Portal
Portal (por) is a mainline Magic: The Gathering set (Portal) from 1997-05-01 with 228 catalogued printings. Sylvan Tutor near $54.51 anchors current chase interest. Median reference $0.38 across priced printings. Cactaur aggregates rarity splits, chase links, and a completion value snapshot so collectors and future sellers share one factual set index keyed to magic:en:por.
What is Portal?
Set builders reference Portal when completing Portal binders, dated 1997-05-01 in our catalog. Notable market references include Sylvan Tutor, Wrath of God, Cruel Tutor. Priced printings center around a $0.38 median snapshot. Catalog key magic:en:por powers this hub: rarity counts, chase links, and a full card table so you can plan singles purchases or future marketplace bids with the same data Cactaur uses on card pages.
What is Portal?
Portal gives collectors a structured view of Portal printings without opening dozens of card tabs. 228 rows are searchable on this page, each linking to gameplay stats and refreshed market references. That structure mirrors how a future Cactaur marketplace listing will expose set-level inventory.
When was Portal released?
Portal carries a 1997-05-01 release date in Cactaur metadata with 257 official cards. Actual print runs vary by region; Japanese and English releases may differ by a few weeks. Our 228 indexed printings include variants when providers expose them, which can exceed the number printed on booster packaging.
What are the chase cards in Portal?
High references in Portal currently include Sylvan Tutor at $54.51; Wrath of God at $51.13; Cruel Tutor at $43.66; Armageddon at $38.87; Natural Order at $24.76; Devastation at $17.29. Chase slots combine scarcity, art, and competitive demand—prices move with tournament results and reprint rumors. Follow individual card pages for condition-specific ranges.
How much is Portal worth?
Adding priced singles yields a $557.53 rough index across 228 printings (low $0.09, median $0.38, high $54.51). That sum is not a sealed-box price—it is a catalog thought experiment for set completion at near-mint references. Portal is indexed under slug por in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
How do you complete Portal?
Complete Portal by acquiring bulk commons/uncommons first, then rare holos, then top chase cards. Rarity mix: 55× Rare, 58× Uncommon, 115× Common. Reserved anchors on this page (#set-buy, #set-watch) will later tie into marketplace carts and collection tracking. Portal is indexed under slug por in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Chase cards
Rarity breakdown
| Common | 115 |
|---|---|
| Uncommon | 58 |
| Rare | 55 |
All cards in Portal
| Card | # | Rarity | Market USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Tutor | 188 | Rare | $54.51 |
| Wrath of God | 39 | Rare | $51.13 |
| Cruel Tutor | 87 | Rare | $43.66 |
| Armageddon | 5 | Rare | $38.87 |
| Natural Order | 175 | Rare | $24.76 |
| Devastation | 123 | Rare | $17.29 |
| Wood Elves | 195 | Rare | $16.65 |
| Harsh Justice | 18 | Rare | $16.59 |
| Winds of Change | 156 | Rare | $13.43 |
| Personal Tutor | 64 | Uncommon | $12.49 |
| Earthquake | 124 | Rare | $12.06 |
| Last Chance | 136 | Rare | $10.39 |
| Ebon Dragon | 91 | Rare | $10.12 |
