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Portal  Portal Portal Portal
| Summon Creature 4/3 |
3BB (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
- 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 had no creature type. If played with non-Portal cards, it should be played as creature type Vampire. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
| Sorcery |
1B (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Play Assassin's Blade only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. Destroy any one attacking creature that isn't black. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1B (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Swampwalk (If defending player has any swamps in play, Bog Raiders can't be intercepted.) |
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3B (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Swampwalk (If defending player has any swamps in play, Bog Wraith can't be intercepted.) |
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
4B (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| If Charging Bandits attacks, it gets +2/+0 until the end of the turn. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Bandit". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Rogue"
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
1B (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Craven Knight can't intercept. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Knight". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Knight"
| Sorcery |
BBB (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up. (For example, if you have 11 life, you lose 6 life.) |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Search your deck for any card. Shuffle your deck and put that card on top of it. You lose 2 life. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
3B (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| This turn, your black creatures can be intercepted only by other black creatures. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 6/5 |
3BBB (6) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying When Dread Reaper comes into play from your hand, you lose 5 life. (The person who plays Dread Reaper loses the life.) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Starter.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1B (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Dry Spell deals 1 damage to each creature and player. (This includes your creatures and you.) |
| Summon Creature 5/4 |
5BB (7) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying When Ebon Dragon comes into play from your hand, you may force your opponent to choose and discard a card from his or her hand. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1BB (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| If Endless Cockroaches is put into your discard pile from play, return Endless Cockroaches to your hand. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- Note - This card is referred to by Urborg Panther.
- Note - Before errata, the creature type was Night Stalker as two words. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2BB (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Choose one of your creatures. Final Strike deals to your opponent damage equal to that creature's offense. Then, put the creature in your discard pile. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
3B (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| When Gravedigger comes into play from your hand, you may choose to return a summon creature from your discard pile to your hand. |
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Destroy any one creature that isn't black. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Destroy any one creature that isn't black. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Any one creature gets +4/+0 until the end of the turn. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1BB (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| On your turn, before you attack, you may tap King's Assassin to destroy any one tapped creature. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Assassin". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Assassin".
| Summon Creature 4/4 |
2B (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Mercenary Knight comes into play from your hand, choose and discard a summon creature from your hand or destroy Mercenary Knight. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Mercenary Knight". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Mercenary Knight".
| Sorcery |
1B (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Your opponent discards a card at random from his or her hand. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Your opponent chooses and discards two cards from his or her hand. (If your opponent has only one card, he or she discards it.) |
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
B (1) |
Portal (Common) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all green creatures. (This includes your green creatures.) |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
2B (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| If Noxious Toad is put into your discard pile from play, your opponent chooses and discards a card from his or her hand. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Toad". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Frog".
| Summon Creature 3/2 |
1BB (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - In Visions this card was of creature type Python.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1BB (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy any one land. |
| Sorcery |
B (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Return any one summon creature from your discard pile to your hand. |
- A "creature card" is a Creature card or Artifact Creature card. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
- You must show the card you bring out of the graveyard to your opponent. [bethmo 1994/10/01]
- You can Raise Dead a creature which was discarded from your hand and was therefore never in play. [D'Angelo 1994/10/01]
- The creature being brought back is chosen on announcement and not on resolution of the spell because it is targeted. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 123]
- Although the text isn't totally clear, the targeted creature card must be in your graveyard. [D'Angelo 2007/02/28]
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
3BB (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Serpent Assassin comes into play from your hand, you may choose to destroy any one creature that isn't black. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Assassin". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Snake Assassin".
