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.
When paying Wall of Shards’ cumulative upkeep, you may choose a different opponent for each age counter, or you can choose the same opponent multiple times.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $7.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $7.53 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CSP — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #23 of *Coldsnap*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2006 Coldsnap release.
Card type: Snow Creature — Wall, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Cumulative upkeep, Flying, and Defender.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,540 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli. Rarix catalogs 409 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli
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