Samite Archer
Creature — Human Cleric Archer
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #27436
Samite Archer deals 1 damage to a target and gains 1 life simultaneously — relevant only in decks that care about both triggers at once, which is a narrow ask. Outside of that specific overlap, a 2/2 for three mana that taps to move a single point of damage is not pulling weight in Commander.
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 |
Samite Archer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth doesn't translate to relevance. In Commander it sees fringe play in lifegain-matters builds or decks that need repeated damage-dealing on a body, though one damage per tap is too slow to matter at a 40-life table. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana 2/2 with a marginal activated ability when the formats reward efficiency above all else. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — playable in theory, rarely correct in practice.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
Samite Archer sits at $0.16, firmly in bulk territory, and that price is accurate to its demand. There's no pressure pushing it up — it sees minimal competitive play across all legal formats and occupies a narrow role even in the Commander niches where it fits.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.