---
name: "Surrounded by Orcs"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Amass", "Mill"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anna Pavleeva"
oracle_id: "65c5e120-7a3d-475f-9bb2-8ddb5062e4ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/surrounded-by-orcs-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Surrounded by Orcs
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Amass, Mill

## Oracle Text
Amass Orcs 3, then target player mills X cards, where X is the amassed Army's power. (To amass Orcs 3, put three +1/+1 counters 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. [Summons of Saruman](/printing/summons-of-saruman-ltc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Foray of Orcs](/printing/foray-of-orcs-ltr.md) — Sorcery
3. [The Mouth of Sauron](/printing/the-mouth-of-sauron-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
4. [Saruman's Trickery](/printing/sarumans-trickery-ltr.md) — Instant
5. [Mordor Muster](/printing/mordor-muster-ltr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Saruman, the White Hand](/printing/saruman-the-white-hand-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anna Pavleeva
- **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`