---
name: "First Responder"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Ogre Citizen"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "160"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Helge C. Balzer"
oracle_id: "8f5aed57-d0f3-4fa8-826c-0d94fa143f08"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/first-responder-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# First Responder
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Ogre Citizen
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
At the beginning of your end step, you may return another creature you control to its owner's hand, then put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to that creature's power on this creature.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #160
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Helge C. Balzer
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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