First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)

All 6 prints

The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #19, 2026
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #59, 2026
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #554, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #103, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #433, 2023
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.

In the last 30 days 6.6% of Modern decks played it (11 of 166). Most played in Moonshadow. In the last 30 days 23.1% of Legacy decks played it (61 of 264). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 7% of decks (#87)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Legacy staples: main deck, 20% of decks (#23); sideboard, 4% of decks (#60)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Vintage staples: main deck, 16% of decks (#68)
Black, Creatures, Removal, Creature removal, Burn

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 11 of 166 decks (6.6%).

Share of decks

7.4%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

10 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.6

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Moonshadow	9.0%	20%
WUB (unclassified)	5.4%	22%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	2.4%	25%
UBG (unclassified)	2.4%	75%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.2%	50%
WBG (unclassified)	1.2%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Fatal Push	90%	4.1
Polluted Delta	80%	3.1
Thoughtseize	60%	2.6
Marsh Flats	60%	2.4
Bloodstained Mire	60%	2.3
Cling to Dust	50%	11.3
Undercity Sewers	50%	5.2
Watery Grave	50%	4.8
Drown in the Loch	40%	10.8
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar	40%	9.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG Nekrohero in Modern Challenge 32	9-0 100%
UBG BvV in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Mono-Black Selfeisek in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBRG tailorman in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBG ETBJezus in Modern Challenge 32	5-3 63%
Moonshadow DragonFodder in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Moonshadow DragonFodder in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Moonshadow LucasG1ggs in Modern Challenge 32	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBG Nekrohero, 28 Oct	4 main	#1 9-0
Moonshadow DragonFodder, 28 Oct	2 main	#27 3-3
WUB CharonsObol, 28 Oct	3 main	5-0
UBG BvV, 27 Oct	2 main	#7 5-2
Moonshadow LucasG1ggs, 27 Oct	2 main 2 side	#31 2-4
UBG virp13, 27 Oct	3 main	#21 1-4
UBG ETBJezus, 27 Oct	3 main	#4 5-3
Mono-Black Selfeisek, 27 Oct	3 main	#12 4-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 61 of 264 decks (23.1%).

Share of decks

23.1%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

21 main, 4 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.9

in the main deck

Win rate

50%

2 top 8 (challenges only)