This is uncommon, while Temple Acolyte (which costs 
less, has 1 more toughness and instantly provides 3 life) is common?
I don't quite get the philosophy of Portal card designers...
Posted By:
Mode
(10/31/2009 8:27:25 AM)
Tap effects were rare in portal. Thats what was going on.
Posted By:
XTwistedsoulX
(7/3/2010 7:13:39 PM)
Portal didn't have special timing rules. You could respond to a spell only if the card you wanted to use said so. With no stack and no actual fast effects these tap abilities were more or less the same we have on some permanents even today: 'use only when you could cast a sorcery'. You cannot use that templating on Portal cards because there were sorceries that could be cast during attack and during opponents turn.
Posted By:
tavaritz
(8/10/2011 8:03:39 AM)
Soul Warden, or even Venerable Monk, and get an extra point of power and a more combat-ready body along the way.
Posted By:
Champion_Kitsune
(10/15/2009 8:17:08 PM)
Try a Soul Warden instead.
Posted By:
mrredhatter
(10/3/2009 6:49:39 AM)
he's the eldest at the temple
Posted By:
ttian
(3/27/2009 6:24:21 PM)
Why are there these dumb limitations on tap abilities in Portal? The designers for these sets should have been fired.
Posted By:
luca_barelli
(7/22/2011 6:26:38 PM)