Elite Archers
Creature — Human Soldier Archer
: This creature deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #22105
Elite Archers blocks and kills every creature with flying, shadow, or horsemanship for seven mana — an impressive list of keywords stapled to a 3/3 body that dies to a stiff breeze. The cost is simply too high and the body too fragile for that conditional reach to matter in any competitive context.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Elite Archers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, seven mana for a 3/3 with no evasion and no immediate board impact is a hard sell — the effect is too narrow and the body too small to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage ignore it entirely; those formats have no use for a seven-mana do-almost-nothing creature. Modern is theoretically accessible but Elite Archers has never had a moment there, and it never will. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander at a compressed game speed where seven mana is even more punishing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Elite Archers is deep bulk — a price that reflects its near-zero demand across every format. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no emerging synergy or reprint pressure that would change the calculus.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.