---
name: "Saruman's Trickery"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Yongjae Choi"
oracle_id: "1b415806-a3e3-4d87-b4c1-ccd11a8ee589"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sarumans-trickery-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Saruman's Trickery
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
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.)

> *"Eu lhe dei a chance de me auxiliar voluntariamente."
— Saruman*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Saruman, the White Hand](/printing/saruman-the-white-hand-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Saruman the White](/printing/saruman-the-white-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Summons of Saruman](/printing/summons-of-saruman-ltc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Deceive the Messenger](/printing/deceive-the-messenger-ltr.md) — Instant
5. [Treason of Isengard](/printing/treason-of-isengard-ltr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Surrounded by Orcs](/printing/surrounded-by-orcs-ltr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #68
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Yongjae Choi
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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