Baleful Stare
Portal 42 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- John Coulthart
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You draw a card for each Mountain and red card in it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Baleful Stare was released in 1997 as part of the Portal: Second Age set, a standalone product designed by Wizards of the Coast specifically to introduce new players to the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. The set replaced the traditional, complex rulebook with simplified, streamlined mechanics and intuitive, portal-themed artwork, aiming to create a more accessible entry point for beginners. Unlike standard sets of the time, Portal cards featured simplified card frames and lacked the deep, layered complexity found in expert-level expansions.
The art for this specific card, featuring a classic, ominous gaze, reflects the straightforward, high-fantasy aesthetic championed by the creative team of the era. Designers sought to create visual clarity that would immediately communicate the card's effect to a novice player, moving away from the abstract or heavily lore-dense illustrations of earlier editions. While veteran players initially viewed the set as an simplified experiment, it remains a notable artifact for its distinct white-bordered design and its historical role in expanding the reach of the trading card game to a broader audience.
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