The Spot, Living Portal is a rare Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain from OM1 (OM1) costing {3}{W}{B}. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
The Spot, Living Portal
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
Card Text
When The Spot enters, exile up to one target nonland permanent and up to one target nonland permanent card from a graveyard. When The Spot dies, put him on the bottom of his owner's library. If you do, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands.
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OM1
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The Spot, Living Portal is a Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "When The Spot enters, exile up to one target nonland permanent and up to one target nonland permanent card from a graveyard. When The Spot dies, put him on the bottom of his owner's library. If you do, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands."
The Spot, Living Portal has a mana cost of {3}{W}{B}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
The Spot, Living Portal's mana cost of {3}{W}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
The Spot, Living Portal has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
The Spot, Living Portal's current oracle text is: "When The Spot enters, exile up to one target nonland permanent and up to one target nonland permanent card from a graveyard. When The Spot dies, put him on the bottom of his owner's library. If you do, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands."
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You can purchase The Spot, Living Portal from major MTG retailers including:
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- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
The Spot, Living Portal is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for The Spot, Living Portal in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of The Spot, Living Portal is from OM1 (OM1), with collector number 150.
The Spot, Living Portal may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
The Spot, Living Portal is a rare card in OM1.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
The Spot, Living Portal was illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
The Spot, Living Portal is a 4/4 creature.
Power (4) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (4) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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