| Mobilize | 172 | Common | $9.39 |
| Pyroclasm | 143 | Rare | $9.30 |
| King's Assassin | 98 | Rare | $8.93 |
| Summer Bloom | 187 | Rare | $8.39 |
| Prosperity | 66 | Rare | $8.23 |
| Nature's Cloak | 177 | Rare | $7.74 |
| Nature's Lore | 178 | Common | $7.59 |
| Temporary Truce | 33 | Rare | $6.57 |
| Cruel Bargain | 86 | Rare | $6.39 |
| Final Strike | 94 | Rare | $5.97 |
| Fire Dragon | 125 | Rare | $5.46 |
| Swamp | 207 | Common | $5.40 |
| Gift of Estates | 17 | Rare | $5.19 |
| Endless Cockroaches | 92 | Rare | $4.60 |
| Cloud Pirates | 46d | Common | $4.30 |
| Boiling Seas | 119 | Uncommon | $4.27 |
| Wicked Pact | 117 | Rare | $3.31 |
| Swamp | 206 | Common | $3.21 |
| Mercenary Knight | 99 | Rare | $3.20 |
| Archangel | 3 | Rare | $3.11 |
| Winter's Grasp | 194 | Uncommon | $2.89 |
| Exhaustion | 54 | Rare | $2.80 |
| Island | 203 | Common | $2.77 |
| Fire Tempest | 128 | Rare | $2.71 |
| Spiritual Guardian | 27 | Rare | $2.58 |
| Forest | 214 | Common | $2.54 |
| Alabaster Dragon | 1 | Rare | $2.51 |
| Cloud Pirates | 46 | Common | $2.43 |
| Alluring Scent | 157 | Rare | $2.41 |
| Mountain | 211 | Common | $2.36 |
| Volcanic Dragon | 153 | Rare | $2.24 |
| Cloud Dragon | 45 | Rare | $2.17 |
| Capricious Sorcerer | 43 | Rare | $2.15 |
| Island | 201 | Common | $2.15 |
| Serpent Assassin | 108 | Rare | $2.07 |
| Taunt | 71 | Rare | $2.02 |
| Feral Shadow | 93d | Common | $1.95 |
| Storm Crow | 69d | Common | $1.95 |
| Armored Pegasus | 6d | Common | $1.93 |
| Island | 202 | Common | $1.75 |
| Plains | 198 | Common | $1.53 |
| Thing from the Deep | 73 | Rare | $1.53 |
| Thundering Wurm | 189 | Rare | $1.50 |
| Hurricane | 170 | Rare | $1.49 |
| Mountain | 210 | Common | $1.40 |
| Forked Lightning | 130 | Rare | $1.38 |
| Virtue's Ruin | 116 | Uncommon | $1.32 |
| Plains | 197 | Common | $1.28 |
| Thundermare | 152 | Rare | $1.22 |
| Forest | 215 | Common | $1.16 |
| Plains | 199 | Common | $1.15 |
| Forest | 213 | Common | $1.09 |
| Swamp | 205 | Common | $1.04 |
| Theft of Dreams | 72 | Uncommon | $0.97 |
| Mountain | 209 | Common | $0.95 |
| Djinn of the Lamp | 52 | Rare | $0.92 |
| Phantom Warrior | 65 | Rare | $0.91 |
| Snapping Drake | 67d | Common | $0.85 |
| Blinding Light | 8 | Rare | $0.81 |
| Fruition | 166 | Common | $0.81 |
| Primeval Force | 182 | Rare | $0.81 |
| Cruel Fate | 50 | Rare | $0.79 |
| Nature's Ruin | 103 | Uncommon | $0.77 |
| Balance of Power | 41 | Rare | $0.75 |
| Dread Reaper | 89 | Rare | $0.74 |
| Noxious Toad | 104 | Uncommon | $0.74 |
| Dread Charge | 88 | Rare | $0.72 |
| Stern Marshal | 32 | Rare | $0.72 |
| Man-o'-War | 59 | Uncommon | $0.71 |
| Mountain | 208 | Common | $0.69 |
| Charging Rhino | 161 | Rare | $0.67 |
| Island | 200 | Common | $0.63 |
| Pillaging Horde | 142 | Rare | $0.62 |
| Rain of Salt | 147 | Uncommon | $0.60 |
| Starlit Angel | 30 | Uncommon | $0.60 |
| Bull Hippo | 160d | Uncommon | $0.59 |
| Flashfires | 129 | Uncommon | $0.59 |
| Rain of Tears | 106 | Uncommon | $0.59 |
| Whiptail Wurm | 192 | Uncommon | $0.58 |
| Flux | 55 | Uncommon | $0.56 |
| Sorcerous Sight | 68 | Common | $0.56 |
| Treetop Defense | 190 | Rare | $0.56 |
| Blessed Reversal | 7 | Rare | $0.55 |
| Vampiric Feast | 114 | Uncommon | $0.54 |
| Breath of Life | 10 | Common | $0.51 |
