Skeleton Archer
Creature — Skeleton Archer
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #20987
Skeleton Archer enters the battlefield and deals 1 damage to any target — a body with a free ping stapled on. Four mana for a 3/3 is below rate, and one damage is rarely enough to matter at the tables where you'd want it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Skeleton Archer is outclassed by nearly every four-drop with an ETB — one damage to any target doesn't advance a board state or close a game at 40 life. Pauper is the only format where Skeleton Archer has a plausible home, since the card pool is shallow enough that a repeatable ETB ping on a 3/3 body can matter in aggressive or aristocrats shells. In every other format — Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage — four mana for this effect is unplayable when the competition starts at two mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Skeleton Archer is deep bulk — the price floor for cards that see essentially no competitive demand. Nothing in its role or power level suggests that changes.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.