---
name: "Crossbow Infantry"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Archer"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "common"
artist: "James Bernardin"
oracle_id: "dd99d791-3305-4195-ad12-96d958a28764"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crossbow-infantry-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crossbow Infantry
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Archer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

> *"He can split a marshfly in two from halfway across the range."
—Onean sergeant*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [D'Avenant Archer](/printing/davenant-archer-chr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
2. [Elite Archers](/printing/elite-archers-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
3. [Arbalest Elite](/printing/arbalest-elite-m12.md) — Creature — Human Archer
4. [Wu Longbowman](/printing/wu-longbowman-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
5. [Stun Sniper](/printing/stun-sniper-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Archer
6. [Sacellum Archers](/printing/sacellum-archers-con.md) — Creature — Elf Archer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #15
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** James Bernardin
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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