Court Archers
Creature — Human Archer
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19376
Court Archers is a 1/3 reach creature for three mana — passable as a blocker, forgettable as an attacker, and only worth a slot when exalted synergies are doing serious work. Outside of dedicated exalted builds, Rafiq of the Many being in the command zone is the one context where this card earns its keep.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many turns every solo swing into a double-strike threat, and Court Archers' exalted trigger stacks on top of that — the reach is a bonus that keeps it alive long enough to matter on defense while you set up your one-attacker gameplan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Court Archers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside of Commander's exalted-themed builds. In Pauper it's technically on the table, but a 1/3 reach for three mana doesn't clear the bar in a format where creatures need to do more. In Commander, it's a niche role-player: the exalted trigger is relevant, the reach blocks flying threats, and the three-mana cost is acceptable — but only Rafiq of the Many and similarly exalted-focused commanders make Court Archers worth the slot over a generic creature with better stats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Court Archers is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the card. That price is stable simply because demand is too low to move it; don't expect a spike unless exalted somehow becomes a breakout Commander archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.