Elvish Archers
Limited Edition Beta 192 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 192
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- €210.01
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
Elvish Archers first appeared in the Limited Edition Alpha and Beta sets of Magic: The Gathering, released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. As a core component of the game's initial green deck strategy, the card was designed to represent the tactical reach of woodland units within the high-fantasy setting established by Richard Garfield. The card's mechanics, which allow it to block creatures with flying, were intended to give players a defensive tool against aerial threats, a common feature in early trading card design.
The artwork was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, who was one of the primary artists responsible for the distinctive, hand-drawn aesthetic of the game's early sets. His style, characterized by a certain moody, gothic influence, helped ground the card in its fantasy origins. The Limited Edition Beta set specifically served as a corrected, slightly larger printing of the original Alpha release, and these cards remain highly sought after by collectors for their historical significance as foundational pieces of the trading card game genre.
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