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| When Serpent Warrior comes into play from your hand, you lose 3 life. (The person who plays Serpent Warrior loses the life.) |
- You can play this if you have less than 3 life, since the life is lost as an effect and not a payment. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Soldier" and not "Snake Warrior" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Summon Creature 5/1 |
3B (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
1B (2) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
3BB (5) |
Portal (Common) |
| Soul Shred deals 3 damage to any one creature that isn't black. You gain 3 life. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 3/2 |
3B (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| If Undying Beast is put into your discard pile from play, put Undying Beast on top of your deck. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01]
| Sorcery |
5BB (7) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Vampiric Feast deals 4 damage to any one creature or player. You gain 4 life. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Vampiric Touch deals 2 damage to your opponent. You gain 2 life. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
2B (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all white creatures. (This includes your white creatures.) |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
1BB (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Destroy any two creatures that aren't black. You lose 5 life. (You can't play Wicked Pact unless you can choose two creatures to destroy.) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Sorcery |
2UUU (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Look at the top seven cards of your deck. Put two of them into your hand and the rest into your discard pile. |
- If there are less than 7 cards in the library, look at all of them. Put two into your hand, and the rest in the graveyard. [D'Angelo 1998/06/16]
- This is not considered a draw or a discard. [D'Angelo 1998/06/16]
| Sorcery |
3UU (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| If you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent does, draw until you have the same number. (When you play Balance of Power, it doesn't count as in your hand.) |
- The number of cards is counted during resolution. [8E FAQ 2003/07/28]
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Look at your opponent's hand. For each mountain and red card there, you draw a card. (You draw from your deck.) |
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
2U (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| On your turn, before you attack, you may tap Capricious Sorcerer to have it deal 1 damage to any one creature or player. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Wizard". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Wizard"
| Sorcery |
U (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Any one creature gains flying until the end of the turn. You draw a card. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 5/4 |
5U (6) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying Cloud Dragon can intercept only creatures with flying. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Dragon". Then with Oracle 2008/01/01 it became "Illusion Dragon".
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
U (1) |
Portal (Common) |
Flying Cloud Pirates can intercept only creatures with flying. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Pirate". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Pirate"
| Summon Creature 3/1 |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Flying Cloud Spirit can intercept only creatures with flying. |
- If it loses Flying, it will be unable to block any creatures. [D'Angelo 1998/10/06]
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Play Command of Unsummoning only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. Return any one or two attacking creatures to their owner's hand. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
1U (2) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. Starting with Starter it had creature type "Eel", until Oracle 2007/10/01 when it became "Fish".
| Sorcery |
4U (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Look at the top five cards of your opponent's deck. Put one of them into your opponent's discard pile and the rest on top of his or her deck in any order. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 5/5 |
4UU (6) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Deep-Sea Serpent can attack only if the defending player has an island in play. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Return any one sorcery card from your discard pile to your hand. |
| Summon Creature 5/6 |
5UU (7) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Flying |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| At the beginning of your opponent's next turn, he or she skips untapping his or her creatures and lands. |
- The effect applies to the creatures controlled by the opponent when this spell resolves. [Jackson 1999/11/22]
- The creatures and lands are only prevented from untapping during the targeted player's next untap step. They can still can untap during other player's untap steps. [Jackson 1999/10/25]
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Each player chooses and discards from his or her hand any number of cards and then draws that many cards. You then draw a card. (You choose first.) |
- The discard is forced even though you choose how many to discard. [Aahz 1997/06/16]
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3U (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 1/4 |
2U (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1U (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Flying When Ingenious Thief comes into play from your hand, look at your opponent's hand. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. Then with Starter it became "Thief". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Rogue".
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| When Man-o'-War comes into play from your hand, return any one creature to its owner's hand. (If you're the only one with creatures, return one of them to your hand.) |
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
U (1) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1UU (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Play Mystic Denial only in response to another player playing a summon creature or a sorcery. That card has no effect, and that player puts it into his or her discard pile. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
1U (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Look at the top three cards of your deck and return them in any order. You may choose to shuffle your deck. Then draw a card. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1U (2) |
Portal (Common) |
Flying When Owl Familiar comes into play from your hand, draw a card, then choose and discard a card from your hand. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
U (1) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Search your deck for a sorcery and reveal that card to all players. Shuffle your deck and put the revealed card on top of it. |
- You do not have to find a sorcery card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 2005/10/20. It was previously banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it was 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.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
1UU (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Phantom Warrior can't be intercepted. |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. Then it was of creature type "Illusion" until Oracle 2007/05/01 when it became "Illusion Warrior"
| Sorcery |
XU (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Each player draws X cards. |
- If both players run out of cards during this effect, the game is a draw. [D'Angelo 1999/08/27]
- Both players draw cards at the same time. [D'Angelo 1999/08/31]
- If a replacement effect is being applied to cards, treat it as if each player draws one card, then each player draws one card, and so on until all the require drawing is done. [Jackson 2000/04/19]
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Summon Creature 3/2 |
3U (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- All tournament formats have banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appeares in Portal or Starter prior to then.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
U (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Look at your opponent's hand. You draw a card. (Draw the card from your deck.) |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 1/2 |
1U (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Return any one creature to its owner's hand. You draw a card. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
U (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Choose any one player. On that player's next turn, all his or her creatures that can attack you must do so. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| For each tapped creature your opponent has in play, you draw a card. |
| Summon Creature 9/9 |
6UUU (9) |
Portal (Rare) |
| If Thing from the Deep attacks, destroy one of your islands or destroy Thing from the Deep. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Beast". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Leviathan".
