---
name: "Coercive Portal"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "266"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "eea4feef-2595-4ed2-92a0-11ccb3e7d40e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/coercive-portal-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Coercive Portal
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes, sacrifice this artifact and destroy all nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tyrant's Choice](/printing/tyrants-choice-cns.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vault 11: Voter's Dilemma](/printing/vault-11-voters-dilemma-pip.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Illusion of Choice](/printing/illusion-of-choice-cn2.md) — Instant
5. [Capital Punishment](/printing/capital-punishment-cn2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Magister of Worth](/printing/magister-of-worth-cns.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #266
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`