---
name: "Portcullis"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "6230c179-0263-4fa4-b0ff-f2cb621de147"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/portcullis-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Portcullis
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature enters, if there are two or more other creatures on the battlefield, exile that creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control when this artifact leaves the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mirror of Life Trapping](/printing/mirror-of-life-trapping-clb.md) — Artifact
2. [Cold Storage](/printing/cold-storage-plst.md) — Artifact
3. [Conjurer's Closet](/printing/conjurers-closet-c13.md) — Artifact
4. [Portal to Phyrexia](/printing/portal-to-phyrexia-prm.md) — Artifact
5. [False Floor](/printing/false-floor-pncc.md) — Artifact
6. [Negative Zone Portal](/printing/negative-zone-portal-msc.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #139
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `not_legal`