Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #121
Sheltering Ancient
csp·#121·uncommon·foil
Illus. Pete Venters
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wishlisted
Jul '06
20 yr ago
Value
$7.61+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $6.61 · low $6.61
Volatility · stable
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,481 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Treefolk
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.)
5/5
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
wotc
If no opponent controls a creature, you can’t pay the upkeep and must sacrifice Sheltering Ancient.
wotc
You may choose a different creature to put each counter on, but you can also choose the same creature multiple times. The creatures don’t have to be controlled by the same opponent.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Pete Venters
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