MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 3 printings

Deceive the Messenger

Instant

printings

#13977

EDHREC rank

—

penny rank

Std

normal

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in vault

—

for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$0.3790d high · 3 printings

90-dayhigh $0.37low $0.03range 1133.3%n 193

Gameplay

Instant

Target 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.)

"Tell Gandalf that he must seek my aid at once." —Saruman

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

pauperlegal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardnot legal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commanderlegal

Context

Across the 3 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $0.37 across 193 observations.

Rarix catalogs 3 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Instant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Amass.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #13,977 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Tomas Duchek.