---
name: "Cover of Winter"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Snow Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "f85a157f-d7ec-4e61-97df-2ca851b6c666"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cover-of-winter-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cover of Winter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Snow Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {S} (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. {S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
If a creature would deal combat damage to you and/or one or more creatures you control, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of age counters on this enchantment.
{S}: Put an age counter on this enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cold Snap](/printing/cold-snap-ice.md) — Enchantment
2. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment
3. [Snowfall](/printing/snowfall-ice.md) — Enchantment
4. [Glacial Plating](/printing/glacial-plating-csp.md) — Snow Enchantment — Aura
5. [Inner Sanctum](/printing/inner-sanctum-wth.md) — Enchantment
6. [Blizzard](/printing/blizzard-ice.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #3
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`