why dose this set always have the worst reminder text,
Draw a card (You draw from your deck)
Destroy all creatures (This includes your creatures)
Swamp Walk (A swamp is in play regardless of weather or not it is tapped or untapped.)
Destroy target creature if it isn't black (A creature is black if it has {B} in its mana cost.)
You lose the game at the end of that turn (You don't lose the game if you already won.)
You may chose to tap any one creature (Tapped creatures cant intercept)
Deals damage equal to the number of mountains you have in play (This includes booth tapped and untapped
mountains)
When Serpent Warrior comes into play from your hand, you lose 3 life. (The person who plays Serpent Warrior loses the life.)
All white creatures get +2/+0 (This includes other players white creatures)
And my personal favorite
All creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn (For example, a 1/2 would become a 2/3)
Sorry for how long it was, but after getting a reminder from Test-... (see all)
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(2/7/2011 8:04:10 PM)
@bijart_dauth: Haha great list. It's a beginner set yes, but still:
Portal has such a big amount of senseless reminder text, it's like Captain Obvious was in the design team for this set.
You'd be surprised though, some players would in fact play the card wrong without these no-brainer reminder texts.
Another interesting aspect of Portal is it's "demystifying nature". The your library is called "deck" even during play, and the graveyard simply becomes a "discard pile".
Pretty much the opposite of what Wizards does these days:
"In play" now is "on the battlefield", the removed-from-the-game-zone is now the "exile", and "is put into a graveyard from play" on creatures is now "dies". (I'd have prefered using the former keyword "buried" for this purpose on any permanent though, since this current inconsistency messes up the wording of triggers that are affected by both creatures and something else like artifacts for example. But that's a different story...)
My prediction on this card's ... (see all)
Posted By:
Mode
(8/28/2011 11:20:11 AM)
i know its cause its a portal card but got to love the reminder text
Posted By:
LeMaK
(12/18/2009 1:31:11 AM)
Instant card draw is really rare, especially with the potential to draw a good deal of cards...
Posted By:
Guest57443454
(5/24/2009 3:37:27 PM)
@bijart_dauth: You forgot "When Serpent Warrior enters the battlefield you lose three life.(You lose the life.)"
Posted By:
Test-Subject_217601
(10/3/2010 7:16:56 PM)
@bijart_dauth: One reason this set has so much reminder text is because it was designed for beginners. These cards weren't tournament legal, they were pretty much just for learning. Now the are legal in many formats, the decision was made largely due to simplify things I believe. (instead of having a random set in the middle of nowhere that you can't use)
Posted By:
TreeTrunkMaster
(4/18/2011 1:38:39 PM)
Best reminder text ever!
Posted By:
Gahoojin
(8/22/2011 5:49:40 PM)
The problem with this is that most red decks don't have any cards in hand anymore by the time you have 3 mana.
Posted By:
GengilOrbios
(5/7/2012 10:55:13 AM)
I draw cards from my deck?! That changes everything!
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(1/12/2013 7:51:43 PM)
Captain Obvious {2U}
Creature — Merfolk
This creature has 2 power and 2 toughness. It's a creature that's a merfolk without flying. It's a creature that costs {2U}. Did I mention that it's a creature?
2/2
Posted By:
azure_drake222222
(2/3/2013 5:51:07 PM)