Portent
Commander 2018 97 • common
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Burdett
- Market price
- $0.44
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 originally introduced in the 1996 expansion Alliances, designed as a blue sorcery that offered card selection and delayed card draw. The card was reimagined for the Commander 2018 set, which focused on providing specialized tools for the multiplayer-centric Commander format. This reprint retained the core functionality of the original while utilizing the modern card frame and aesthetics consistent with the 2018 series.
The artwork for this version was commissioned to fit the cohesive visual identity of the Commander 2018 decks. While the original 1996 illustration by Melissa A. Benson remains a hallmark of early Magic: The Gathering aesthetics, this updated printing sought to integrate the classic mechanical utility of the card into the then-contemporary visual landscape of the game, ensuring that essential deck-filtering spells remained accessible to players building new strategy decks.
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