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Port of KarfellHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· Murders at Karlov Manor Commander· February 9, 2024
Carte Magic Port of Karfell

Port of Karfell is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {3}{U}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Mill four cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

How it works : Port of Karfell

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The last activated ability doesn't target any creature cards in graveyards. You may return a creature card that was just milled or one that was already there.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Amulet of Vigor
+Sylvan Safekeeper
#1

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Amulet of Vigor + Sylvan Safekeeper

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Sylvan Safekeeper by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. 7When the lands enter the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor triggers that many times, untapping the lands.
  8. 8Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Amulet of Vigor
+Zuran Orb
#2

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Amulet of Vigor + Zuran Orb

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Zuran Orb by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. 7When the lands enter the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor triggers that many times, untapping the lands.
  8. 8Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Amulet of Vigor
+Squandered Resources
#3

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Amulet of Vigor + Squandered Resources

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1If desired, activate any number of other mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1} for each land tapped this way.
  2. 2Activate Squandered Resources by sacrificing a mana-producing land other than Port of Karfell, adding {U} or {B} if possible, or any other type of mana otherwise.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other mana-producing lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. 7When the lands enter the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor triggers that many times, untapping the lands.
  8. 8Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Spelunking
+Sylvan Safekeeper
#4

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Spelunking + Sylvan Safekeeper

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Sylvan Safekeeper by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield untapped due to Spelunking.
  7. 7Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Spelunking
+Zuran Orb
#5

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Spelunking + Zuran Orb

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Zuran Orb by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield untapped due to Spelunking.
  7. 7Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Spelunking
+Squandered Resources
#6

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Spelunking + Squandered Resources

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1If desired, activate any number of other mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1} for each land tapped this way.
  2. 2Activate Squandered Resources by sacrificing a mana-producing land other than Port of Karfell, adding {U} or {B} if possible, or any other type of mana otherwise.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other mana-producing lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield untapped due to Spelunking.
  7. 7Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Tiller Engine
+Sylvan Safekeeper
#7

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Tiller Engine + Sylvan Safekeeper

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Sylvan Safekeeper by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. 7When the lands enter the battlefield, Tiller Engine triggers that many times, untapping the lands.
  8. 8Repeat.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
+Port of Karfell
+Tiller Engine
+Zuran Orb
#8

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Port of Karfell + Tiller Engine + Zuran Orb

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate any number of other lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{B}{B}.
  2. 2Activate Zuran Orb by sacrificing a land other than Port of Karfell, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. 3Repeat step 2 until you control no other lands except Port of Karfell.
  4. 4Activate Port of Karfell's second ability by paying {3}{U}{B}{B}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to mill four cards and return Lumra from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Lumra enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  6. 6Lumra's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, causing you to mill four cards and return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. 7When the lands enter the battlefield, Tiller Engine triggers that many times, untapping the lands.
  8. 8Repeat.
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Legal formats

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