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as of ''[[Commander Legends]]''
as of ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]''
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'''Archer''' is a [[creature type]] and [[class]]. The first card to feature the type was <c>Femeref Archers</c> from ''[[Mirage]]''.
'''Archer''' is a [[creature class]] for cards that depict combatants who specialize in fighting with bows and arrows.  


Archers are combatants who specialize in fighting with bow and arrows. In-game, archers often have the [[reach]] ability or abilities that allow them to deal damage directly to creatures, often those with [[flying]]. Archers are centered in [[white]] and [[green]].
==Description==
In-game, archers often have the [[reach]] ability or abilities that allow them to deal damage directly to creatures, usually those with [[flying]]. Archers are centered in [[white]] and [[green]].


For much of the game's history, "archer" was not a supported creature type, and preexisting archers (or cards depicting archers) were labeled as [[soldier]]s. With ''[[Mirrodin]]'' and the [[Grand Creature Type Update]] the archer type was reinstated. Some archers that had been changed to soldiers now bear both creature types.
===History===
{{card|Elvish Archers||LEA}} from ''[[Alpha]]'' is retroactively the first Archer to see print, but when it was released the type line simply said "Summon Elves". The first card to feature the type was {{card|D'Avenant Archer||LEG}} from ''[[Legends]]''. The other early cards with the type were {{card|Femeref Archers||MIR}} from ''[[Mirage]]'' ("Summon Archers") and {{card|Longbow Archer||VIS}} from ''[[Visions]]'' .


==Archer organizations==
For much of the game's history, "Archer" was not a supported creature type, and preexisting archers (or cards depicting archers) were labeled as [[soldier]]s from ''[[Tempest]]'' going forward. With ''[[Mirrodin]]'' and the [[Grand Creature Type Update]] the archer type was reinstated. Some archers that had been featured as soldiers now bear both creature types.
* [[Order of the D'Avenant]]


==Notable archers==
==Notable archers==
'''Dominaria'''
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Hallar]]
;[[Bloomburrow (plane)|Bloomburrow]]
* [[Ohabi Caleria]]
*[[Finneas]]
* [[Tetsuo Umezawa]]
* [[Tor Wauki]]


'''Eldraine'''
;[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
* <c>Champions of Archery</c>
*[[Hallar]]
*[[Ohabi Caleria]]
*[[Order of the D'Avenant]]
*[[Tetsuo Umezawa]]
*[[Tor Wauki]]


'''Innistrad'''
;[[Eldraine]]
* [[Halana]]
*[[Champions of Archery]]


'''Lorwyn'''
;[[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]
* [[Brigid Baeli]]
*[[Halana]]
*[[Hansk]]


'''Skalla'''
;[[Lorwyn-Shadowmoor]]
* [[Vivien Reid]]
*[[Brigid Baeli]]


'''Ulgrotha'''
;[[Skalla]]
* [[Rashka]]
*[[Vivien Reid]]
 
;[[Ulgrotha]]
*[[Rashka]]
 
;''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
*[https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Catti-brie Catti-brie]
 
;[[Universes Beyond]]
*[https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Legolas Legolas]
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{{Creature types|Classes|Archers}}
{{Creature types|Classes|Archers}}

Latest revision as of 05:30, 3 July 2024

Archer
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics
102 cards
{W} 15.7% {U} 2% {B} 6.9% {R} 11.8% {G} 47.1% {W/U} 1% {B/R} 2% {R/G} 2.9% {G/W} 6.9% {B/G} 1% {R/W} 1% {G/U} 1% {M} 1%
as of Murders at Karlov Manor
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type:"Archer"

Archer is a creature class for cards that depict combatants who specialize in fighting with bows and arrows.

Description

In-game, archers often have the reach ability or abilities that allow them to deal damage directly to creatures, usually those with flying. Archers are centered in white and green.

History

Elvish Archers from Alpha is retroactively the first Archer to see print, but when it was released the type line simply said "Summon Elves". The first card to feature the type was D'Avenant Archer from Legends. The other early cards with the type were Femeref Archers from Mirage ("Summon Archers") and Longbow Archer from Visions .

For much of the game's history, "Archer" was not a supported creature type, and preexisting archers (or cards depicting archers) were labeled as soldiers from Tempest going forward. With Mirrodin and the Grand Creature Type Update the archer type was reinstated. Some archers that had been featured as soldiers now bear both creature types.

Notable archers