Shower of Arrows (LTR)

Shower of Arrows
Casting Cost: {2} {g}
Card type: Instant
Card Text:
Destroy Target Artifact, Enchantment, OR Creature with Flying. SCRY 1.
Flavour text:
"I wish there were more of your kin among us, gimli. But even more would I give a hundred good archers of mirkwood. We shall need them."
-Legolas
Artist: Manuel Castan

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Versatile removal spell that can target multiple types of permanents.
  • Instant-Speed, Allowing for Reactive Play.
  • Scry 1 Helps to Set Up Your Next Draw or Dig Deeper Into Your Deck.
• Weaknesses:
  • Cost May Be Slightly High For The Types of Cards It can Remove.
  • Can't Target Creatures Without Flying, Limiting its Removal Capabilities.

Deck Utility:

• Control decks: This card is versatile enough for control decks that needs to varous types of threats.

• Anti-artifact/enchantment: Good for Metas Where Artifacts and Enchantments are prevalent.

• Anti-flyer: Useful in a meta where flying creatures are common.

• Scry Synergy: In decks where manipulating the top of your library is important, the additional scry 1 can be a valuable addition.

• Commander: The Flexibility of Shower of Arrows Could Make It A Decent Utility Piece in Some Commander Decks, Where Varied Answers Are Often Needed.

• Sideboard Option: Could be a useful sideboard card in Certain Metagames where its target restrictions are less of a limitation.

Shower of Arrows sacrifices a decent removal option with the added Benefit of scry 1. Its utility in a Given Deck will Largely Depend on the types of threats you expect to Encounter. The Versatility of Targeting Artifacts, Enchantments, Or Creatures with Flying Makes It A Card Worth Considering for Flexible Removal Slots in Your Deck.