Each Portal booster holds one randomly inserted strategy card. These cards provide helpful information on how to build a Magic deck based around two friendly colors. They exist in 2 versions per color combination for a total of 10 cards. For no obvious reason, no Simplified Chinese strategy cards exist. For some reasons, only one illustration exists for the Simplified Chinese booster: Charging Paladin. For Traditional Chinese only four: Archangel, Elvish Ranger, Merfolk of the Pearl Trident and Spined Wurm. Part of each Portal 2 Player Starter Set and each Portal Gift Box are 2 double-sided cards which provide lists of all cards included in the Portal set. These cards do not exist in Simplified Chinese and for some reason, only 10 of them have been printed in Traditional Chinese and 3 are Misprints. Aside from 24 Portal cards, Portal Demogame boosters contain 1 tip card which summarizes the most important rules of Magic. In addition, the English version of the Demogame booster contains 1 rebate cards which could be sent in in exchange for $ 2 US or a free Portal booster. ERRORS, MISPRINTS AND TYPOS: 3 of the Portal Traditional Chinese Strategy cards are misprinted: * Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 1: Wrong Front, The Horde Version 1 instead of Air Superiority Version 1, back is correct. * Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 2: Wrong Front, The Horde Version 2 instead of Air Superiority Version 2, back is correct. * Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 1: White/Green mana symbol instead of Red/Green mana symbol, text is correct. * The French Portal Tip card is missing the Attacking/Intercepting instructions located on the back of the English version, it was omitted and a MTG back takes that space instead. TRIVIA: For some reasons, the 2 Portal Listbcards weren't included in the Simplified Chinese Two-Player Starter Set. Also, the 10 Strategy cards weren't included in Simplified Chinese boosters. English (WOC17000) and French (WOC20067) Portal Demogame boosters English (WOC17001), French (WOC20904), German (WOC21094), Japanese (WOC22904), Spanish (WOC20904) and Traditional Chinese (WOC27094) Portal boosters. English (WOC17000): Made in USA. English Demo Version (WOC17000): Made in USA. English Blister Version (WOC17007): Made in USA. French (WOC20910): Made in Belgium. French Blister Version (No WOC): Made in Belgium. German (WOC21910): Made in Belgium. Japanese (WOC22910): Made in Belgium. Simplified Chinese (WOC28007): Made in USA. Spanish (WOC 24910): Made in Belgium. Traditional Chinese (WOC27910): Made in USA. English Portal 2 Player Starter Set with Dutch rules (WOC30910) Version 1 and Version 2 sealed. Made in USA. English Portal 2 Player Starter Set with Polish/Hungarian/Czech rules (WOC32910). Made in USA. English Portal Gift Box front and back (WOC17014). Portal Deck A and Deck B Uncut Sheets (Portal List and Alternate Text cards as well as 2 Black/Black Border filler cards are only on those sheets). Portal Strategy A and B Uncut Sheets (13 Portal Strategy cards as well as 6 Black/Black Border filler cards are on those sheets). Portal Strategy C Uncut Sheet (13 Portal Strategy cards as well as 6 Black/Black Border filler cards are on those sheets). EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED Portal Commercial 1997 INTERNAL LINKS Portal Alternate Text Cards Magic Demo Game Boosters and Samplers |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | English Portal 2 Player Starter Set English Portal 2 Player Starter Set (Dutch Rules) English Portal 2 Player Starter Set (Polish / Hungarian / Czech Rules) English Portal Gift Box | 1997-05 1997-05 1997-05 1997-05 | YES | ||||
002 | Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | English Portal 2 Player Starter Set English Portal 2 Player Starter Set (Dutch Rules) English Portal 2 Player Starter Set (Polish / Hungarian / Czech Rules) English Portal Gift Box | 1997-05 1997-05 1997-05 1997-05 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | List Compléte Cartes Portal Carte 1 de 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | French Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
002 | List Compléte Cartes Portal Carte 2 de 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | French Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Komplette Portal Kartenliste Karte 1 of 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | German Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | Komplette Portal Kartenliste Karte 2 of 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | German Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 朮ータル 完全力一ドソスト 1ー2 Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | Japanese Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | 朮ータル 完全力一ドソスト 2ー2 Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | Japanese Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Lista completa de cartas de Portal Carta 1 of 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | Spanish Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | Lista completa de cartas de Portal Carta 2 of 2 Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | Spanish Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 入門版 卡片一覽表 第一部分 Complete Portal Card List Card 1 of 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | 入門版 卡片一覽表 第二部份 Complete Portal Card List Card 2 of 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal 2 Player Starter Set | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 1 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
002 | Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 2 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
003 | Card Domination Strategy Card Version 1 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
004 | Card Domination Strategy Card Version 2 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
005 | Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 1 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
006 | Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 2 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
007 | Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 1 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
008 | Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 2 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
009 | The Horde Strategy Card Version 1 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
010 | The Horde Strategy Card Version 2 | English Portal boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Lufthoheit Version 1 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 1 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | Lufthoheit Version 2 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 2 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
003 | Kartenüberlegenheit Version 1 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 1 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
004 | Kartenüberlegenheit Version 2 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 2 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
005 | Feurige Verdammung Version 1 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 1 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
006 | Feurige Verdammung Version 2 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 2 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
007 | Wilde Riesen Version 1 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 1 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
008 | Wilde Riesen Version 2 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 2 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
009 | Flinke Horden Version 1 The Horde Strategy Card Version 1 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
010 | Flinke Horden Version 2 The Horde Strategy Card Version 2 | German Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 大空の支配者 Version 1 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 1 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | 大空の支配者 Version 2 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 2 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
003 | 手札支配 Version 1 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 1 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
004 | 手札支配 Version 2 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 2 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
005 | 破滅の炎 Version 1 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 1 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
006 | 破滅の炎 Version 2 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 2 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
007 | 巨大クリーチャー Version 1 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 1 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
008 | 巨大クリーチャー Version 2 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 2 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
009 | 大群 Version 1 The Horde Strategy Card Version 1 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
010 | 大群 Version 2 The Horde Strategy Card Version 2 | Japanese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 生物大軍 Version 1 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 1 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
002 | 生物大軍 Version 2 Air Superiority Strategy Card Version 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
003 | 手牌壓制套牌 Version 1 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 1 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
004 | 手牌壓制套牌 Version 2 Card Domination Strategy Card Version 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
005 | 燒殺攻擊 Version 1 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 1 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
006 | 燒殺攻擊 Version 2 Fiery Doom Strategy Card Version 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
007 | 大怪獸 Version 1 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 1 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
008 | 大怪獸 Version 2 Gargantuans Strategy Card Version 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
009 | 生物大軍 Version 1 The Horde Strategy Card Version 1 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
010 | 生物大軍 Version 2 The Horde Strategy Card Version 2 | Traditional Chinese Portal boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Portal English Tip Card | English Portal Demogame boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||
002 | Portal French Tip Card | French Portal Demogame boosters | 1997-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Portal Rebate Card | English Portal Demogame boosters | 1997-05 | YES | ||||