Tel-Jilad Archers
Creature — Elf Archer
Protection from artifacts; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27640
Tel-Jilad Archers is a five-mana 3/4 with reach that blocks flyers — serviceable in a vacuum, but five mana for a creature with no immediate impact and no evasion is a steep ask in any competitive context. It's outclassed by cheaper, more flexible options and rarely earns a 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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tel-Jilad Archers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, reach on a vanilla-adjacent body doesn't justify five mana when green has access to Spidersilk Armor, Silklash Spider, and other flyer-hate that either costs less or does more. In Pauper, where budget constraints make commons matter more, Tel-Jilad Archers still can't compete with cheaper green creatures that pull more weight. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the power ceiling in those formats makes this irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Tel-Jilad Archers is pure bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd ever buy a copy. There's no pressure to acquire it and no expectation the price moves in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.