Lys Alana Bowmaster
Creature — Elf Archer
Reach
Whenever you cast an Elf spell, you may have this creature deal 2 damage to target creature with flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #16396
Lys Alana Bowmaster drains every opponent for 1 and puts a 1/1 Elf Archer into play each time you cast an Elf spell — in a tribal deck, that's repeated life loss and board presence stapled to a two-drop. Three mana total for a 2/1 with that upside is a clean deal; the only cost is the tribal commitment.
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, Lys Alana Bowmaster belongs in any Elf tribal build — the trigger fires once per Elf cast, which means a single Ezuri, Renegade Leader activation turn after tokens flood the board translates to meaningful incremental drain across three opponents. In Legacy and Vintage, Elves combo decks can chain enough Elf spells in a single turn to make the life-loss clause lethal, but the card sees minimal competitive play because those decks close games through other means and rarely need a three-drop body. Pauper Elves is the other home worth noting: Lys Alana Bowmaster is common-legal and the token generation pairs neatly with Elvish Visionary loops, making it a genuine consideration in that format's slower, grindier builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Lys Alana Bowmaster is pure bulk — easy to acquire and easy to slot into any Elf tribal Commander deck without a second thought about cost. Bulk tribal staples with narrowly defined but reliable effects like this tend to stay flat in price, so there's no urgency and no risk either way.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.