Cumulative Upkeep
Flying
Defender
Wall of Shards
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Snow Creature — Wall
Mana Cost: {1}{W}
Oracle Rules Text: Defender, flying Cumulative upkeep—An opponent gains 1 life. (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.)
Set: Coldsnap (#23), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Creature
White
Uncommon
Evasion
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2006-07-15
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.
2008-10-01
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.
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