178 |
| Bloomburrow (BLB), Sealed | 55.7% | +0.2 | +1.9 | 1531 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen