Bard the Bowman
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{U}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Archer
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 3
- Set
- The Hobbit #145 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.17 USD
Reach
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.
Bard the Bowman has 1 printing, first in The Hobbit (2026). EDHREC ranks it #13,849 among Commander cards. It appears most in Bard, King of Dale decks (2,241 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Bard the Bowman most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Bard, King of Dale: 2,241 decks
- Éowyn, Shieldmaiden: 756 decks
- Ms. Bumbleflower: 466 decks
- King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring: 165 decks
- Morska, Undersea Sleuth: 110 decks
- Aragorn, King of Gondor: 109 decks
- Bard, Heir of Girion: 80 decks
- Willie Lumpkin, Postman: 76 decks
Often played with Bard the Bowman
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn't matter whether Bard the Bowman was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If he's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.
- : If you draw your second card in a turn while recruiting, the Human Soldier you create can be chosen as the target of Bard the Bowman's ability.