Shelter
ODYOdyssey/#46/2001Common
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.39
Cardmarket€0.15
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.28
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.39High $0.59Low $0.35▼ 33.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.28TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.5%30d▲ 7.7%90d▲ 64.7%
90d high
$0.29
90d low
$0.17
Paper printings priced
7
Currently 4th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.17
The List
- Up 7.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $0.29.
- This printing is the 4th cheapest paper printing currently priced (7 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 3111% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc14 Jun 2019
Protection from a color means that the target creature can’t be blocked by creatures of that color, can’t be the target of spells of that color or abilities from sources of that color, can’t be enchanted or equipped by Auras or Equipment of that color, and all damage that sources of that color would deal to it is prevented. Nothing other than these events is prevented or illegal.
wotc14 Jun 2019
You can’t choose “artifact” or “colorless” as Shelter asks you to choose a color, since those are not colors.
wotc14 Jun 2019
The legality of a spell’s targets is checked only as that spell begins to resolve. If Shelter gives the targeted creature protection from white, you’ll still draw a card.
wotc14 Jun 2019
A permanent gaining protection may cause a spell or ability on the stack to have an illegal target. As a spell or ability tries to resolve, if all its targets are illegal, that spell or ability doesn’t resolve. None of its effects happen, including effects unrelated to the target. If at least one target is still legal, the spell or ability does as much as it can to the remaining legal targets, and its other effects still happen.
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About this card
Shelter
Shelter is an Instant, with mana cost {1}{W} (mana value 2). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.28 (up 7.7% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Shelter FAQ
How much is Shelter worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Shelter is $0.28. It is up 7.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.17 to $0.29.
What is the cheapest printing of Shelter?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.17 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Shelter?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Secret Lair Drop at $16.02 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Shelter are there?
Shelter has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Shelter first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ODY #46, released 2001-10-01.
What is the newest printing of Shelter?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #ODY-46, released 2024-08-02.
Is there a foil version of Shelter?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $8.99 versus $0.28 for nonfoil, which is 3111% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Shelter legal in Commander?
Yes, Shelter is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.