| Starlight | 29 | Uncommon | $0.50 |
| Ancestral Memories | 40 | Rare | $0.49 |
| Arrogant Vampire | 79 | Uncommon | $0.46 |
| Wall of Swords | 37 | Uncommon | $0.45 |
| Bull Hippo | 160 | Uncommon | $0.44 |
| Forest | 212 | Common | $0.44 |
| Mountain Goat | 141 | Uncommon | $0.44 |
| Withering Gaze | 78 | Uncommon | $0.44 |
| Owl Familiar | 63 | Common | $0.42 |
| Steadfastness | 31 | Common | $0.41 |
| Swamp | 204 | Common | $0.41 |
| Blaze | 118† | Uncommon | $0.40 |
| Moon Sprite | 174 | Uncommon | $0.40 |
| Renewing Dawn | 23 | Uncommon | $0.40 |
| Sacred Knight | 24 | Common | $0.39 |
| Cloak of Feathers | 44 | Common | $0.38 |
| Omen | 62 | Common | $0.38 |
| Deep Wood | 162 | Uncommon | $0.37 |
| Assassin's Blade | 80 | Uncommon | $0.36 |
| Stone Rain | 151 | Common | $0.36 |
| Willow Dryad | 193 | Common | $0.36 |
| Charging Paladin | 11 | Uncommon | $0.34 |
| Elite Cat Warrior | 163 | Common | $0.34 |
| Plains | 196 | Common | $0.33 |
| Raging Cougar | 144 | Common | $0.33 |
| Blaze | 118 | Uncommon | $0.32 |
| False Peace | 14 | Common | $0.32 |
| Fire Imp | 126 | Uncommon | $0.32 |
| Baleful Stare | 42 | Uncommon | $0.31 |
| Jungle Lion | 171 | Common | $0.30 |
| Skeletal Crocodile | 110 | Common | $0.29 |
| Wall of Granite | 155 | Uncommon | $0.29 |
| Dry Spell | 90 | Uncommon | $0.28 |
| Lava Flow | 138 | Uncommon | $0.28 |
| Muck Rats | 102 | Common | $0.28 |
| Needle Storm | 179 | Uncommon | $0.28 |
| Bee Sting | 159 | Uncommon | $0.27 |
| Deep-Sea Serpent | 51 | Uncommon | $0.27 |
| Gorilla Warrior | 168 | Common | $0.27 |
| Elite Cat Warrior | 163† | Common | $0.26 |
| Desert Drake | 122 | Uncommon | $0.25 |
| Grizzly Bears | 169 | Common | $0.25 |
| Scorching Winds | 149 | Uncommon | $0.25 |
| Hulking Cyclops | 134 | Uncommon | $0.24 |
| Spotted Griffin | 28 | Common | $0.24 |
| Untamed Wilds | 191 | Uncommon | $0.24 |
| Vengeance | 36 | Uncommon | $0.24 |
| Anaconda | 158† | Uncommon | $0.23 |
| Cloud Spirit | 47 | Uncommon | $0.23 |
| Elven Cache | 164 | Common | $0.23 |
| Giant Octopus | 56 | Common | $0.23 |
| Spitting Earth | 150 | Common | $0.23 |
| Anaconda | 158 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Raging Goblin | 145 | Common | $0.22 |
| Storm Crow | 69 | Common | $0.22 |
| Plant Elemental | 181 | Uncommon | $0.21 |
| Vampiric Touch | 115 | Common | $0.21 |
| Volcanic Hammer | 154 | Common | $0.21 |
| Bog Raiders | 82 | Common | $0.20 |
| Goblin Bully | 131 | Common | $0.20 |
| Natural Spring | 176 | Uncommon | $0.20 |
| Seasoned Marshal | 26 | Uncommon | $0.20 |
| Bog Wraith | 83 | Uncommon | $0.19 |
| Gravedigger | 95 | Uncommon | $0.19 |
| Panther Warriors | 180 | Common | $0.19 |
| Raging Goblin | 145† | Common | $0.19 |
| Angelic Blessing | 2 | Common | $0.18 |
| Charging Bandits | 84 | Uncommon | $0.18 |
| Déjà Vu | 53 | Common | $0.18 |
| Mystic Denial | 61 | Uncommon | $0.18 |
| Python | 105 | Common | $0.18 |
| Skeletal Snake | 111 | Common | $0.18 |
| Spined Wurm | 185 | Common | $0.18 |
| Valorous Charge | 34 | Uncommon | $0.18 |
| Fleet-Footed Monk | 15 | Common | $0.17 |
| Monstrous Growth | 173 | Common | $0.17 |
| Raise Dead | 107 | Common | $0.17 |
| Serpent Warrior | 109 | Common | $0.17 |
| Stalking Tiger | 186 | Common | $0.17 |
| Ardent Militia | 4 | Uncommon | $0.16 |
