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Hawkeye, Master Marksman

Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero1 generic manaRed mana

Most utility archers get their value from one keyword and a body that trades up; this one turns the act of tapping into a spellbook. The trigger is the clever part: Trick Arrows fires whenever Hawkeye becomes tapped, not specifically when he attacks, so any tap outlet (a convoke cost, a crew requirement, an activated ability that costs a tap) unlocks up to three separate 1 generic mana payments and three modal choices. First strike and reach make attacking the obvious way to get there, but they are almost incidental to the design; the ability wants you to find as many ways to tap a two-drop as you can and squeeze the arrows out each time. The three modes cover axes a red aggro creature usually can't touch on its own: Net strips a blocker to push damage, Explosive turns the tap into reach-agnostic burn straight to a player's face, and Boomerang loots a dead card into a live one. Each is priced at a single generic mana, so the ceiling is a five-mana turn (two to cast, three to fire all three arrows) that removes a blocker, deals two, and fixes a draw. What limits the engine is the fragility of the vessel: a 2/2 that has to survive to keep tapping, and a trigger that does nothing the turn Hawkeye stays untapped. It rewards a deck built to tap him every turn, not one that casts him and hopes.

Hawkeye, Master Marksman (msh)
MSH · #130rare
Pricing
Normal: $0.26
Foil: $0.49
Oracle Text

Rules text

First strike, reach Trick Arrows — Whenever Hawkeye becomes tapped, you may pay 1 generic mana up to three times. When you do, choose up to that many. • Net — Target creature can't block this turn. • Explosive — Hawkeye deals 2 damage to target player. • Boomerang — Discard a card, then draw a card.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
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Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
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Gladiator
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Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
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Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
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