The Mouth of Sauron
The Mouth of Sauron: Legendary Creature - Human Advisor, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Power / toughness
- 3/4
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 216
- Artist
- Alex Brock
- Commander rank
- 6,560 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Amass, Mill
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About The Mouth of Sauron
The Mouth of Sauron is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and black legendary creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 216 in that set, with art by Alex Brock. It costs {3}{U}{B} (three generic, one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When The Mouth of Sauron enters, target player mills three cards. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in that player's graveyard. (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.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (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 The Mouth of Sauron by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of The Mouth of Sauron
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #667 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to The Mouth of Sauron, newest first.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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