Thran Portal
Land — Gate
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
As this land enters, choose a basic land type.
This land is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Mana abilities of this land cost an additional 1 life to activate.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria United Promos
- Price
- $1.38
- EDHREC rank
- #4458
Thran Portal enters untapped and taps for any color of mana — the catch is it only produces colored mana for spells of a chosen type, making it a role-player rather than a universal fixer. In decks where that restriction barely registers, like Nine-Fingers Keene piling pirates onto the board, it's effectively a free dual land.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nine-Fingers Keene
Thran Portal shows up in nearly 89% of Nine-Fingers Keene decks because Keene wants every land untapped on curve and every mana source able to cast pirates — the type restriction is nearly invisible in a tribal shell this focused.
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic rewards lands that enter untapped, and Thran Portal qualifies unconditionally on that front — it fuels the early turns where Archelos needs to hit the table before opponents lock down their own development.
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs a pirate-dense package where Thran Portal's color fixing costs nothing in practice — free colored mana on turn one is exactly what an aggressive two-commander setup needs to stay on pace.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Thran Portal is a genuine staple for any tribal deck running two or more colors — an untapped dual that produces the right color for your creatures is a meaningful upgrade over a basic in most mid-power builds. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, but tribal synergy isn't reliable enough in those formats to make Thran Portal competitive over true dual lands or fetchable shocks. In older formats where untapped fixing is plentiful and more powerful, Thran Portal doesn't make the cut. Stick to Commander tribal as the correct home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.38 cheap tier
At $1.38, Thran Portal sits in the cheap tier — easy to justify in any two-or-more-color tribal build without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is stable rather than climbing, so there's no urgency, but no reason to skip it either.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Nine-Fingers Keene
- Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.