Fyndhorn Bow
Artifact
, 
: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #29159
Fyndhorn Bow gives any creature you control a repeatable way to tap a target creature — relevant on boards where combat alone can't clear a blocker. Three mana to equip every time you want to use it is punishing, and that cost is what keeps this out of competitive lists.
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 |
In Commander, Fyndhorn Bow occupies a narrow niche: it can pinch a blocker or slow down a voltron commander, but the three-mana equip cost demands a dedicated reason to run it. Legacy and Vintage are legal, but neither format has any interest in a three-mana equip on a zero-power effect — faster and free interaction dominates both. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a tap outlet could matter in a specific pilot-and-signature-spell shell, but even there Fyndhorn Bow competes against cheaper options. Across every format where it's legal, this is a Commander-only conversation, and even in Commander it needs a synergy hook to justify the slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Fyndhorn Bow is deep bulk — the kind of card you throw into a trade binder and forget. Demand is narrow enough that this price is stable, but there's no catalyst that would push it meaningfully higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.