Sauron, Lord of the Rings
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SetLTC
Collector #4
Released2023-06-23
Raritymythic
ArtistAlex Brock
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Sauron, Lord of the Rings

MythicColour IDMV 8
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Trample
Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.
9 / 9
Keywords
AmassTrampleMill
Card capabilities
CreatureGraveyard interactionLegendary creatureMill
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 2023-06-23Newest 2023-11-03Cheapest priced $0.29 in LTC
Rulings (16)
wotc16 Jun 2023
Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
wotc16 Jun 2023
Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.
wotc16 Jun 2023
The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
wotc16 Jun 2023
Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
wotc16 Jun 2023
To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
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