Elvish Archers
Limited Edition Alpha 191 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 191
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- €701.58
What it does
First strike
I tell you, there was so many arrows flying about you couldn't hardly see the sun. So I says to young Angus, "Well, at least now we're fighting in the shade!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elvish Archers card was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural printing of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Conceived in a basement in the Pacific Northwest, the set was designed to capture the flavor of fantasy dueling, with early cards featuring artwork commissioned from freelance artists to establish a distinct, gritty aesthetic that set the tone for the burgeoning collectible card game industry.
The illustration for Elvish Archers was provided by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the look of the game’s first year. His design focused on the classic high-fantasy archetype of a forest-dwelling marksman, rendered with the somber and detailed style characteristic of early Magic cards. Upon release, the set was an unexpected success, and the Archers quickly became a staple for green-aligned decks due to their reach and ability to impact the board state, cementing their status as a foundational piece of the game's history.
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