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This card now uses the Reach keyword ability to enable the blocking of flying creatures. This works because a creature with flying can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #105
Crossbow Ambush
sth·#105·common·nonfoil
Illus. Kev Walker
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1998
28 yr ago
Value
$0.18$0 (-10.0%)
30 days high $0.20 · low $0.18
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.13USD$0.18TIX0.12 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,997 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Creatures you control gain reach until end of turn. (They can block creatures with flying.)
There is no drake that flies faster than a crossbow bolt.
—Vec saying
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.18, down from $0.20 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.20 across 39 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.18.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Stronghold* (released March 1998).
Card #105 in Stronghold.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #24,997 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Kev Walker. Rarix tracks 1,910 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Kev Walker
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