Selesnya Sagittars
Creature — Elf Archer
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
This creature can block an additional creature each combat.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #24025
Selesnya Sagittars is a five-mana 3/3 with reach that can block an additional creature — fine defensive stats on paper, but five mana for a body this small is where it falls apart. There are better reach creatures at lower cost in nearly every green deck, and the "block an additional creature" clause rarely justifies the slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Selesnya Sagittars is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing real play in none of them. In Commander, reach creatures need to either be cheap enough to deploy early or impactful enough to matter late — Selesnya Sagittars is neither, landing in the middle of the curve with underwhelming stats for a 100-card format where every slot competes hard. Legacy and Modern have access to far more efficient creatures, and the multi-blocker clause doesn't compensate for a 3/3 body at five mana in those environments. Oathbreaker shares Commander's logic: there are simply better options at this cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Selesnya Sagittars sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is unlikely to move — demand just isn't there. It's a cheap pickup if you need reach filler in a casual build, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.