---
name: "Crossbow Ambush"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "105"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "c10fd7a6-360f-43d6-a4ef-d990c97cb2f6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crossbow-ambush-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crossbow Ambush
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control gain reach until end of turn. (They can block creatures with flying.)

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3. [Arbor Armament](/printing/arbor-armament-j25.md) — Instant
4. [Spidery Grasp](/printing/spidery-grasp-akh.md) — Instant
5. [Shape the Sands](/printing/shape-the-sands-dtk.md) — Instant
6. [Ezuri's Archers](/printing/ezuris-archers-som.md) — Creature — Elf Archer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #105
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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