Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Boseiju enters tapped.
T, Pay 2 life: Add . If that mana is spent on an instant or sorcery spell, that spell can't be countered.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-12-01
The spell can't be countered if the mana produced by Boseiju is spent to cover any cost of the spell, even an additional cost such as a splice cost. This is true even if you pay an additional cost while casting a spell "without paying its mana cost."
- 2004-12-01
Suppose mana produced by Boseiju is spent on a spell and an effect creates a copy of that spell. The copy can be countered, even though the original can't.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Boseiju, Who Shelters All, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Marchesa | 1 | 0 | — |
| Treebeard, Gracious Host | 1 | 0 | — |
| Trostani, Three Whispers | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Selesnya 2 decks
- Mardu 1 deck
Boseiju, Who Shelters All price history
The Champions of Kamigawa #273 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $15.79 | $78.00 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | $16.41 | $78.00 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $16.25 | $78.00 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $16.44 | $78.00 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $16.83 | $78.00 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $17.02 | $78.00 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $17.02 | $74.00 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $17.61 | $74.00 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $17.77 | $74.00 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $17.43 | $74.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $17.47 | $74.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $17.64 | $74.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $17.55 | $74.00 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $14.31
- Foil
- $14.95
Inverted
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Normal
- $18.13
- Foil
- $15.39
Inverted
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Foil
- $47.98
Inverted
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Foil
- —
Showcase
Secret Lair Drop
- Foil
- $14.72
From the Vault: Realms
- Foil
- $19.39
- Normal
- $15.79
- Foil
- $78.00
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Boseiju, Who Shelters All. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
