Cruel Tutor

Portal (POR) #87 · Rare · Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{B}

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

The more you pay for the lesson, the better you'll remember it.

Illustrated by Kev Walker · Released May 1, 1997

Prices

• Nonfoil: $42.99 USD · €24.56 EUR

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.38 USD (0.9%) to $42.99 USD; low $42.73 USD, high $43.99 USD.

Printings

1. Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal #24 (TLE) · Mythic · 2025 · $11.50 USD
2. The List #POR-87 (PLST) · Rare · 2020 · $52.13 USD
3. Treasure Chest #65797 (PZ2) · Rare · 2016
4. Portal #87 (this printing) · Rare · 1997 · $42.99 USD

Legality

• Standard: Not legal
• Alchemy: Not legal
• Pioneer: Not legal
• Historic: Legal
• Modern: Not legal
• Brawl: Legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Not legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Not legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

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