Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
Sorcery
Draw a card for each tapped creature target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #6889
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows refills your hand off creatures that are already tapped — no extra work required. In Hylda of the Icy Crown decks that spend every turn tapping opposing creatures, it converts that board control into raw card advantage for three mana.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown taps enemy creatures as a core function, and Borrowing 100,000 Arrows turns every tapped blocker into a card — the two pieces feed each other every single turn cycle.
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor hands out goad counters that force opponents to attack, leaving their creatures tapped after combat and priming Borrowing 100,000 Arrows for a full refill.
Phelddagrif
Phelddagrif's group-hug attacks push opponents to swing wide, and Borrowing 100,000 Arrows converts all those tapped attackers into the card advantage that keeps Phelddagrif ahead of the table.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — but Commander is the only format where it does anything meaningful. In Pauper it's theoretically playable, but three mana for a sorcery that draws only when your opponent has tapped creatures is far too conditional in a format with consistent, proactive card draw at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a three-mana sorcery that requires a specific board state. Commander is the home: multiplayer tables keep multiple creatures tapped at all times, the game goes long enough for the draw to matter, and tap-synergy commanders like Hylda of the Icy Crown weaponize it every turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Borrowing 100,000 Arrows is firmly bulk — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.