---
name: "Samite Archer"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric Archer"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "269"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "5322a218-6a0c-4d86-835a-c87eb52aaf6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/samite-archer-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Samite Archer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric Archer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

> *"I can preserve ten lives by taking one."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [D'Avenant Healer](/printing/davenant-healer-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Archer
2. [Samite Healer](/printing/samite-healer-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [D'Avenant Archer](/printing/davenant-archer-chr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
4. [Crossbow Infantry](/printing/crossbow-infantry-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
5. [Arbalest Elite](/printing/arbalest-elite-m12.md) — Creature — Human Archer
6. [Femeref Healer](/printing/femeref-healer-mir.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #269
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`