Thornweald Archer
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis 22 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Their arrows are tipped with basilisk eyes and fletched with cockatrice feathers.
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
Thornweald Archer was originally printed in the 2008 set Shadowmoor as a common creature card, featuring the deathtouch and reach keywords. Its inclusion in the 2016 Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis product served to bolster the green-aligned Nissa Revane deck, providing a versatile defensive option against flying threats. The card reflects the grim, fairytale-inspired aesthetic of the Shadowmoor plane, which emphasized cycles of light and dark and encouraged hybrid mana usage.
The illustration by Christopher Rush captures the archer as a lithe, woodland entity, consistent with the visual language of the Elf creature type in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. During its design, the card was intended to provide a low-cost, tactical answer to aggressive aerial strategies. Upon its release, it was well-regarded by players for its efficiency in Limited formats, where the combination of reach and deathtouch made it a reliable deterrent against larger, high-cost threats.
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