---
name: "Warg Rider"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Orc Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Amass", "Menace"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "826"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pascal Quidault"
oracle_id: "3f4dd9e2-6460-413e-a3b8-96b20bf57f8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/warg-rider-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Warg Rider
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Amass, Menace

## Oracle Text
Menace
Other Orcs and Goblins you control have menace.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +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. [Warbeast of Gorgoroth](/printing/warbeast-of-gorgoroth-ltr.md) — Creature — Beast
2. [Snarling Warg](/printing/snarling-warg-ltr.md) — Creature — Wolf
3. [Foray of Orcs](/printing/foray-of-orcs-ltr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain](/printing/mauhúr-uruk-hai-captain-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier
5. [Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant](/printing/gothmog-morgul-lieutenant-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Orc General](/printing/orc-general-drk.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #826
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pascal Quidault
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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