In the meantime, you get a free 2/2 to work with
We already play Firebrand Archer in EDH decks that buff damage, and some of those commanders are in Standard, like Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might / Temple of Power, Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin, Urabrask / The Great Work, Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot, Judith, Carnage Connoisseur, and Imodane, the Pyrohammer
The good news is that Brenards ability to fall under the radar has helped him maintain a very cheap price tag
When Skeleton Archer enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to any target
The real nastiness comes when you have some way to cheat the cost of the spell, and get it out early
Among the 36 battles, there are four or five in each of Magics five primary colors, one or two in each of the 10 color pairs, plus one colorless battle and another thats all five colors