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Portal Three Kingdoms

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Alert Shu Infantry

Creature - Human Soldier 2/2, 2W (3)
Vigilance1
Kongming's predecessor helped Liu Bei win the battle of Fancheng by recognizing and defeating Cao Ren's use of the dreaded "Eight Gold Locks" formation.
Illus. Solomon Au Yeung

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)


Eightfold Maze

Instant, 2W (3)
Play Eightfold Maze only during the declare attackers step and only if you are the defending player.
Destroy target attacking creature.
1
Illus. Shang Huitong

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was of type "Sorcery" until Oracle 2005/10/01.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Empty City Ruse

Sorcery, W (1)
Target opponent skips all combat phases of his or her next turn.1
Out of time and options, Kongming was forced to bluff at Xicheng. He tricked an army of 150,000 Wei by leaving the city gates open and calmly playing the zither.
Illus. Qu Xin

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)


False Defeat

Sorcery, 3W (4)
Return target creature card from your graveyard to play.1
"All warfare is based on deception." -Sun Tzu, Art of War (trans. Giles)
Illus. Li Wang

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Common)


Flanking Troops

Creature - Human Soldier 2/2, 2WW (4)
Whenever Flanking Troops attacks, you may tap target creature.1
Following the battle of Redcliffs, both Liu Bei and Sun Quan coveted the province of Jingzhou. After Sun Quan's troops failed to capture it, Liu Bei's succeeded.
Illus. Li Wang

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)


Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier Warrior 3/5, 3WW (5)
Horsemanship
When Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior is put into your graveyard from play, you may shuffle Guan Yu into your library.
1
Illus. Zhao Dafu

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Horsemanship, Rule 502.17.
  • Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
  • Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became no type. Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Soldier Warrior".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Guan Yu's 1,000-Li March

Sorcery, 4WW (6)
Destroy all tapped creatures.1
He covered the ground on a thousand-li horse; With dragon blade he took each pass by force.
Illus. Yang Guangmai

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Huang Zhong, Shu General

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier 2/3, 2WW (4)
Huang Zhong, Shu General can't be blocked by more than one creature.1
"Virile in war, he kept the north in fear; His prodigies subdued the western sphere."
Illus. Quan Xuejun

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
  • Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became no type. Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 2/2, 2WW (4)
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.1
"Such a lord as this-all virtues' height-Had never been, nor ever was again."
Illus. Gao Yan

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
  • Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became no type. Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Advisor".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Kongming's Contraptions

Creature - Human Soldier 2/4, 3W (4)
{T}: Kongming's Contraptions deals 2 damage to target attacking creature. Play this ability only during the declare attackers step, and only on an opponent's turn.1
Illus. Jiaming

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier"

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Liu Bei, Lord of Shu

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier 2/4, 3WW (5)
Horsemanship
Liu Bei, Lord of Shu gets +2/+2 as long as you control a permanent named Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior or a permanent named Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior.
1
"Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men's devotion." -Liu Bei
Illus. Zhao Dafu

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Horsemanship, Rule 502.17.
  • Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
  • Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became no type. Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Loyal Retainers

Creature - Human Advisor 1/1, 2W (3)
Sacrifice Loyal Retainers: Return target legendary creature card from your graveyard to play. Play this ability only during your turn, before the combat phase.1
Illus. Solomon Au Yeung

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Advisor" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Advisor".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)


Misfortune's Gain

Sorcery, 3W (4)
Destroy target creature. Its owner gains 4 life.1
The mourning families of commanders and generals were often given land, valuables, or money to compensate for their losses.
Illus. Jiaming

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Common)


Pang Tong, "Young Phoenix"

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor 1/2, 1WW (3)
{T}: Target creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn. Play this ability only during your turn, before the combat phase.1
"...It was Pang Tong's boat-connecting scheme That let Zhou Yu accomplish his great deed."
Illus. Li Tie

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
  • Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became no type. Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Advisor".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Peach Garden Oath

Sorcery, W (1)
You gain 2 life for each creature you control.1
"We three, though of separate ancestry, join in brotherhood... . We dare not hope to be together always but hereby vow to die the selfsame day." -Peach Garden Oath
Illus. Zhao Dafu


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (2/7) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Uncommon)
Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)


Rally the Troops

Instant, W (1)
Play Rally the Troops only during the declare attackers step and only if you are the defending player.
Untap all creatures you control.
1
Illus. Shang Huitong

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was of type "Sorcery" until Oracle 2005/10/01]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (2/7) Portal Three Kingdoms (Uncommon)
Portal Second Age (Uncommon)


Ravages of War

Sorcery, 3W (4)
Destroy all lands.1
"Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed. Lean years follow in the wake of a great war." -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching (trans. Feng and English)
Illus. Fang Yue

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Rare)


Riding Red Hare

Sorcery, 2W (3)
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains horsemanship until end of turn.1
One of the greatest steeds in the empire, Red Hare could travel a thousand li a day and climb hills as if running on flat ground.
Illus. Qi Baocheng

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Horsemanship, Rule 502.17.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Common)


Shu Cavalry

Creature - Human Soldier 2/2, 2W (3)
Horsemanship
In establishing the Shu kingdom, Liu Bei's forces fought against Ma Chao at Chengdu. Eventually, Ma Chao surrendered and became one of Liu Bei's Tiger Generals.
Illus. Li Xiaohua

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Horsemanship, Rule 502.17.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Common)


Shu Defender

Creature - Human Soldier 2/2, 2W (3)
Whenever Shu Defender blocks, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.1
Confronting Cao Cao's army at Steepslope Bridge, Zhang Fei bellowed, "I am Zhang Fei of Yan! Who dares fight me to the death?" Cao Cao's army cowered and fled.
Illus. Sun Nan

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
  • Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/1) Portal Three Kingdoms (Common)


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