---
name: "Benalish Commander"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Suspend"]
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "3a1e85fe-7064-4df7-bc3b-24131cd15d06"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/benalish-commander-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Benalish Commander
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Suspend

## Oracle Text
Benalish Commander's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Soldiers you control.
Suspend X—{X}{W}{W}. X can't be 0.
Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Knight of Old Benalia](/printing/knight-of-old-benalia-mh1.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Heidegger, Shinra Executive](/printing/heidegger-shinra-executive-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [SOLDIER Military Program](/printing/soldier-military-program-fic.md) — Enchantment
4. [Siege Veteran](/printing/siege-veteran-pbro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Veteran Soldier](/printing/veteran-soldier-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
6. [Nightsquad Commando](/printing/nightsquad-commando-iko.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`