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Corsairs of Umbar

Creature — Human Pirate3 generic manaBlue mana

Amass Orcs is a black-red mechanic by tribe: the token it makes is a black Orc Army, so a blue creature that grows the Army on combat damage is a deliberate bridge, handing Orc-counters decks a way into the color that has always owned unblockability. The two halves feed each other. The activated ability spends mana to shove a Goblin, Orc, or Pirate through untouched, and when you aim it at Corsairs itself, connecting is exactly what triggers the amass three, so the same investment that lands the hit also enlarges the Army you keep swinging with. The self-referential wrinkle is that its own attack can be the one you make unblockable, which turns the 3/3 body into a slow but reliable Army engine that scales every turn it gets through. It reads as a support piece rather than a bomb, and the counter-generation is the more durable half: an Army gaining three counters per connection outgrows most blockers faster than the frame suggests, and the unblockable clause guarantees those connections keep happening. The design's real contribution is structural, giving a mechanic that lives in aggressive black-red the one thing those colors chronically lack, which is a repeatable way to make sure the swing lands.

Corsairs of Umbar (ltc)
LTC · #19rare
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Oracle Text

Rules text

2 generic manaBlue mana: 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.)
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
N/A
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
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Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
N/A
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