Bitterbow Sharpshooters
Creature — Jackal Archer
Vigilance, reach
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25121
Bitterbow Sharpshooters puts five power of reach and vigilance on the board for five mana — a body that blocks fliers and attacks without tapping. The rate is fine for limited, but Constructed formats have long moved past paying five for a vanilla-adjacent creature.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bitterbow Sharpshooters is a common, so pauper is the only Constructed format where it has any realistic home, and even there a 4/4 for five with keyword-only upside is a tough sell against more efficient threats. In Commander, five mana for a creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no synergy text, and no immediate board impact is a slot that almost any other green creature fills better. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage simply ignore it — the power bar is too high for a 4/4 with reach and vigilance to matter.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
No current price data is available for Bitterbow Sharpshooters, though as a bulk common it almost certainly sits at or below $0.25 everywhere. At that price the financial risk of picking one up is negligible, but the opportunity cost in your deck is not — a slot is a slot regardless of what it costs.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.