Skeleton Archer
Core Set 2019 118 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to any target.
"When it comes to killing with precision, a soul is but a hindrance."— Isareth the Awakener
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skeleton Archer was released in July 2018 as part of the Core Set 2019 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Wizards of the Coast designed the Core Set 2019 to serve as an accessible entry point for new players while providing a narrative foundation for the game's expansive multiverse, specifically focusing on the origin story of the elder dragon Nicol Bolas.
The card was illustrated by Randy Vargas, who utilized a dramatic, low-angle perspective to emphasize the creature's menacing posture. Vargas intended to capture the skeletal anatomy and the precise mechanical action of drawing a bowstring, grounding the fantasy aesthetic in a sense of skeletal agility. Within the game's meta, the card was widely received as a functional common, valued for its ability to provide immediate board presence and utility by dealing damage upon entering the battlefield.
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