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The Spot, Living Portal
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain · 3WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
The Spot, Living Portal is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When The Spot enters, exile up to one target nonland permanent and up to one target nonland permanent card from a graveyard.
When The Spot dies, put him on the bottom of his owner's library. If you do, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for The Spot, Living Portal: 36
BlinkControlExileETBMidrangeComboLifegainAristocrats
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency40
- Speed47
- Interaction41
- Resilience71
- Closing85
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 9 Plains, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ephemerate · Cloudshift · Conjurer's Closet · Teleportation Circle · Panharmonicon · Solemn Simulacrum · Flicker of Fate · Ketramose, the New Dawn · Charming Prince · Parting Gust · Restoration Angel · Swords to Plowshares · Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd · Flickerwisp · Eerie Interlude · Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar · Talisman of Hierarchy · Orzhov Signet · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Path to Exile · Another Round · Corpse Knight · Spirited Companion · The Spot's Portal · Airbender Ascension · Mister Negative · Anticausal Vestige · Athreos, Shroud-Veiled · Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines · Felidar Guardian · Far Traveler · Scrollshift · Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector · Justiciar's Portal · The Mind Stone · Ghostway · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Ravenous Chupacabra · Helpful Hunter · Lae'zel's Acrobatics · Distinguished Conjurer · Getaway Glamer · Loran of the Third Path · Knight of the White Orchid · Sun Titan · Wall of Omens · Acrobatic Maneuver · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Semester's End · Farewell · Damn · Daydream · Phyrexian Arena · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Mind Stone · Monk Gyatso · Night's Whisper · Avatar's Wrath · Circuit Mender · Dark Ritual · Inspiring Overseer · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Godless Shrine · Caves of Koilos · Fetid Heath · Bojuka Bog · Tainted Field · Shineshadow Snarl · Orzhov Basilica · Shattered Sanctum · Temple of Silence · Reliquary Tower · Bleachbone Verge · Vault of Champions · Exotic Orchard · Shadowy Backstreet · Concealed Courtyard · Vault of the Archangel · Marsh Flats · Desolate Mire · Multiversal Passage · Myriad Landscape · Scoured Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for The Spot, Living Portal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Spot, Living Portal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Conjurer's Closet | 75% | +71% |
| Ephemerate | 78% | +71% |
| Cloudshift | 75% | +69% |
| Teleportation Circle | 70% | +65% |
| Panharmonicon | 65% | +62% |
| Ketramose, the New Dawn | 60% | +59% |
| Flicker of Fate | 60% | +57% |
| Charming Prince | 58% | +54% |
| Restoration Angel | 58% | +54% |
| Parting Gust | 58% | +53% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 56% | +52% |
| Flickerwisp | 55% | +52% |
| Eerie Interlude | 54% | +49% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 62% | +48% |
| Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar | 54% | +47% |
| The Spot's Portal | 46% | +46% |
| Another Round | 47% | +46% |
| Mister Negative | 45% | +43% |
| Airbender Ascension | 45% | +42% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 42% | +41% |
| Spirited Companion | 46% | +41% |
| Scrollshift | 41% | +40% |
| Far Traveler | 41% | +39% |
| Felidar Guardian | 42% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your The Spot, Living Portal deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Cloudshift
- Flicker of Fate
- Charming Prince
- Restoration Angel
- Parting Gust
- Flickerwisp
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Ephemerate
- Teleportation Circle
- Panharmonicon
- Ketramose, the New Dawn
- Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- The Mind Stone
- Preston, the Vanisher
- The Soul Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Spot, Living Portal
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Animate Dead → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Spot, Living Portal's color identity?
The Spot, Living Portal is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Spot, Living Portal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Spot, Living Portal deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a The Spot, Living Portal deck run?
Real The Spot, Living Portal decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for The Spot, Living Portal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Conjurer's Closet, Ephemerate, Cloudshift. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Spot, Living Portal decks.
What combos does The Spot, Living Portal have?
The Spot, Living Portal has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a The Spot, Living Portal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cloudshift, Flicker of Fate, Charming Prince are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.