If the exiled card has {X} in its mana cost (such as Chalice of the Void), that X is considered to be 0. The {X} in Prototype Portal's activation cost takes this into account, though it may be greater than 0 if the exiled card has other mana symbols in its mana cost (such as Riptide Replicator).
You may not activate the second ability if no card has been exiled with Prototype Portal. In that case, the value of {X} is undefined and can't be paid.
You don't choose the value of {X}. Rather, the value of X is defined by the activated ability.
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This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOM — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
Card #195 of *Scars of Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2010 Scars of Mirrodin release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Imprint.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,821 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Drew Baker. Rarix catalogs 127 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Drew Baker
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Any "enters" abilities of the exiled card will trigger when the token is put onto the battlefield. Any "as [this permanent] enters" or "[this permanent] enters with" abilities of the exiled card will also work.
If Prototype Portal has left the battlefield by the time its second ability resolves, you'll still put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of the exiled card. On the other hand, if Prototype Portal is still on the battlefield at this time but there is no exiled card (because, perhaps, Riftsweeper's ability caused the exiled card to be put into its owner's library), no token is created.
