Bard the Bowman

Name: Bard the Bowman
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: 0b84e232-428c-424a-848c-ef95debc6e50
Price: 0.18 USD
Availability: InStock

The Hobbit #145

Type: Legendary Creature — Human Archer

Mana cost: {1}{W}{U}

Card text: Reach Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.

P/T: 1/3

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Miklós Ligeti

"No one had dared to face the Dragon for many an age; nor would they have dared now, if it hadn't been for the grim-voiced Bard urging them on."

Released: August 14, 2026

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$0.18 USD · $0.29 USD (Foil) · €0.07 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit limited

common

Lakeshore Apothecary

Creature — Human Cleric

Lakeshore Apothecary gains a +1/+1 counter whenever you draw your second card each turn, which Bard the Bowman also triggers on, making both cards reward the same draw condition simultaneously.

Confusticate and Bebother

Instant

Confusticate and Bebother draws two cards, reliably triggering Bard the Bowman's second card draw ability to put a +1/+1 counter and lifelink on a creature while also providing card selection.

Plunder the Trollshaws

Instant

Plunder the Trollshaws draws a card (or two from graveyard), and when combined with your normal draw step it can trigger Bard the Bowman's second card ability, providing a counter and lifelink efficiently.

uncommon

Master's Councillors

Creature — Human Advisor

Master's Councillors also triggers on your second card draw each turn, so both it and Bard the Bowman fire simultaneously, milling opponents while putting a lifelink counter on a creature for a powerful dual payoff.

mythic

Bard, King of Dale

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Archer

Bard, King of Dale draws extra cards beyond the first each turn, consistently triggering Bard the Bowman's second card draw ability every turn and doubling tokens created from any recruit triggers.

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