Galadhrim Bow
Artifact — Equipment
Flash
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. Untap that creature.
Equipped creature gets +1/+2 and has reach.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #13177
Galadhrim Bow gives a creature reach and first strike on attack for one mana, which is a real stat package on the right body. The problem is that it's an Equipment with no built-in way to move at instant speed, so you're spending two mana to suit up and then hoping the creature lives long enough to matter.
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 |
In Commander, Galadhrim Bow fills a narrow role in Elf or Archer tribal decks where the reach clause actually blocks relevant flying threats and the first strike turns your wide board into a combat deterrent. Outside of tribal synergies, it competes against stronger one-mana Equipment and generally loses. In Pauper, the common slot is contested by more impactful combat tricks, and Galadhrim Bow's effect doesn't generate enough tempo to justify a deck slot. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a one-mana Equipment that doesn't produce an immediate board state; it's technically legal, but irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Galadhrim Bow is deep bulk — you're picking it up for pennies out of a commons bin or as throw-in trade fodder. Bulk Equipment with narrow tribal upside doesn't appreciate, so don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.