---
name: "Knight-Captain of Eos"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "611f1714-a8bb-4ce4-a810-4d26fe64e358"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/knight-captain-of-eos-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Knight-Captain of Eos
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
{W}, Sacrifice a Soldier: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

> *The strength of Bant's caste system is the unfailing loyalty of its meekest members.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Attended Knight](/printing/attended-knight-m13.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Hero of Bladehold](/printing/hero-of-bladehold-p11.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Honored Knight-Captain](/printing/honored-knight-captain-eoe.md) — Creature — Human Advisor Knight
4. [Clarion Cathars](/printing/clarion-cathars-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Protector of Gondor](/printing/protector-of-gondor-ltr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Precinct Captain](/printing/precinct-captain-rtr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`