Sheltering Ancient
The List CSP-121 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- CSP-121
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Trample
Cumulative upkeep—Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature an opponent controls. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sheltering Ancient was originally released in the 2006 Coldsnap expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed as part of a set designed to evoke the mechanics and themes of the long-lost Ice Age block, the card reflects the set's focus on snowy environments and harsh survivalism, featuring a high-power, low-cost green creature that balances its formidable strength with a cumulative upkeep mechanic that forces players to distribute +1/+1 counters to their opponents' creatures.
The artwork was illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel, a prolific artist known for his contribution to hundreds of cards within the game. Vohwinkel chose a style that emphasizes the towering, monolithic nature of the creature, depicting it as a guardian of the frozen tundra. The card remains a notable example of the high-risk, high-reward design philosophy common in mid-2000s Magic, and its inclusion on The List serves as a recurring nod to the nostalgic appeal of the Coldsnap era.
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