Portal Manipulator

Name
Portal Manipulator

Mana Cost

Type
Creature — Human Wizard

Set
The List

Rarity
Uncommon

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.


Flavor Text

"The next punch you throw hits the back of your own head."


Power/Toughness
3/2

Number
#CLU-40

Other Prints
Ravnica: Clue Edition

Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
Portal Manipulator's triggered ability doesn't cause "whenever this creature attacks" abilities to trigger.


(02/02/2024)
Portal Manipulator's triggered ability ignores all requirements, restrictions, and costs associated with attacking.


(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
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.


Artist
Miranda Meeks

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