| Border Guard | 9 | Common | $0.16 |
| Command of Unsummoning | 48 | Uncommon | $0.16 |
| Elvish Ranger | 165 | Common | $0.16 |
| Fire Snake | 127 | Common | $0.16 |
| Hand of Death | 96 | Common | $0.16 |
| Hand of Death | 96† | Common | $0.16 |
| Monstrous Growth | 173† | Common | $0.16 |
| Undying Beast | 113 | Common | $0.16 |
| Craven Knight | 85 | Common | $0.15 |
| Ingenious Thief | 58 | Uncommon | $0.15 |
| Mind Knives | 100 | Common | $0.15 |
| Minotaur Warrior | 140 | Common | $0.15 |
| Snapping Drake | 67 | Common | $0.15 |
| Symbol of Unsummoning | 70 | Common | $0.15 |
| Tidal Surge | 74 | Common | $0.15 |
| Touch of Brilliance | 76 | Common | $0.15 |
| Warrior's Charge | 38 | Common | $0.15 |
| Armored Pegasus | 6 | Common | $0.14 |
| Keen-Eyed Archers | 19 | Common | $0.14 |
| Lava Axe | 137 | Common | $0.14 |
| Merfolk of the Pearl Trident | 60 | Common | $0.14 |
| Mind Rot | 101 | Common | $0.14 |
| Raging Minotaur | 146 | Common | $0.14 |
| Regal Unicorn | 22 | Common | $0.14 |
| Scorching Spear | 148 | Common | $0.14 |
| Time Ebb | 75 | Common | $0.14 |
| Horned Turtle | 57 | Common | $0.13 |
| Soul Shred | 112 | Common | $0.13 |
| Bog Imp | 81 | Common | $0.12 |
| Craven Giant | 121 | Common | $0.12 |
| Devoted Hero | 13 | Common | $0.12 |
| Feral Shadow | 93 | Common | $0.12 |
| Foot Soldiers | 16 | Common | $0.12 |
| Giant Spider | 167 | Common | $0.12 |
| Highland Giant | 132 | Common | $0.12 |
| Hill Giant | 133 | Common | $0.12 |
| Howling Fury | 97 | Common | $0.12 |
| Path of Peace | 21 | Common | $0.12 |
| Rowan Treefolk | 184 | Common | $0.12 |
| Warrior's Charge | 38† | Common | $0.12 |
| Burning Cloak | 120 | Common | $0.11 |
| Coral Eel | 49 | Common | $0.11 |
| Wind Drake | 77 | Common | $0.11 |
| Defiant Stand | 12 | Uncommon | $0.10 |
| Hulking Goblin | 135 | Common | $0.10 |
| Knight Errant | 20 | Common | $0.10 |
| Lizard Warrior | 139 | Common | $0.10 |
| Redwood Treefolk | 183 | Common | $0.10 |
| Venerable Monk | 35 | Uncommon | $0.10 |
| Sacred Nectar | 25 | Common | $0.09 |
Related sets
- Portal Three Kingdoms (1999-05-01)
- Portal Three Kingdoms Promos (1999-05-01)
- Portal Second Age (1998-06-24)
FAQ
How many cards are in Portal?
Cactaur indexes 228 printings in Portal; official count is 257. Variant or promo printings can push the indexed total above the number on the booster box.
When did Portal release?
Portal shows a catalog release date of 1997-05-01 for this English Magic: The Gathering entry. Portal is indexed under slug por in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
What is the most expensive card in Portal?
Sylvan Tutor leads references around $54.51 in our latest snapshot. Prices change with condition and market volume. Portal is indexed under slug por in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Is Portal good for beginners?
Portal works for collectors who already know Portal. Beginners may prefer a starter deck before chasing rare pulls from this set. Portal is indexed under slug por in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Where can I track Portal prices?
Use this Cactaur set page for a snapshot, then open individual card pages for ongoing market references. Future marketplace features will anchor off the same data attributes on each row.