Portal Mage

Public decks that run Portal Mage

• Arcane Wizardry - Commander 2017, led by Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
• Timeless Wisdom - Commander 2020, led by Gavi, Nest Warden

Commanders that run Portal Mage most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Inalla, Archmage Ritualist: 2,149 decks
• Azami, Lady of Scrolls: 674 decks
• Naban, Dean of Iteration: 565 decks
• Nymris, Oona's Trickster: 395 decks
• Maeve, Insidious Singer: 211 decks
• Chromium, the Mutable: 171 decks
• Rashmi, Eternities Crafter: 130 decks
• Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer: 39 decks

Often played with Portal Mage

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Merchant of Secrets
• Windshaper Planetar
• Portal Manipulator
• Serendib Sorcerer
• Mizzium Meddler
• Voidmage Husher
• Stern Proctor
• Anathemancer
• Angel of the Dire Hour
• Aether Adept

Rulings

• 2017-08-25: 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.
• 2017-08-25: You may cast Portal Mage outside of a declare attackers step. If Portal Mage enters the battlefield outside of a declare attackers step, its ability simply doesn’t trigger.
• 2017-08-25: Reselecting which player or planeswalker a creature is attacking ignores all requirements, restrictions, and costs associated with attacking.
• 2017-08-25: Reselecting which player or planeswalker a creature is attacking doesn’t cause “whenever this creature attacks” abilities to trigger. Notably, the Curses in this set (such as Curse of Vitality) won’t trigger while Portal Mage’s ability is resolving.
• 2017-08-25: If you reselect which player or planeswalker an attacking creature is attacking, that creature is still considered to have attacked the player or planeswalker as declared, but it is now attacking the new player or planeswalker.