Kjeldoran Skycaptain
Fifth Edition 45 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Flying; first strike; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
The heartlink between soldier and steed is hatched with the aesthir struggling from its shell.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kjeldoran Skycaptain was originally introduced in the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1996, later appearing in the Fifth Edition core set released in 1997. The card serves as a representative of the Kjeldoran military forces from the Ice Age block, a setting characterized by a harsh, frozen world struggling to rebuild after a global cataclysm. It reflects the design philosophy of the era, which often emphasized thematic flavor through creature abilities tied to a specific fictional nation's hierarchy.
The artwork for this iteration was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, a foundational artist for the game. Maddocks' contribution leans into the gritty, atmospheric aesthetic prevalent in early Magic sets, utilizing a detailed and somewhat somber style to depict a commander of the Sky-Kjeldoran aerial units. While the card is not considered a competitive staple, it remains a nostalgic artifact for players who value the world-building and character design that defined the mid-nineties expansion era.
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