Prototype Portal (Scars of Mirrodin) - Gatherer

Prototype Portal

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.151 / 5 (146 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Prototype Portal

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

Imprint — When Prototype Portal enters, you may exile an artifact card from your hand.

: Create a token that's a copy of the exiled card. X is the mana value of that card.

Watermark:

Mirran

Expansion:

Scars of Mirrodin

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

195

Artist:

Drew Baker

Rulings

1/1/2011	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.
1/1/2011	You don't choose the value of . Rather, the value of X is defined by the activated ability.
1/1/2011	If the exiled card has in its mana cost (such as Chalice of the Void), that X is considered to be 0. The 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).
1/1/2011	You may not activate the second ability if no card has been exiled with Prototype Portal. In that case, the value of is undefined and can't be paid.
1/1/2011	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.