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Deceive the Messenger

U · 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.)

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