Borrowing the East Wind
Portal Three Kingdoms 133 • rare
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Collector number
- 133
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Gao Yan
- Market price
- $119.74
What it does
Borrowing the East Wind deals X damage to each creature with horsemanship and each player.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Borrowing the East Wind was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was uniquely designed to introduce the game to new players in the Asian market, drawing heavy inspiration from the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The card represents the famous strategic maneuver by Zhuge Liang, who was said to have used Taoist rites to summon a favorable wind during the Battle of Red Cliffs.
The artwork for the card was created by the artist Li Yan, who worked within the established visual style of the Portal sets, which emphasized more realistic, period-appropriate depictions of historical figures rather than the high-fantasy aesthetic found in standard expansions. While the set initially had a limited distribution in English-speaking territories, it has since become a highly sought-after piece for collectors due to its distinct thematic focus and its scarcity compared to core set releases.
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