---
name: "Longbow Archer"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Archer"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Reach", "First strike"]
set: "VIS"
set_name: "Visions"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Peterson"
oracle_id: "51531db1-ba59-4ccc-9a91-54de2887fc8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/longbow-archer-vis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Longbow Archer
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Archer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Reach, First strike

## Oracle Text
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
First strike

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Visions (VIS) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Peterson
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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