D'Avenant Archer
Fifth Edition 23 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 23
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
tap: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Avenant's archers are also trained as poets, so that each arrow is guided by a fragment of verse.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
D'Avenant Archer was printed in the Fifth Edition set of Magic: The Gathering, released in 1997. As the first core set to feature a unified card frame and the inclusion of cards from previously separate expansions like Legends, Fifth Edition served as a massive consolidation effort by Wizards of the Coast. The D'Avenant Archer originally debuted in the Legends expansion, representing the iconic military forces of the D'Avenant region within the game's Dominaria setting.
The card features artwork by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the aesthetic of the game's early years. His depiction of the archer leans into the high-fantasy, hand-drawn style prevalent in the mid-1990s, focusing on traditional armored fantasy tropes. The design was received by players as a functional utility creature, intended to provide board control through its tap ability, a role it maintained throughout its tenure in the core set rotation.
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