Shrine by Rhyas

Format: Commander

Commander: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a five-color Shrine deck that treats Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as an enabler rather than a true build-around commander. The game plan is to stack legendary Shrine enchantments as quickly as possible, let their upkeep and first-main-phase triggers compound, and finish the table through life drain, direct damage, and an unblockable Spirit token swarm. Hei Bai's ETB effectively puts a Shrine from the top of the library onto the battlefield for free, and his activated ability converts each legendary enchantment into a 1/1 Spirit that can't be blocked by non-Spirits. The real engine room is the Shrine package itself: Sanctum of All finds a Shrine every upkeep and doubles all other Shrine triggers once six are in play, while Sanctum of Stone Fangs, Honden of Infinite Rage, Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars, and the token makers close the game. There are no infinite combos; this deck wins through inevitability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Journey
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Elspeth's Nightmare
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
  • 1 Greater Auramancy
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Honden of Cleansing Fire
  • 1 Honden of Infinite Rage
  • 1 Honden of Life's Web
  • 1 Honden of Night's Reach
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Indatha Crystal
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Justiciar's Portal
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Ketria Crystal
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Momentary Blink
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nessian Wanderer
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 1 Raugrin Crystal
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Sanctum of All
  • 1 Sanctum of Calm Waters
  • 1 Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
  • 1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 2 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 2 Snow-Covered Island
  • 2 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 2 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Splash Portal
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Unable to Scream
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 Whirlwind Denial
  • 1 White Lotus Hideout
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent
  • 1 Zagoth Crystal
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground