Portent of Calamity
BLBBloomburrow/#306/2024RareBorderless
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€0.63
TCGplayer$0.43
ManaPool$0.15
Card Kingdom$0.79
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.24
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.79High $0.99Low $0.59▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.43TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▼ 4.4%30d▼ 2.3%90d▲ 13.2%
90d high
$0.54
90d low
$0.35
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.29
Bloomburrow
- Down 2.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 20% below its 90 day high of $0.54.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 72% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
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.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc26 Jul 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.
wotc26 Jul 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.
wotc26 Jul 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.
wotc26 Jul 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.
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About this card
Portent of Calamity
Portent of Calamity is a Sorcery, with mana cost {X}{U} (mana value 1). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.43 (down 2.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Portent of Calamity FAQ
How much is Portent of Calamity worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Portent of Calamity is $0.43. It is down 2.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.35 to $0.54.
What is the cheapest printing of Portent of Calamity?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Bloomburrow at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Portent of Calamity?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Bloomburrow Promos at $0.64 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Portent of Calamity are there?
Portent of Calamity has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Portent of Calamity first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from BLB #306, released 2024-08-02.
Is there a foil version of Portent of Calamity?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.74 versus $0.43 for nonfoil, which is 72% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Portent of Calamity legal in Commander?
Yes, Portent of Calamity is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Portent of Calamity legal in Modern?
Yes, Portent of Calamity is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.