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Deceive the Messenger
Instant · {U} · EDHREC #14255
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #498 · common · 2023-11-03 · nonfoil, foil · art by Tomas Duchek
Price history (EUR)
Marketplace prices
| Marketplace | List | Finish | Native | EUR · SEK · USD | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | retail | foil | 0,23 € | 0,23 €2,52 kr · $0.26 | 2026-11-02 |
| Card Kingdom | buylist (cash offer) | foil | $0.12 | 0,11 €1,18 kr · $0.12 | 2026-09-18 |
| Card Kingdom | buylist (cash offer) | normal | $0.03 | 0,03 €0,29 kr · $0.03 | 2026-10-17 |
| Card Kingdom | retail | foil | $0.49 | 0,44 €4,81 kr · $0.49 | 2026-11-02 |
| Card Kingdom | retail | normal | $0.39 | 0,35 €3,83 kr · $0.39 | 2026-11-02 |
| Mana Pool | retail | foil | $0.26 | 0,23 €2,55 kr · $0.26 | 2026-11-02 |
| Mana Pool | retail | normal | $0.28 | 0,25 €2,75 kr · $0.28 | 2026-11-02 |
| TCGplayer | retail | foil | $0.41 | 0,37 €4,03 kr · $0.41 | 2026-11-02 |
| TCGplayer | retail | normal | $0.27 | 0,24 €2,65 kr · $0.27 | 2026-11-02 |
Card text and legality
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.)
Legal in: historic, timeless, gladiator, modern, legacy, pauper, vintage, commander, oathbreaker, brawl, competitivebrawl, paupercommander, duel, tlr
All printings of Deceive the Messenger (2)
| Set | # | Rarity | Released | Cardmarket € | TCGplayer $ | Shop | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 498 | common | 2023-11-03 | – | $0.27 | 2,10 €23,05 kr · $2.35 | |
![]() | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 47 | common | 2023-06-23 | 0,09 € | $0.18 | 1,90 €20,86 kr · $2.12 |

