Orcish Bowmasters

Orcish Bowmasters debuted in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth on 23 June 2023. LTR #103 is a rare illustrated by Maxim Kostin and comes in nonfoil and traditional foil.

Useful references: LTR #433 is Tyler Jacobson's borderless version; #554 is the Scrolls treatment with nonfoil and silver foil options. HOC #19 and surge-foil #59 use Ron Spencer's later Hobbit illustration.

Orcish Bowmasters is a {1}{B} 1/1 with flash. Its ability triggers when it enters and when an opponent draws a card other than the first card that opponent draws in each of their draw steps. The trigger deals one damage to any target, then amasses Orcs 1.

An opponent's first draw outside their draw step is not exempt just because it is their first draw of the turn. Extra draws within their draw step can trigger the ability too. An effect that puts a card into a hand without drawing, such as Demonic Tutor or Necropotence, does not count as a draw.

Amassing does not necessarily create a new token every time. If you already control an Army, the instruction puts a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control and adds the Orc type if needed; if you have none, it first creates an Orc Army. If the trigger's target becomes illegal and the ability does not resolve, its amass instruction does not happen either. Wizards explains the draw distinction and amass in the Tales of Middle-earth release notes.

The original LTR #103 establishes Kostin's artwork and the rare printing from the 2023 set. The same June release also includes borderless #433 by Tyler Jacobson. Choosing the borderless version therefore changes the artist rather than merely enlarging the original illustration.

The November 2023 Special Edition release adds Scrolls of Middle-earth #554, again credited to Kostin. It provides a different surrounding frame and a silver-foil option. Its number and finish should be kept separate from the June standard and borderless entries.

The Hobbit Eternal in August 2026 adds Ron Spencer's HOC #19 and surge-foil #59. These are mythic entries from another product family, rather than a new rarity or finish option attached to LTR #103. The rules remain those of Orcish Bowmasters.

Kostin links the original #103 and Scrolls #554. If you like that illustration, those entries let you compare how the frame presents it. Jacobson's #433 is a distinct borderless interpretation, so it belongs in an artwork comparison as well as a frame comparison.

Spencer's HOC #19 changes the illustrator again. Compare it directly with the two LTR artists before deciding whether the newer product or a more elaborate finish is the real attraction. HOC #59 then lets you retain Spencer's image while choosing surge foil.

The wider Lord of the Rings product range contains several treatments for other cards. Do not transfer a finish or serialized-edition description from The One Ring to Bowmasters without identifying its actual record. The shortlist here names the concrete entries being compared.

LTR #103 and #433 each offer nonfoil and traditional foil. The words borderless and foil describe different choices: #433 can be selected in nonfoil if the artwork is what you want.

The Scrolls #554 record pairs nonfoil with silver foil. Wizards describes the Scrolls treatment and its silver finish in the expanded Tales of Middle-earth collecting guide. It is not a traditional-foil listing of standard #103.

For Spencer's illustration, HOC #19 has nonfoil and traditional foil, while #59 is surge foil only. Confirm HOC versus LTR, the collector number and the finish together. ManaScout's shimmer is illustrative and cannot reproduce a silver or surge surface or establish the condition of a seller's copy.

For the original release: start with LTR #103. If collecting different illustrations from the debut itself, compare Jacobson's #433 too.

For a playing budget: compare current nonfoil #103, #433 and HOC #19 listings in similar language and condition. Do not assume that a borderless listing must always cost more; use the actual available prices.

For Kostin's art with a different frame: compare #103 against Scrolls #554, then decide whether nonfoil, traditional foil or silver foil is the finish you want within the appropriate entry.

For another artist or a surge finish: compare Spencer's HOC #19 with Jacobson's LTR #433 first. If Spencer is the preference and the surface matters, add HOC #59 as a separate surge-foil purchase.

Put LTR #103 beside #433 first to make the central artwork decision. Then add the Scrolls and Spencer versions. This avoids paying for a treatment while accidentally switching away from the illustration you preferred.

The live explorer may highlight a ManaScout Pick. Treat it as a visual starting point and compare the exact printing, finish and available price data before deciding.

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Printing details reviewed on 2 November 2026. The shortlist links to individual MTG.wtf catalogue records; official Wizards sources support the rules and product treatments. The live explorer retrieves its records and price fields from Scryfall.

MTG.wtf: original printing and catalogue.

Wizards: draw and amass rules.

Wizards: Scrolls and silver foil.

MTG.wtf: Hobbit artwork and ordinary finishes.

MTG.wtf: separate surge-foil entry.