| Sorcery |
1U (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Tap any one, two, or three creatures without flying. (Tapped creatures can't intercept.) |
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Return any one creature to the top of its owner's deck. |
| Sorcery |
3U (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Draw two cards. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
2U (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2U (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Look at your opponent's hand. For each forest and green card there, you draw a card. (You draw from your deck.) |
- All tournament formats banned this card unil 2005/08/01 because it only appeared in Portal.
| Sorcery |
1GG (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Choose any one creature. This turn, all creatures able to intercept that creature do so. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it was only in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it was only 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.
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Swampwalk (If defending player has any swamps in play, Anaconda can't be intercepted.) |
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Swampwalk (If defending player has any swamps in play, Anaconda can't be intercepted.) |
| Sorcery |
3G (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Bee Sting deals 2 damage to any one creature or player. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Islandwalk (If defending player has any islands in play, Bull Hippo can't be intercepted.) |
| Summon Creature 4/4 |
3GG (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Charging Rhino can't be intercepted by more than one creature. |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Play Deep Wood only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. This turn, all damage dealt to you by attacking creatures is reduced to 0. |
- 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]
| Summon Creature 2/3 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Forestwalk (If defending player has any forests in play, Elite Cat Warrior can't be intercepted.) |
- 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 Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 2/3 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Forestwalk (If defending player has any forests in play, Elite Cat Warrior can't be intercepted.) |
- 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 Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
2GG (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Return any one card from your discard pile to your hand. |
| Summon Creature 4/1 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
G (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| For each forest you and your opponent have in play, you gain 1 life. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 2/4 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Giant Spider can intercept as though it had flying. |
| Summon Creature 3/2 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- It is not a creature of type Gorilla, it is of type Ape. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type even though the Urza's Saga version was already type "Ape". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01, it became "Ape Warrior".
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
1G (2) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
XG (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Hurricane deals X damage to each player and each creature with flying. (This includes you and your creatures with flying.) |
- This is not a targeted spell, and so it may be cast when there are no creatures in play. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Whether or not a creature is Flying is only checked on resolution. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
G (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Jungle Lion can't intercept. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
G (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Untap all your creatures. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Any one creature gets +4/+4 until the end of the turn. |
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Any one creature gets +4/+4 until the end of the turn. |
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
1G (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2GG (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Search your deck for a green summon creature and put that card into play. Treat it as though you just played it from your hand. Then put one of your green creatures into your discard pile. Shuffle your deck afterwards. |
- The sacrifice of a green creature is part of the play cost and is paid on announcement. You do not have a choice to pay this cost zero times or more than one time in order to multiply the effect. [D'Angelo 1997/01/28]
- You do not have to find a green creature card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
| Sorcery |
3GG (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| You gain 8 life. |
| Sorcery |
2G (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| All your green creatures gain forestwalk until the end of the turn. (If defending player has any forests in play, none of your green creatures can be intercepted.) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Search your deck for a forest and put that card into play. Shuffle your deck afterwards. |
- Basic forests and lands that say "counts as a Forest" can be drawn. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 8]
- Can get a Snow-Covered Forest out. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- You do not have to find a forest card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
| Sorcery |
2G (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Needle Storm deals 4 damage to each creature with flying. (This includes your creatures with flying.) |
| Summon Creature 6/3 |
4G (5) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 3/4 |
1G (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| When Plant Elemental comes into play from your hand, destroy one of your forests or destroy Plant Elemental. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 8/8 |
2GGG (5) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Primeval Force comes into play from your hand, destroy three of your forests or destroy Primeval Force. |
- The Portal version did not have a creature type. [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Summon Creature 3/6 |
4G (5) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 3/4 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 5/4 |
4G (5) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3G (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Stalking Tiger can't be intercepted by more than one creature. |
- Note - This card was of creature type "Tiger" and not "Cat" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Take up to three lands from your hand and put them into play. |
- This spell increases the number of lands you can play in a turn. The land cards are played as you would normally play lands. [DeLaney 2002/08/25]
| Sorcery |
G (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Search your deck for a summon creature and reveal that card to all players. Then shuffle your deck and put the revealed card on top of it. |
- You do not have to find a creature card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
- 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.
| Summon Creature 4/4 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Thundering Wurm comes into play from your hand, discard a land from your hand or destroy Thundering Wurm. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Portal (Rare) |
Play Treetop Defense only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. This turn, all your creatures can intercept as though they had flying. |
- 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 Reach, Rule 502.70.
