Aven Archer
Creature — Bird Soldier Archer
Flying
, 
: This creature deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27507
Aven Archer costs five mana to deploy and then another two activations just to deal 2 damage to a single creature — that math doesn't work. It's a bulk rare for a reason, and no competitive Commander slot justifies it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aven Archer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, five mana for a 2/3 flier with a tap ability that requires two other creatures to tap alongside it is too fragile and too slow — a single removal spell before activation leaves you with nothing. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it either; those formats demand immediate, unconditional impact at far lower mana investment. Aven Archer is effectively a non-entity across every format it can legally appear in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Aven Archer sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its play value accurately. Don't expect movement — this card has no combo relevance, no casual breakout context, and no reprint pressure to shift demand in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.