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Deceive the Messenger LTR

Other printings of "Deceive the Messenger": LTR #47 LTR #498

Card

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artistTomas Duchek
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityU
colorIndicator
colorsU
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank12872
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText"Tell Gandalf that he must seek my aid at once."
—Saruman
frameEffectsshowcase
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywordsAmass
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{U}
manaValue1
nameDeceive the Messenger
number498
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate2023-11-03
originalTextTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Amass Orcs 1.
otherFaceIds
power
printingsLTR
promoTypessilverfoil, scroll, boosterfun
raritycommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
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setCodeLTR
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textTarget 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.)
toughness
typeInstant
typesInstant
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watermark
setNameThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Identifiers

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Legalities

id47780
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauperLegal
paupercommanderLegal
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuid9febf1b7-8ad2-5d00-90ad-2222f6ef00a4
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id47780
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cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/d51da1361e0c811f
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/1c044db1da7dd2b2
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2023-06-16Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
2023-06-16Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
2023-06-16If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
2023-06-16In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
2023-06-16Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.
2023-06-16To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.

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