“"Tell Gandalf that he must seek my aid at once." —Saruman”
Amass
Deceive the Messenger
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {U}
Oracle Rules Text: Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
Flavor Text: "Tell Gandalf that he must seek my aid at once." —Saruman
Set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (#498), Rarity: Common, Artist: Tomas Duchek
Instant
Blue
Common
$0.27
Regular
$0.39
✨ Foil
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