- Note - This card was of type "Sorcery" until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
2G (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Search your deck for a plains, island, swamp, mountain, or forest and put that card into play. Shuffle your deck afterwards. |
- Can get a Snow-Covered land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- You do not have to find a basic land card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
| Summon Creature 8/5 |
6G (7) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
G (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Forestwalk (If defending player has any forests in play, Willow Dryad can't be intercepted.) |
- 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 Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01]
| Sorcery |
1GG (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy any one land. |
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
2G (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Wood Elves comes into play from your hand, search your deck for a forest and put that card into play. Shuffle your deck afterwards. |
- You do not have to find a forest card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Elf" and not "Elf Scout" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Blaze deals X damage to any one creature or player. |
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Blaze deals X damage to any one creature or player. |
| Sorcery |
3R (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all islands. (This includes your islands.) |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
R (1) |
Portal (Common) |
Any one creature gets +2/+0 until the end of the turn. Burning Cloak deals 2 damage to that creature. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 4/1 |
2R (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Craven Giant can't intercept. |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
3R (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01]
| Sorcery |
5RR (7) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Destroy all creatures and lands. (This includes your creatures and lands.) |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Earthquake deals X damage to each player and each creature without flying. (This includes you and your creatures without flying.) |
- This is not a targeted spell, so it may be cast when there are no creatures in play. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Whether or not a creature is without Flying is only checked on resolution. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Summon Creature 6/6 |
6RRR (9) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying When Fire Dragon comes into play from your hand, it deals to any one creature damage equal to the number of mountains you have in play. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
2R (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| When Fire Imp comes into play from your hand, it deals 2 damage to any one creature. (If you're the only player with creatures, Fire Imp deals 2 damage to one of your creatures.) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 3/1 |
4R (5) |
Portal (Common) |
| If Fire Snake is put into your discard pile from play, destroy any one land. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Sorcery |
5RR (7) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Fire Tempest deals 6 damage to each creature and player. (This includes your creatures and you. If all players drop to 0 life or less, the game is a draw.) |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
3R (4) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all plains. (This includes your plains.) |
| Sorcery |
3R (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Forked Lightning deals 4 damage divided any way you choose among any one, two, or three creatures. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 2/1 |
1R (2) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 3/4 |
2RR (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
3R (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Summon Creature 5/5 |
3RR (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Hulking Cyclops can't intercept. |
- Cannot be given the ability to block by something like Web or Spider Climb. Those abilities do not remove the general inability to block. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 30]
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Giant" from the release of Sixth Edition until Oracle 2006/01/15. It was "Cyclops" before Sixth Edition.
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
1R (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Hulking Goblin can't intercept. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
RR (2) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Take another turn after this one. You lose the game at the end of that turn. (You don't lose if you've already won.) |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) 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.
| Sorcery |
4R (5) |
Portal (Common) |
| Lava Axe deals 5 damage to your opponent. |
| Sorcery |
3RR (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy any one creature or land. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 4/2 |
3R (4) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 2/3 |
2R (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
R (1) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Mountainwalk (If defending player has any mountains in play, Mountain Goat can't be intercepted.) |
| Summon Creature 5/5 |
2RR (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| When Pillaging Horde comes into play from your hand, discard a card at random from your hand or destroy Pillaging Horde. |
- 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 had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Barbarian". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Barbarian".
| Sorcery |
1R (2) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature. (This includes your creatures.) |
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
2R (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Raging Cougar is unaffected by summoning sickness. |
- 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 Haste, Rule 502.5.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
R (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Raging Goblin is unaffected by summoning sickness. |
- Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
- Note - This card had creature type "Goblin" and not "Goblin Berserker" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Summon Creature 1/1 |
R (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Raging Goblin is unaffected by summoning sickness. |
- Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
- Note - This card had creature type "Goblin" and not "Goblin Berserker" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Summon Creature 3/3 |
2RR (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Raging Minotaur is unaffected by summoning sickness. |
- 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 Haste, Rule 502.5.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2005/10/01, when it became "Minotaur". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Minotaur Berserker".
