First printed in Morningtide (2008)
All 2 prints
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Magic 2015 (M15) #25, 2014
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Morningtide (MOR) #20, 2008
Preeminent Captain 
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
- Illustrated by
- Greg Staples
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- 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.
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite turns, Lock: Crystal Shard + Maskwood Nexus + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
- Infinite turns, Lock: Artificial Evolution + Crystal Shard + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
- Infinite turns, Lock: Arcane Adaptation + Crystal Shard + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
- Infinite turns, Lock: Artificial Evolution + Erratic Portal + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
- Infinite turns, Lock: Erratic Portal + Maskwood Nexus + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
- Infinite turns, Lock: Arcane Adaptation + Erratic Portal + Medomai the Ageless + Preeminent Captain
