---
name: "Orcish Medicine"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Irvin Rodriguez"
oracle_id: "2f9a5e7c-f463-4773-bf67-a07339ce9b5d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orcish-medicine-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Orcish Medicine
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains your choice of lifelink or indestructible 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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rush of Vitality](/printing/rush-of-vitality-klr.md) — Instant
2. [Alchemist's Gift](/printing/alchemists-gift-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Deceive the Messenger](/printing/deceive-the-messenger-ltr.md) — Instant
4. [Take Up the Shield](/printing/take-up-the-shield-msh.md) — Instant
5. [Cutthroat Maneuver](/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths.md) — Instant
6. [Essence Infusion](/printing/essence-infusion-stx.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #104
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Irvin Rodriguez
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`