Orcish Bowmasters – MTG Proxy Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

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Orcish Bowmasters

1 generic manaBlack mana

Mana value: 2 · Color identity: Black

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.

Power / toughness: 1 / 1

Card format legality
Commander
Legal
Modern
Legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Standard
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal

Format status describes the underlying Magic card, not eligibility of this printed product for sanctioned play.

Updated

Card rulings 8
  1. Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
  2. Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.
  3. Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
  4. Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
  5. In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
  6. If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
  7. If a spell or ability causes an opponent to put cards into their hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn.
  8. To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.

Updated

Orcish Bowmasters gives black decks a flash creature that can punish extra card draw while affecting the board immediately. Its entry trigger deals one damage to any target and amasses Orcs, and qualifying draws by opponents repeat that sequence. It suits interactive midrange decks, wheel strategies, and builds that benefit from a growing Army.

The draw exception is narrow: it ignores only the first card an opponent draws during each of their draw steps. Additional cards in that draw step, or cards drawn at other times, can trigger it. An opponent drawing from Rhystic Study or activating The One Ring therefore creates opportunities for Bowmasters, provided it is on the battlefield when those draws happen.

Windfall is a direct pairing in a blue-black deck because opponents can draw several cards from a single spell. Each qualifying draw produces its own trigger, letting you divide the resulting one-damage hits among legal targets as the triggers are put on the stack. Amass usually grows one Army rather than producing a fresh creature for every trigger: if you already control an Army, the counters go on an Army you choose.

Holding up two mana lets you respond to a draw spell before it resolves or deploy Bowmasters to pick off a one-toughness creature. It cannot punish draws that already happened. Also distinguish drawing from simply putting a card into a hand: Demonic Tutor does not draw a card and does not trigger Bowmasters. The card rewards careful timing and is most influential against opponents whose engines depend on repeated draws.

Unofficial proxy card for casual play and testing where your group permits it.

Weight 0.0125 lbs
Dimensions 0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 in
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