Captain's Call
Magic 2013 9 • common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
"Who among you has the courage to face certain death? Who will heed my call?"— Rayel Vanger, Firstblade of Thune
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Captain's Call was released in July 2012 as part of the Magic 2013 core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a common-rarity sorcery spell meant to support token-based strategies in the Limited format, allowing players to bolster their battlefield presence by creating three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. The set was intended to provide a stable foundation for standard play while introducing mechanics that could be easily understood by newer players.
The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for his gritty, detailed style. Walker's depiction of the captain commanding soldiers aligns with the card's mechanical function of coordinating a small squad. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, utility-focused piece, serving as a reliable pick for players drafting white decks who needed to generate multiple bodies for defense or to leverage aggressive battlefield effects.
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