Magic: The Gathering

Shelter

Commander Masters 56 • common

Set: Commander Masters
Collector number: 56
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana white mana
Type: Instant
Colors: White
Artist: Alayna Danner
Market price: $0.18

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What it's worth

$0.18market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.18 – $0.30 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card provides a practical defensive tool, allowing players to protect a creature from targeted threats by granting it protection from a chosen color. While its common rarity makes it widely accessible, its ability to disrupt an opponent's strategy at a key moment ensures it remains a staple for those building versatile and resilient decks.

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Card face

What it does

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Draw a card.

From the storm of hellfire, the angel emerged, smiling.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Shelter was originally printed in the 2001 set Odyssey, designed to provide players with a versatile defensive tool that offered both protection from a color and a card draw utility. Its inclusion in the Commander Masters set, released in 2023, serves as a reprint that updates the card for the modern Commander format, emphasizing its role as a classic utility spell that remains relevant in casual and competitive deck-building circles.

The card features an illustration by Dan Dos Santos, who brought a vibrant, illustrative style to the piece that fits the high-fantasy aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering. The design focuses on the protective nature of the spell, depicting a figure shielded by a radiant, translucent barrier. Upon its initial release and subsequent reprints, the card has been well-regarded by players for its efficiency and the strategic flexibility of its cycling ability, which helps smooth out card draws in longer games.

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