Art: Mark Spears · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Captain America, Team Leader
WURLegendary Creature — Human Soldier Hero · from $0.71
Whenever another Hero you control enters, it gains vigilance and haste until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on that Hero and a +1/+1 counter on Captain America.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
54 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 16 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 17 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 18 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 19 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 20 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 21 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 31 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 32 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 33 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 34 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 35 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 36 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 37 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 38 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 39 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 40 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 41 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 42 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 43 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 44 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 45 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 46 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 47 | Sacred Foundry | Land | 0 | $10.28 |
| 48 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 49 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 50 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 51 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 52 | Clifftop Retreat | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 53 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 54 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 55 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 58 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 59 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 60 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 61 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 62 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 63 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 64 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 65 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 66 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 67 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 68 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 69 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 70 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 71 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 72 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 73 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 74 | Battlefield Forge | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 75 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 76 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 77 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 78 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 79 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 80 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 81 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 82 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 83 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 84 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 85 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 86 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 87 | Talisman of Conviction | Artifact | 2 | $0.35 |
| 88 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 89 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 90 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 91 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 92 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 93 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 94 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 95 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 96 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 97 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 98 | Sea of Clouds | Land | 0 | $19.56 |
| 99 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 100 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Captain America, Team Leader
The 25 most-played cards in 15 settled top-16 lists running Captain America, Team Leader at 16+ player events since Jun 26, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 2 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 3 | Austere Command | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 4 | Avengers Quinjet | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 5 | Avengers Tower | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Black Widow, Agile Avenger | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Command Tower | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 8 | Director Nick Fury | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Exotic Orchard | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 10 | Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Island | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 12 | Jocasta, Automaton Avenger | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 13 | Kindred Discovery | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Mountain | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 15 | Photon, Mighty Marvel | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 16 | Plains | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 17 | Plaza of Heroes | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 18 | Professor Hulk | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 19 | Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 20 | Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 21 | She-Hulk, Wallbreaker | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 22 | Sol Ring | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 23 | Spectator Seating | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 24 | Talisman of Creativity | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
| 25 | Talisman of Progress | 100% · 15 of 15 | 2 |
Combos with Captain America, Team Leader
3 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Captain America, Team Leader + Maskwood Nexus
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Animation Module + Captain America, Team Leader + Leyline of Transformation + Thermopod
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Animation Module + Arcane Adaptation + Captain America, Team Leader + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 5th of 22 — Unaltered Precon Tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Ethan Lueck
- 16th of 22 — Unaltered Precon Tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Barry
- 14th of 19 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 18, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Aarón
- 10th of 16 — Casual EDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Juan Lopez
- 11th of 33 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E08 on Topdeck.ggAug 28, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Kaylle Olmedo di Nisio
- 8th of 24 — MTG Commander Budget (BRACKET 2) on Topdeck.ggAug 20, 2026 · 0–1–0 · by Javier Machado
- 3rd of 24 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E06 on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Brazza
- 6th of 26 — COMMANDER PRECON GRATIS LALUNA on Topdeck.ggAug 1, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Oto Anguera
Precons led by Captain America, Team Leader
Official preconstructed decks with Captain America, Team Leader at the helm.
- Avengers Assemble
PreconCommander· Released Jun 2026
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.