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Portent of Calamity
Price history
Portent of Calamity price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.32.
Portent of Calamity Price Summary
Portent of Calamity's current headline price is $0.32.
Portent of Calamity Printings & Prices
Portent of Calamity has 4 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including showcase, promo pack and prerelease treatments.
All finishes
Sell Portent of Calamity: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PBLB #66s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BLB #306 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PBLB #66p | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | BLB #306 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BLB #306 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BLB #66 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PBLB #66p | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | BLB #66 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BLB #66 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Portent of Calamity Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Reveal the top X cards of your library. For each card type, you may exile a card of that type from among them. Put the rest into your graveyard. You may cast a spell from among the exiled cards without paying its mana cost if you exiled four or more cards this way. Then put the rest of the exiled cards into your hand.
Portent of Calamity is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
Portent of Calamity Rulings
- Jul 26, 2024 If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- Jul 26, 2024 If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
- Jul 26, 2024 The card types that can appear on cards you reveal with Portent of Calamity are artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery. Legendary, basic, and snow are supertypes, not card types. Raccoon and Scout are subtypes, not card types.
- Jul 26, 2024 You choose which spell to cast (if any) as Portent of Calamity resolves. If you choose to cast a spell this way, you do so as part of the resolution of Portent of Calamity. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card’s types are ignored.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Portent of Calamity has been reprinted 7 times. The Bloomburrow reprint cut the price 84% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLB #66 | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| BLB #306 | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Showcase | — | — | — | — |
| BLB #306 | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Showcase | — | — | — | — |
| BLB #66 | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| PBLB #66s | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
| PBLB #66p | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
| PBLB #66p | 2024-08-02 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
PBLB #66s Portent of Calamity in Commander
Portent of Calamity is the #9,943 most-played card on EDHREC, down 505 places over the last 30 days.
Portent of Calamity FAQ
How much is Portent of Calamity worth?
Portent of Calamity is worth about $0.32 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Portent of Calamity legal in Commander?
Yes — Portent of Calamity is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Portent of Calamity been reprinted?
Yes — Portent of Calamity has been reprinted 7 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Portent of Calamity cheap?
Portent of Calamity trades at about $0.32 — 7 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#9,943 on EDHREC).