wotc
If an ability targets something controlled by the “defending player” of an attacking creature and the defending player for that creature changes before that ability resolves, the ability won’t resolve because its target has become illegal.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #122
Portal Mage
c20·#122·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Yongjae Choi
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wishlisted
Apr '20
6 yr ago
Value
$0.30$0 (-6.3%)
30 days high $0.32 · low $0.30
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.30EUR€0.24
NM$0.30
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,030 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Wizard
Flash
When this creature enters during the declare attackers step, you may reselect which player or permanent target attacking creature is attacking. (It can't attack its controller or their permanents.)
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 5
wotc
You may cast Portal Mage outside of a declare attackers step. If Portal Mage enters the battlefield outside of a declare attackers step, its ability simply doesn’t trigger.
wotc
Reselecting which player or planeswalker a creature is attacking ignores all requirements, restrictions, and costs associated with attacking.
Context
Last observed at $0.30, down from $0.32 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.23 and $0.32 across 31 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $0.30.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C20 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Commander 2020* (released April 2020).
Card #122 in Commander 2020.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Wizard. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flash.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,030 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Yongjae Choi. Rarix tracks 433 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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