Summons of Saruman
Summons of Saruman: Sorcery, Tales of Middle-earth Commander. Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue and red (UR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 70
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Commander rank
- 5,742 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Amass, Flashback, Mill
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About Summons of Saruman
Summons of Saruman is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and red sorcery from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC), a Commander product released in June 2023. It is collector number 70 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {X}{U}{R} (X, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue and red. 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 $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +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.)
Flashback-{3}{U}{R}, Exile X cards from your graveyard.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Summons of Saruman 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 Summons of Saruman
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #480 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #150 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Summons of Saruman, newest first.
- If you want to cast one of the milled cards, you cast it as part of the resolution of Summons of Saruman. You can't wait to cast the spell later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
- If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
Similar cards
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Summons of Saruman is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.