---
name: "Bard the Bowman"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Archer"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Reach"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "145"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Miklós Ligeti"
oracle_id: "ec076f5b-b0e3-4b6f-9293-a8fc42f20bd8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bard-the-bowman-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bard the Bowman
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Archer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Reach

## Oracle Text
Reach
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.

> *Schon viele Zeitalter lang hatte niemand gewagt, dem Drachen die Stirn zu bieten; noch hätten sie es jetzt gewagt, wenn Bard sie nicht mit grimmiger Stimme angetrieben hätte.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bard, Heir of Girion](/printing/bard-heir-of-girion-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Archer
2. [Bard, King of Dale](/printing/bard-king-of-dale-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble Archer
3. [Knights of Dol Amroth](/printing/knights-of-dol-amroth-ltr.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Lat-Nam Adept](/printing/lat-nam-adept-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Ohabi Caleria](/printing/ohabi-caleria-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Archer
6. [Erudite Wizard](/printing/erudite-wizard-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #145
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Miklós Ligeti
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`