Longshot, Rebel Bowman

Legendary Creature — Human Rebel Ally · from $8.95

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Noncreature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Longshot deals 2 damage to each opponent.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
33	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
34	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
35	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
36	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
37	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
38	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
39	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
40	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
41	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
42	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
48	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
49	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
50	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
53	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
54	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
55	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
56	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
57	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
58	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
59	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
60	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
61	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
62	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
63	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
64	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
65	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
66	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
67	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
68	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
69	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
70	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
71	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
72	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
73	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
80	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
81	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
82	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
83	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
84	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Unexpected Windfall	Instant	4	$1.87
90	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
91	Etali, Primal Storm	Creature	6	$0.46
92	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	Creature	1	$39.93
93	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
94	Mana Geyser	Sorcery	5	$0.52
95	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
96	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
97	Seething Song	Instant	3	$6.78
98	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
99	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
100	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22

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Most played with Longshot, Rebel Bowman

The 25 most-played cards in 15 settled top-16 lists running Longshot, Rebel Bowman at 16+ player events since Mar 21, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 15 of 15	4
2	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	100% · 15 of 15	4
3	Chromatic Sphere	100% · 15 of 15	4
4	Chromatic Star	100% · 15 of 15	4
5	Desperate Ritual	100% · 15 of 15	4
6	Jeska's Will	100% · 15 of 15	4
7	Mana Vault	100% · 15 of 15	4
8	Mountain	100% · 15 of 15	4
9	Mox Diamond	100% · 15 of 15	4
10	Mox Opal	100% · 15 of 15	4
11	Rite of Flame	100% · 15 of 15	4
12	Seething Song	100% · 15 of 15	4
13	Sensei's Divining Top	100% · 15 of 15	4
14	Sol Ring	100% · 15 of 15	4
15	Arcane Signet	93% · 14 of 15	4
16	Chrome Mox	93% · 14 of 15	4
17	City of Traitors	93% · 14 of 15	4
18	Conjurer's Bauble	93% · 14 of 15	4
19	Gamble	93% · 14 of 15	4
20	Lotus Petal	93% · 14 of 15	4
21	Pyretic Ritual	93% · 14 of 15	4
22	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	93% · 14 of 15	4
23	Reckless Impulse	93% · 14 of 15	4
24	Ruby Medallion	93% · 14 of 15	4
25	Simian Spirit Guide	93% · 14 of 15	4

Combos with Longshot, Rebel Bowman

4 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Longshot, Rebel Bowman + Sensei's Divining Top
Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite looting · Near-infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Longshot, Rebel Bowman + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite storm count
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Experimental Frenzy + Longshot, Rebel Bowman + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite storm count
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Krark-Clan Ironworks + Longshot, Rebel Bowman + Sculpting Steel + Spine of Ish Sah
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Near-infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Destroy all permanents opponents control on each of your turns · Lock · Mass Land Denial
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 21 — Il Tempio di Kronos - European cEDH Championship Qualifier on Topdeck.ggSep 13, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Mr. Brown - Kaze
3rd of 52 — JANK JUGGERNAUTS #1 - OFF META CEDH (Presented by Salt Free MTG) on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Cael Chawner
3rd of 21 — The Stack Council: Proving Grounds on Topdeck.ggAug 9, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Lallystagger
16th of 25 — Curio Cavern's cEDH League August WK1 on Topdeck.ggAug 4, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Thomas Baehm
15th of 21 — cEDH Singularity Series #7 on Topdeck.ggAug 1, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by James Sundberg
9th of 23 — Curio Cavern's cEDH League July WK4 on Topdeck.ggJul 28, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Thomas Baehm
12th of 31 — Curio Cavern's cEDH League July WK3 on Topdeck.ggJul 21, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Thomas Baehm
7th of 16 — The Eldritch Bastion Redemption 3K on Topdeck.ggJun 28, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Joseph P Sisson

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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