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Saruman's Trickery {1}{U}{U}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

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.)

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

English · 2023-06-23

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💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (released 2023-11-03), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 19, 2026
Scryfall ID: 8eb6c23b-e52e-4533-9625-884eb0a4d866
Oracle ID: 1b415806-a3e3-4d87-b4c1-ccd11a8ee589
TCGplayer ID: 498416

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