---
name: "Wall of Shards"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Snow Creature — Wall"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep", "Flying", "Defender"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CSP-23"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Alex Horley-Orlandelli"
oracle_id: "8fab68ad-169d-46d3-93c4-5bdee4eea2ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-shards-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wall of Shards
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Snow Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/8
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep, Flying, Defender

## Oracle 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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusionary Wall](/printing/illusionary-wall-ice.md) — Creature — Illusion Wall
2. [Wall of Reverence](/printing/wall-of-reverence-uma.md) — Creature — Spirit Wall
3. [Wall of Swords](/printing/wall-of-swords-2ed.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of One Thousand Cuts](/printing/wall-of-one-thousand-cuts-j21.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Resistance](/printing/wall-of-resistance-mir.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Air](/printing/wall-of-air-30a.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CSP-23
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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