First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
All 6 prints
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The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #19, 2026
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The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #59, 2026
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #554, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #103, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #433, 2023
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Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #103s, 2023
Orcish Bowmasters 
Creature — Orc Archer
Flash
When this creature enters and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, this creature deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
MTGO price: 3.93 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 71.2% | +15.6 | +17.1 | 21476 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Sealed | 72.4% | +15.7 | +16.7 | 1557 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Staple
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Modern staples:
main deck, 8% of decks (#72)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn -
Legacy staples:
main deck, 18% of decks (#24); sideboard, 7% of decks (#34)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn -
Vintage staples:
main deck, 10% of decks (#84)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn -
Commander staples:
main deck, 33% of decks (#73)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn -
Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 24% of decks (#72)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
50 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent…: Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss
- Each opponent loses the game: Orcish Bowmasters + Phyresis + Windfall
- Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Orcish Bowmasters
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ashnod's Altar + Orcish Bowmasters + Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Wall of Roots
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Orcish Bowmasters + Requiem Monolith
- Each opponent loses the game: Orcish Bowmasters + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Grafted Exoskeleton + Orcish Bowmasters + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Glistening Oil + Orcish Bowmasters + Windfall
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Flumph + Orcish Bowmasters
- Infinite card draw for opponents, Infinite draw triggers for each opponent…: Krav, the Unredeemed + Orcish Bowmasters + Pitiless Plunderer
