---
name: "Portent of Betrayal"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "CMR"
set_name: "Commander Legends"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "15d794f4-7789-40e3-9ee0-b09250c0516d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/portent-of-betrayal-cmr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Portent of Betrayal
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pack's Betrayal](/printing/packs-betrayal-mid.md) — Sorcery
2. [Bloody Betrayal](/printing/bloody-betrayal-vow.md) — Sorcery
3. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
4. [Act of Treason](/printing/act-of-treason-m12.md) — Sorcery
5. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
6. [Traitorous Blood](/printing/traitorous-blood-isd.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends (CMR) #194
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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