First printed in Amonkhet (2017)

All 22 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2522, 2026
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #167, 2026
Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #178, 2025
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #392, 2025
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) #169, 2025
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #330, 2024
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #374, 2024
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #319, 2024
Fallout (PIP) #1036, 2024
Fallout (PIP) #289, 2024
Fallout (PIP) #508, 2024
Fallout (PIP) #817, 2024
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #291, 2024
Doctor Who (WHO) #1105, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #304, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #514, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #895, 2023
Commander Masters (CMM) #1032, 2023
The List (PLST) #AKH-248, 2023
Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #330, 2020 (digital)
Amonkhet (AKH) #248, 2017
Amonkhet Promos (PAKH) #248s, 2017

Sheltered Thicket

Land — Mountain Forest

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In the last 30 days 0.4% of Modern decks played it (9 of 2236). Most played in RG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (10 of 6150). Most played in Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers.

Combos

6 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Escape Protocol + Eternal Witness + Fluctuator + Sheltered Thicket
Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Sheltered Thicket + Tilling Treefolk
Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Cartographer + Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Sheltered Thicket
Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Sheltered Thicket + Stoic Builder
Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Greenwarden of Murasa + Sheltered Thicket
Infinite black mana, Infinite card draw…: Bone Miser + Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Golgari Findbroker + Sheltered Thicket

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 9 of 2236 decks (0.4%).

Share of decks

0.4%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

9 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.7

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
RG (unclassified)	1.2%	35%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Hexhaven Invigorator	100%	206.2
Mine Collapse	100%	206.2
Sakura-Tribe Elder	100%	189.0
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove	100%	73.2
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle	100%	73.2
Commercial District	100%	14.7
Stomping Ground	100%	13.7
Dryad Arbor	100%	11.8
Green Sun's Zenith	100%	11.6
Wooded Foothills	100%	4.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
RG kanister in Modern Challenge 16	4-2 67%
RG Phellipe in Modern Challenge 32	3-2 60%
RG musasabi in Modern Challenge 64	4-3 57%
RG musasabi in Modern Challenge 96	4-3 57%
RG raisans in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
RG Phellipe in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
RG JV_7777 in Modern Challenge 32	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
RG raisans, 24 Oct	1 main	#21 3-3
RG kanister, 20 Oct	1 main	#5 4-2
RG Phellipe, 14 Oct	2 main	#15 3-2
RG Phellipe, 11 Oct	2 main	#20 3-3
RG musasabi, 6 Oct	2 main	#19 4-3
RG musasabi, 2 Oct	2 main	#23 4-3
RG MTGWojtek, 2 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG JV_7777, 30 Sep	2 main	#32 2-4

Commander Other periods →

In 10 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days