Magic: The Gathering

Skeleton Archer

Foundations 526 • common

Set: Foundations
Collector number: 526
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Randy Vargas
Market price: $0.09

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What it's worth

$0.09market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.09 – $0.11 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Skeleton Archer from the Foundations set is a common card that serves as a dependable building block for many player decks. Its inclusion as a standard element of this collection highlights the importance of versatile units that provide consistent utility during gameplay.

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What it does

When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to any target.

"Soul, flesh, even eyes—none of these are strictly necessary for deadly precision."— Modriss of Zargoth Fen

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Skeleton Archer card, indexed as number 526 in the Foundations set, was released as part of Magic: The Gathering’s modern initiative to provide accessible, evergreen core cards for both new and veteran players. The set is designed to function as a foundational building block for the game's competitive environment, ensuring that essential creature types and tactical archetypes remain available in standard play rotations.

The art direction for this piece emphasizes a classic high-fantasy aesthetic, utilizing stark, atmospheric lighting to highlight the skeletal figure's grim, utilitarian design. By focusing on the creature’s structural decay and the deliberate mechanics of its bow, the illustrators aimed to reinforce the card's identity as a quintessential black-mana threat, favoring a traditional, recognizable visual language that has characterized the necromantic entities within the game since its inception.

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