---
name: "Short Bow"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "248"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zara Alfonso"
oracle_id: "ce5f5ff9-13f7-41eb-ada0-7f73de42acef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/short-bow-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Short Bow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has reach and vigilance.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

> *Take heart. Take aim. Take them down.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ranger's Longbow](/printing/rangers-longbow-afr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Short Sword](/printing/short-sword-m21.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Hawkeye's Bow](/printing/hawkeyes-bow-msh.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Hunter's Bow](/printing/hunters-bow-acr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Galadhrim Bow](/printing/galadhrim-bow-ltr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Bard's Bow](/printing/bards-bow-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #248
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zara Alfonso
- **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: `not_legal`