Sheltering Ancient
| Name | Sheltering Ancient |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — treefolk |
| Description | 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.) |
| Artist | Pete Venters |
| Set | Double Masters Tokens #80 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Sheltering Ancient
Sheltering Ancient, Creature — treefolk, designed by Pete Venters first released in Jul, 2006 in the set Coldsnap and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 29.67.
This card could be beneficial in a green stompy deck that aims to overwhelm opponents with powerful creatures. The cumulative upkeep ability can be used strategically to boost an opponent's weaker creature, potentially setting up for a bigger trample attack. However, there are likely more efficient cards for a stompy deck that provide consistent power boosts without the upkeep cost, such as Rancor or Aspect of Hydra. Sheltering Ancient may not see much play in competitive decks due to its drawbacks, but could be a fun and unexpected choice for casual play.
Rules
07/15/06
Creatures that can’t be the target of abilities can have +1/+1 counters put on them by Sheltering Ancient’s cumulative upkeep ability because it doesn’t target them. The same is true for creatures with protection from green or protection from any other quality Sheltering Ancient has.
07/15/06
If no opponent controls a creature, you can’t pay the upkeep and must sacrifice Sheltering Ancient.
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| 2024-08-03 | 16.63 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-08-05 | 17.14 ZAR | 28.09 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-08-12 | 17.12 ZAR | 29.43 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-08-19 | 17.50 ZAR | 28.97 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-08-26 | 16.64 ZAR | 28.95 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-09-02 | 18.77 ZAR | 29.92 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-09-09 | 15.90 ZAR | 27.23 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-09-16 | 15.20 ZAR | 24.38 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-09-23 | 14.18 ZAR | 25.94 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 18.24 ZAR | 29.49 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-10-07 | 17.09 ZAR | 27.69 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-10-14 | 19.41 ZAR | 27.86 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-10-21 | 18.89 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-10-28 | 18.02 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-11-06 | 18.63 ZAR | 31.13 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-11-11 | 22.13 ZAR | 32.25 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-11-18 | 21.88 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-11-25 | 22.97 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-12-02 | 25.63 ZAR | 31.11 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-12-09 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-12-19 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-12-23 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2024-12-30 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-01-01 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-01-06 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-01-13 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-01-20 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-01-27 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-02-03 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-02-10 | 25.82 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-02-18 | 32.97 ZAR | 30.82 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-04-27 | 22.36 ZAR | 47.20 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-04-28 | 31.31 ZAR | 48.02 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-05-06 | 40.56 ZAR | 51.61 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-05-12 | 39.99 ZAR | 51.51 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-05-19 | 44.12 ZAR | 55.27 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-05-28 | 45.15 ZAR | 53.36 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-06-03 | 43.14 ZAR | 51.64 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-06-10 | 27.76 ZAR | 50.65 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | 40.94 ZAR | 44.79 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-06-23 | 38.44 ZAR | 43.88 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-07-01 | 37.41 ZAR | 40.98 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-07-08 | 31.76 ZAR | 40.91 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-07-15 | 32.32 ZAR | 41.59 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-07-22 | 28.37 ZAR | 41.65 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-07-29 | 28.86 ZAR | 41.63 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-08-05 | 30.20 ZAR | 41.69 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-08-12 | 30.75 ZAR | 40.51 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-08-18 | 32.49 ZAR | 40.51 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | 30.98 ZAR | 38.38 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-02 | 29.41 ZAR | 35.34 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | 29.41 ZAR | 36.50 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-15 | 36.73 ZAR | 39.85 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 40.72 ZAR | 42.22 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-29 | 39.16 ZAR | 44.86 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-10-06 | 39.88 ZAR | 48.67 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-10-13 | 41.09 ZAR | 45.90 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-10-20 | 36.64 ZAR | 43.90 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-10-27 | 34.93 ZAR | 41.96 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-11-03 | 34.86 ZAR | 39.11 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-11-10 | 32.02 ZAR | 34.51 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | 31.07 ZAR | 32.81 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-11-24 | 31.42 ZAR | 31.42 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-03 | 27.24 ZAR | 27.24 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-08 | 26.27 ZAR | 26.44 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-15 | 26.56 ZAR | 26.56 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-22 | 26.31 ZAR | 26.93 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-29 | 23.29 ZAR | 26.92 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-01-01 | 23.18 ZAR | 26.75 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-01-05 | 22.74 ZAR | 26.42 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-01-13 | 26.14 ZAR | 26.15 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-01-20 | 26.03 ZAR | 26.03 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-01-26 | 25.52 ZAR | 25.59 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 25.52 ZAR | 25.57 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 25.36 ZAR | 25.36 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 25.36 ZAR | 25.36 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 28.61 ZAR | 30.65 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-03-02 | 34.02 ZAR | 37.57 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | 33.82 ZAR | 39.74 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-03-16 | 34.37 ZAR | 42.22 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-04-02 | 39.27 ZAR | 47.86 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-04-07 | 39.03 ZAR | 50.00 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-04-14 | 40.71 ZAR | 46.33 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-04-23 | 40.33 ZAR | 45.18 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 40.51 ZAR | 40.52 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-05-05 | 36.92 ZAR | 38.54 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | 37.01 ZAR | 37.01 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-05-20 | 32.63 ZAR | 32.63 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-05-25 | 32.67 ZAR | 35.22 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 32.78 ZAR | 37.72 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-08 | 37.08 ZAR | 41.42 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-15 | 38.06 ZAR | 44.00 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-23 | 38.62 ZAR | 47.03 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-29 | 35.39 ZAR | 42.10 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-07-06 | 33.47 ZAR | 40.42 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-07-13 | 33.16 ZAR | 38.08 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-07-20 | 31.17 ZAR | 33.10 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | 29.77 ZAR | 32.04 ZAR | 0 |
Sign in and join the conversationFrequently asked questions about Sheltering Ancient
What type of card is Sheltering Ancient?
Sheltering Ancient is a Creature — treefolk card in Altered altered.
What does Sheltering Ancient do?
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.)
How much does Sheltering Ancient cost?
Sheltering Ancient currently starts at 29.67. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What set is Sheltering Ancient from?
Sheltering Ancient was first released in the set Coldsnap, illustrated by Pete Venters.
Is Sheltering Ancient legal to play?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Sheltering Ancient can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What cards are similar to Sheltering Ancient?
Cards similar to Sheltering Ancient include Braid of Fire, Phyrexian Soulgorger, Earthen Goo. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.
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