Portal Manipulator
Card Information
Type: Creature — Human Wizard
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
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Set: Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 40
Oracle Text
Flash When this creature enters during the declare attackers step, choose target player and any number of target attacking creatures their opponents control. Those creatures are now attacking that player.
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Card Rulings
- February 2, 2024
Portal Manipulator's triggered ability doesn't cause "whenever this creature attacks" abilities to trigger.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
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.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
Once Portal Manipulator's triggered ability resolves, the target attacking creatures are still considered to have attacked the player, planeswalker, or battle they were initially declared as attacking, but they are now attacking the target player.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
Portal Manipulator's triggered ability ignores all requirements, restrictions, and costs associated with attacking.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
You may cast Portal Manipulator outside of a declare attackers step. If Portal Manipulator enters the battlefield outside of a declare attackers step, its ability simply doesn't trigger.
Source: wotc
Price History
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