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Captain America, Team Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Hero · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Captain America, Team Leader is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €0.47
Comes in the precon Avengers Assemble
Average lands in decks for Captain America, Team Leader: 37
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)
- Consistency49
- Speed54
- Interaction57
- Resilience85
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 4 Island, 2 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Director Nick Fury · Iron Man, Armored Avenger · Swords to Plowshares · War Machine, Avenging Arsenal · Black Widow, Agile Avenger · Raise the Palisade · Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger · She-Hulk, Wallbreaker · Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger · Kindred Discovery · Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger · Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler · Professor Hulk · Herald's Horn · Captain America, Living Legend · Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings · Folk Hero · Talisman of Progress · The Wasp, Winsome Avenger · Photon, Mighty Marvel · Talisman of Conviction · Fellwar Stone · Agent Phil Coulson · Talisman of Creativity · Falcon and Redwing · West Coast Expansion · Arcane Denial · Relic of Legends · Captain America, Wings of Freedom · Firebird, Blazing Ranger · Captain Marvel, Apex Avenger · Door of Destinies · Methods of the Mighty · Captain America, Super-Soldier · Metallic Mimic · Reconnaissance Mission · Heroic Sacrifice · Avengers Quinjet · Thought Vessel · Austere Command · Spectacular Spider-Man · Avengers Assemble! · Dismantling Wave · SP//dr, Piloted by Peni · Jocasta, Automaton Avenger · Rip Apart · Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior · Avenge · Hulkbuster Armor · Destroy Evil · Hercules, Olympian Hero · Heroic Return · Daredevil, Man Without Fear · Quicksilver, Speedster · Hawkeye, Trick Shot · Path to Exile · Thor, Asgard's Avenger · King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring · Rescue, Pepper Potts · Biorganic Carapace · Command Tower · Avengers Tower · Plaza of Heroes · Spectator Seating · Clifftop Retreat · Glacial Fortress · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Path of Ancestry · Secluded Courtyard · Unclaimed Territory · Mystic Monastery · Prairie Stream · Radiant Summit · Scorched Geyser · Port Town · Furycalm Snarl · Frostboil Snarl · Scavenger Grounds · Glittering Massif · Irrigated Farmland · Coastal Peak · Hallowed Fountain · Sacred Foundry · Steam Vents · Gleaming Bastion
🃏 Recommended cards for Captain America, Team Leader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Captain America, Team Leader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Director Nick Fury | 95% | +90% |
| Avengers Tower | 95% | +89% |
| Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 93% | +86% |
| Plaza of Heroes | 90% | +86% |
| War Machine, Avenging Arsenal | 90% | +84% |
| Raise the Palisade | 87% | +82% |
| Black Widow, Agile Avenger | 89% | +82% |
| She-Hulk, Wallbreaker | 87% | +81% |
| Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger | 87% | +81% |
| Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger | 87% | +81% |
| Kindred Discovery | 86% | +80% |
| Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger | 85% | +79% |
| Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler | 84% | +79% |
| Professor Hulk | 84% | +78% |
| Unclaimed Territory | 79% | +76% |
| Herald's Horn | 83% | +76% |
| Secluded Courtyard | 82% | +76% |
| Folk Hero | 77% | +76% |
| Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings | 78% | +73% |
| The Wasp, Winsome Avenger | 77% | +72% |
| Captain America, Living Legend | 79% | +72% |
| Photon, Mighty Marvel | 75% | +70% |
| Agent Phil Coulson | 72% | +68% |
| Scorched Geyser | 74% | +67% |
💰 The best cards for your Captain America, Team Leader deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Director Nick Fury
- Avengers Tower
- War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
- She-Hulk, Wallbreaker
- Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger
- Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Iron Man, Armored Avenger
- Plaza of Heroes
- Raise the Palisade
- Black Widow, Agile Avenger
- Kindred Discovery
- Herald's Horn
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Captain America, Team Leader
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
👥 Community decks with Captain America, Team Leader
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Captain America, Team Leader's color identity?
Captain America, Team Leader is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Captain America, Team Leader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Captain America, Team Leader deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 35 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Captain America, Team Leader deck run?
Real Captain America, Team Leader decks run 37 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Captain America, Team Leader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Director Nick Fury, Avengers Tower, Iron Man, Armored Avenger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Captain America, Team Leader decks.
What combos does Captain America, Team Leader have?
Captain America, Team Leader has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Captain America, Team Leader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Director Nick Fury, Avengers Tower, War Machine, Avenging Arsenal are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.