Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
Deceive the Messenger
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #498 · common · 2023
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Market reference
$0.26
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 498 / 856
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Tomas Duchek
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- silverfoil · scroll · universesbeyond · boosterfun
- Printed
- 2023-11-03
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: 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"
Keywords: Amass
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.26 |
| USD (foil) | $0.36 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.25 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Deceive the Messenger is real?
Deceive the Messenger is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Deceive the Messenger worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Deceive the Messenger is $0.26; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Deceive the Messenger from?
Deceive the Messenger is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Deceive the Messenger?
Deceive the Messenger is a common card in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
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Other Deceive the Messenger printings
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