It's a 2/2 first strike, and that first strike
really helps since you need to attack to get any
use out of him, and you need good Soldiers in
hand. If you can get him to attack and survive
twice or more, then you're ahead on tempo, but
that's difficult. I recommend either having
something to power him up with, like Veteran's
Armaments, or just having a few really expensive
Soldiers you want to cheat out, and I can't
think of any. Veteran's Armaments is pretty good
in a Soldier deck anyway though, so he's worth a
try. You could also put Field Marshal out with
him, so the Captain is a 3/3 first strike by the
time your opponent can declare a blocker.
Constructed- 2.5
Casual- 3.5
Limited- 2.5
Miguel
Thursday:
Preeminent Captain
Constructed: The Captain is the Captain for any
Kithkin tribal deck. He comes in the PreMade
deck so he is easy to get. Other constructed
formats he is okay but not that great. A 2/2
with First Strike is solid for 3 mana.
Casual: He is THE Captain. Again he is used with
Kithkin decks all over the place.
Limited: Sealed deck he is really good but you
will need at least 6 to 8 or more Soldiers, plus
some shapeshifters to build a good deck around
him. Kithkin Soldiers are good on their own, but
one Captain can really turn the games around if
played right. Draft he would be a first pick on
the first pack and I will try to get as many
Kithkin Soldiers or any Soldiers as possible.
Second pack if I am not set in my colors I would
try to change to it or hate draft it. For the
third pack I might pick it first. LLM draft I
would grab it first unless I was heavy with
removable and I knew what I have already drafted
could handle it and there was sometime better to
help my deck.
I have seen this card played in mainly Kithkin
decks. I plan on making a deck with four
Captains and using no Kithkins. Some other
Soldiers just in Standard, I did not have time
to go threw all of the cards printed.
Veteran of the Depths, Merfolk
Field Marshal
Jotun Grunt
Aven Riftwatcher
Stormfront Riders
Jedit's Dragoons
And this is just a few white creatures....
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 4
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Preeminent
Captain
Another good-looking card that hasn't found a
deck yet. The effect is arguably more powerful
even than that of Goblin Lackey, who has
terrorized Legacy for years, but the problem
comes from the fact that most of his fellow
Soldiers are cheaper than him. Try him out with
Mirror Entity.
Constructed: 2/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 3/5
Arcane
Preeminent
Captain
Constructed: I want to say that there are a lot
of great soldiers that you could build a viable
deck around this creature, because I would very
much like to. The ability to drop a creature
from your hand into play and attacking is a
powerful effect that could give some aggro decks
a great boost to attack power, letting them put
multiple creatures down and into the opponents
face. Unfortunately soldiers in standard right
now are lacking in the power department and
there are only three really good ones I could
see using with this card, being: Jotun Grunt
from coldsnap, the 4/4 for 2 mana makes it a
viable play in a cheap WW deck to begin with and
getting to attack with it a turn before you have
to pay the upkeep the first time is a benefit
worth looking at. Number two would Field Marshal
to give a glorious anthem effect to all your
soldiers including the captain itself. The last
creature I could see using with the Captain is
the Chameleon Colossus. A third turn captain
attacking on turn 4 means that you can drop a
Colossus into play attacking and have 4 mana to
pump it’s attack power up to 8 right away. In
dedicated Kithkin decks I could also see uses
for Thoughtweft Trio and Kinesbale Bordergaurd.
Casual: A lot more great soldiers to choose from
makes the Captain a lot better at the casual
table. Raksha the golden Cub, Zhou Yu Chief
Commander, Avian Brigadier and Sisay are all
really great choices for creatures to drop into
play in addition to the ones that I listed
above. The greatest bonus to a deck like that
would be the fact that it can hit hard and fast
knocking opponents who aren’t prepared down
quickly, the disadvantage being of course the
susceptibility to mass removal effects as you
tend to dump your hand out really fast.
Limited: There isn’t a lack of soldiers in
Lorwyn block limited environment, my only
problem with them are that they aren’t really
that strong, which means that you need to
already be on the attack. As soon as a large
creature appears on your opponents side of the
board though the party is over pretty quickly
though making this card not so hot past turn 4
or 5, after that he’s just a French vanilla 2/2
First Striker.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 3
Limited: 2.5
The Missing
Linc
-Balding
for just over 5 years
-Playing MTG for just over 10
Preeminent
Captain
Soldiers have always had a place in the quick
weenie world. This is a great card for such a
deck as it just makes things a little faster. I
even like the options of the free huge soldier.
Combine this with Darien from Coldsnap, or
something like Jedit's Drangoons and you have
maximized its use. There are plenty of options
for this in limited...too bad it is a rare.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 3
Limited: 4
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Preeminent
Captain
This card could potentially pump out huge guys
for free. Good soldiers don't cost that much,
but this can get out Chameleon Colossus on turn
4, at which point you have 4 mana to pump it
once for 8 damage. I doubt it'll be very useful
though because there's not enough Soldiers /
good Changelings to make this decent, unless
Shadowmoor's elves, which are white green,
contain a decent amount of soldiers.
In casual, this can pump out Daru Cavalier every
turn.
In limited, a 2/2 first strike for 3 mana isn't
horrible, and it can randomly pump out
Changelings. Not a high pick though because it's
tribal interaction is low.
This card amuses me. He's not a card that most
people would fear, but every time he hits the
table, your opponent knows that they need to
deal with it ASAP. I like the fact that he first
strikes. You get a little more bang for your
buck here. The tribe he's in (Kithkin) also have
a ton of soldiers, so the odds of using his
ability are pretty good. It's not something you
play a 4-of, but two in a deck is probably just
fine.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 3
Limited: 3.5
Swordmaster13
Thursday's card
is Preeminent Captain. At 3 mana, you get a 2/2
body that has first strike and allows you to
cheat out other Soldiers. This is a great card
for Soldiers, making the battle math a little
harder for your opponent. The only Soldier in
your hand may be something you don't want
attacking such as Field Marshall, but being able
to play a card for free is good. This is a must
have for those who plan on making a Soldier
deck.
I like SOME things about this card. I like that
it only costs 2W for a 2/2 Kithkin Soldier with
first strike. In limited, I consider this a good
pick if I am running the white/red Kithkin plan.
He’s good in any limited deck with white as a
primary or secondary color. I’ve just started
playing a Kithkin deck in Standard Constructed
and I like the deck a lot. Unfortunately,
Preeminent Captain only helps you if your deck
is full of Soldiers, and a lot of the
constructed-worthy Kithkin are not Soldiers.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.5
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 3.5
v0rac10u5
Preeminent Captain
In constructed, Preeminent Captain can be a
devastating part of any Kithkin-based assault,
especially when combo-ed with Mirror Entity
(turn four kill). In limited, it could be
amazing with 10-plus soldiers, but I doubt you
could get that many.
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Constructed: 3
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Casual: 3
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Limited: 2
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