---
name: "The Black Arrow"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip", "Flash"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "171"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kevin Sidharta"
oracle_id: "cb2803ee-825b-420e-b404-c7c44f15ec15"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-black-arrow-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Black Arrow
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When The Black Arrow enters, it deals 1 damage to any target. If a Dragon is dealt damage this way, destroy it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has reach.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Galadhrim Bow](/printing/galadhrim-bow-ltr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Arc Spitter](/printing/arc-spitter-snc.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Pathway Arrows](/printing/pathway-arrows-bfz.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Hunter's Bow](/printing/hunters-bow-acr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Fiendlash](/printing/fiendlash-afc.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Black Mage's Rod](/printing/black-mages-rod-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #171
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kevin Sidharta
- **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: `legal`