Sigil Captain
~$0.22 low · ~$0.78 high
Multicolor. Creature — Rhino Soldier
Commander 2011 #225 · Illustrated by Howard Lyon
Commander 2011 #225 · Illustrated by Howard LyonWhat is Sigil Captain worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature is 1/1, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
3/3
"One sigil awarded for valor, the other awarded for surviving Hellkite's Pass."
Format legality
All 2 printings of Sigil Captain
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2011 cmd #225· 2011uncommon· Cardmarket €0.29 | uncommon | $0.39 | No foil printing | €0.29 | |
 Alara Reborn arb #77· 2009uncommon· Cardmarket €0.33 · €0.61 foil | uncommon | $0.22 | $0.78 | €0.33€0.61 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #18,680 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2011 card (#225).
225
- 225Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (4)
2009-05-01
Sigil Captain's ability checks a creature's initial power and toughness upon being put on the battlefield, so it will take into account counters that it enters with and static abilities that may give it a continuous power boost once it's on the battlefield (such as the one on Glorious Anthem). After the creature is already on the battlefield, changing its power and toughness to 1/1 with a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability won't allow this ability to trigger; it's too late by then.
2009-05-01
Sigil Captain's ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless the creature that enters under your control is 1/1, and (2) the ability will do nothing unless that creature is still 1/1 at the time the ability resolves.
2009-05-01
For that reason, two Sigil Captains don't work well together. When a 1/1 creature enters under your control, the abilities of both Sigil Captains will trigger. When the first resolves, two +1/+1 counters are put on the 1/1 creature. When the second resolves, it will do nothing because the creature that entered is now 3/3.
2009-05-01
If, for some reason, Sigil Captain enters as a 1/1 creature (due to a pair of Engineered Plagues, for example), it will cause its own ability to trigger.
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