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Deceive the Messenger
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) · #498 · common · mtg
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.)
DeckSpec Pricei
Non-foil$0.27
Foil$0.39
Condition
Weighted composite · smoothed against one-off swings.
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Condition
FoilNM
| cardkingdom | $0.49 | 2026-07-24 |
| Cardmarket | ≈$0.46 | 2026-08-08 |
| TCGplayer | $0.38 | 2026-08-08 |
Non-foilNM
| cardkingdom | $0.69 | 2026-07-24 |
| Cardmarket | ≈$0.27 | 2026-07-17 |
| MTGO | ≈$0.03 | 2026-08-08 |
| TCGplayer | $0.26 | 2026-08-08 |
Non-USD sources (e.g. Cardmarket, EUR) are shown converted to USD at €1 ≈ $1.15 — indicative, not an exact quote.
Prices update daily · last checked Sun Aug 09. Indicative, not offers — how we price.
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NM Near MintLP Lightly PlayedMP Moderately PlayedHP Heavily PlayedDMG Damaged
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