---
name: "Captain of the Watch"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "M10"
set_name: "Magic 2010"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "9f2af06d-8fb7-4276-bb92-3559a6d1fa18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/captain-of-the-watch-m10"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Captain of the Watch
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
When this creature enters, create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Squad Captain](/printing/squad-captain-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Gallant Cavalry](/printing/gallant-cavalry-j22.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Steadfast Sentry](/printing/steadfast-sentry-m20.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Earth Kingdom Soldier](/printing/earth-kingdom-soldier-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Mobilization](/printing/mobilization-ons.md) — Enchantment
6. [Sentinel of the Eternal Watch](/printing/sentinel-of-the-eternal-watch-ori.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2010 (M10) #6
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 40 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`