Horned Turtle
Portal 57 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 57
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Its spear has no shaft, its shield no handle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Horned Turtle was released in 1997 as part of the Portal set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed specifically to serve as an entry point for new players, featuring simplified rules and a more accessible card layout. As a blue-aligned creature, the Horned Turtle was intended to function as a defensive staple, utilizing its high toughness to hold off early-game aggression while teaching players the value of creatures that do not need to attack to be effective.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Susan Van Camp, a prolific contributor to the game’s early years. Van Camp’s design sought to emphasize the creature's armored, protective nature, consistent with the turtle’s role as a wall-like utility piece. While the card is a common rarity and was never intended as a high-power tournament staple, it remains a nostalgic touchstone for players who began their journey during the mid-to-late 1990s, representing the utilitarian design philosophy that characterized the Portal product line.
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