| Sorcery |
4RR (6) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Destroy any two lands. |
- You must target two different lands. You cannot choose to target just one. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
| Sorcery |
R (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Scorching Spear deals 1 damage to any one creature or player. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appears in Portal and Stater.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
| Sorcery |
R (1) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Play Scorching Winds only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. Scorching Winds deals 1 damage to each attacking creature. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
1R (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Spitting Earth deals to any one creature damage equal to the number of mountains you have in play. (This includes both tapped and untapped mountains.) |
| Sorcery |
2R (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Destroy any one land. |
| Summon Creature 5/5 |
5R (6) |
Portal (Rare) |
Thundermare is unaffected by summoning sickness. When Thundermare comes into play from your hand, tap all other creatures. (This includes your creatures.) |
| Summon Creature 4/4 |
4RR (6) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying Volcanic Dragon is unaffected by summoning sickness. |
| Sorcery |
1R (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any one creature or player. |
| Summon Creature 0/7 |
2R (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Wall of Granite can't attack. |
- 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 Defender, Rule 502.41.
- Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.
- Note - This card had no creature type in Portal. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
| Sorcery |
R (1) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Each player counts the cards in his or her hand, shuffles those cards into his or her deck, and then draws that many cards. (When you play Winds of Change, it doesn't count as a card in your hand.) |
- The number of cards you originally had is the number of cards in your hand when this spell is resolved, and not when it is played. In other words, if you start with 7 cards, cast Winds of Change, and then cast 5 other instants in the same stack, then you will get 1 new card and not 6 or 7. [Aahz 1994/09/06]
| Summon Creature 4/4 |
4WW (6) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying If Alabaster Dragon is put into your discard pile from play, shuffle Alabaster Dragon back into your deck. |
- The ability is triggered and not a replacement as of Oracle 2007/05/01. [D'Angelo 2007/05/15]
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
2W (3) |
Portal (Common) |
| Any one creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until the end of the turn. |
| Summon Creature 5/5 |
5WW (7) |
Portal (Rare) |
Flying Attacking doesn't cause Archangel to tap. |
| Summon Creature 2/5 |
4W (5) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| Attacking doesn't cause Ardent Militia to tap. |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. It was then of creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/05/01 when it became "Human Soldier".
- Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.
| Sorcery |
3W (4) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Destroy all lands. (This includes your lands.) |
- The destruction can be prevented normally, such as with Consecrate Land, Pyramids, or regeneration if the land is also a creature. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
| Summon Creature 1/2 |
1W (2) |
Portal (Common) |
| Flying |
- Note - The Anthologies version of the card has a mana cost of {2}{W} instead of {1}{W}. This is an error.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
1W (2) |
Portal (Rare) |
Play Blessed Reversal only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. For each attacking creature, you gain 3 life. |
- The creatures are counted on resolution. [Barclay 1999/02/03]
- Can be cast when there are no attacking creatures, and even out of combat, to gain zero life. [DeLaney 1999/02/10]
- Note - The Portal version was a Sorcery.
| Sorcery |
2W (3) |
Portal (Rare) |
| Tap all creatures except for white creatures. (This includes your creatures.) |
- Will not tap a creature that is both white and another color. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
| Summon Creature 1/4 |
2W (3) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. Then with Starter it had creature type "Soldier". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Soldier".
| Sorcery |
3W (4) |
Portal (Common) |
| Take any one summon creature from your discard pile and put that card into play. Treat it as though you just played it from your hand. |
| Summon Creature 2/2 |
2W (3) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
| If Charging Paladin attacks, it gets +0/+3 until the end of the turn. |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type, even though the Exodus version was already type "Knight". With Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Knight".
| Sorcery |
1W (2) |
Portal (Uncommon) |
Play Defiant Stand only after you're attacked, before you declare interceptors. Any one creature gets +1/+3 until the end of the turn. If that creature is tapped, untap it. |
- 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.
| Summon Creature 1/2 |
W (1) |
Portal (Common) |
- 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.
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type. Then with Starter it became "Soldier". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Soldier". Then with Oracle 2008/01/01 it became "Elf Soldier".
| Sorcery |
W (1) |
Portal (Common) |
| Choose any one player. That player can't attack on his or her next turn. |
- 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.
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