Portent
Fifth Edition 110 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Liz Danforth
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
Look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order. You may have that player shuffle.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Portent was first introduced in the Ice Age expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1995, later appearing in the Fifth Edition core set in 1997. Designed as a blue sorcery, the card reflects the color's thematic focus on library manipulation and foresight, allowing players to peek at the top cards of their deck and rearrange them before drawing. It was conceived as a balanced alternative to earlier, more powerful cantrips, aiming to provide strategic utility without disrupting the game's tempo too severely.
The artwork for the Fifth Edition version was provided by artist Susan Van Camp, who contributed numerous illustrations to the game during the mid-nineties. Her portrayal of a mystical, swirling visage captures the divination flavor of the card's name and function. Within the competitive community, the card is remembered as a staple of early blue control decks, valued for its low mana cost and the reliable information it offered to players seeking to stabilize their draws.
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