---
name: "Cantankerous Captain"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Tellarite Officer"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TRK"
set_name: "Star Trek"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Edouard"
oracle_id: "2375e6e4-bea2-4fa2-b0d5-467e3076962c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cantankerous-captain-trk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cantankerous Captain
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Tellarite Officer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Then that creature gains menace until end of turn if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *"Are you the best crew in the fleet or not?!"*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek (TRK) #141
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Edouard

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