TYPE
Creature — Human Wizard

ABILITY
Flash When Portal Manipulator 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.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
3/2

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

ILLUSTRATOR
Miranda Meeks

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN

RULINGS

• 2024-02-02 Portal Manipulator's triggered ability doesn't cause "whenever this creature attacks" abilities to trigger.
• 2024-02-02 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.
• 2024-02-02 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.
• 2024-02-02 Portal Manipulator's triggered ability ignores all requirements, restrictions, and costs associated with attacking.
• 2024-02-02 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.