Sagu Archer
Creature — Snake Archer
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #28163
Sagu Archer is a 4/3 reach creature for five mana with a tap ability to deal 2 damage to attacking creatures — a statline and effect that are both below rate for Commander. Five mana buys you far more impactful bodies, and reach on a tap-to-ping is redundant overlap that rarely matters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sagu Archer is bulk in every format it's legal in. In Commander, five mana for a 4/3 with a marginal tap ability doesn't compete with the format's power level — there's no shell that wants this effect badly enough to run it over more efficient options. In Pauper, the common card pool is deep enough that a five-mana creature needs to do something immediately impactful, and Sagu Archer doesn't qualify. Across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, the card simply isn't played — the formats move too fast for a five-drop with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no immediate board impact.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Sagu Archer is deep bulk — buy it for a penny in a collection lot and don't expect that to change. There's no competitive demand or casual breakout scenario that would move the needle on a card this underpowered.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.