Corsairs of Umbar
Corsairs of Umbar: Creature - Human Pirate, Tales of Middle-earth Commander. 2U: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Human Pirate
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 19
- Artist
- Narendra Bintara Adi
- Commander rank
- 6,158 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Amass
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About Corsairs of Umbar
Corsairs of Umbar is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC), a Commander product released in June 2023. It is collector number 19 in that set, with art by Narendra Bintara Adi. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Tales of Middle-earth Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{2}{U}: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters 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.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Corsairs of Umbar by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Corsairs of Umbar
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #421 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #102 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Corsairs of Umbar, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
- Activating Corsairs of Umbar's first ability after a Goblin, Orc, or Pirate has become blocked won't cause that creature to become unblocked.
- Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
- In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
- 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.
- 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.
- Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
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