Poison-Tip Archer

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Poison-Tip Archer: Creature - Elf Archer, Bloomburrow Commander. Reach. Deathtouch. Whenever another creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Elf Archer
Colour identity
Black and green (BG)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
256
Artist
Dmitry Burmak
Commander rank
1,699 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Deathtouch, Reach

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About Poison-Tip Archer

Poison-Tip Archer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and green creature from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 256 in that set, with art by Dmitry Burmak. It costs {2}{B}{G} (two generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Core Set 2019 (2018) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.99 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Whenever another creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life.

"One more step and you're mine."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.99 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Poison-Tip Archer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Poison-Tip Archer

Poison-Tip Archer has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #KHC-90Uncommon2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #788Rare2024
Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #90Uncommon2021
Core Set 2019 (M19) #220Uncommon2018

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Poison-Tip Archer, newest first.

  • If another creature dies at the same time as Poison-Tip Archer does, each opponent loses 1 life.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Poison-tip Archer's last ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life.

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