SHRINE GUY by acie265

Format: Commander

Commander: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This 5-color midrange deck uses Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as a reliable engine piece in the command zone to cheat legendary Shrines onto the battlefield. Backed by an efficient 1-2 CMC ramp package, Hei Bai enters as early as turn 3, immediately putting a Shrine into play. Cheap instant-speed blink spells like Ephemerate, Cloudshift, and Momentary Blink flicker Hei Bai repeatedly to cascade additional Shrines into play without paying their mana costs. By turn 5, the accumulating Shrines establish a critical mass of scaling upkeep and end-step triggers: Sanctum of Stone Fangs and Northern Air Temple drain opponents, The Spirit Oasis refills the hand, and Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty controls opposing creatures. The deck closes the game around turn 7 using compounded burn/drain and wide unblockable Spirit tokens created by Hei Bai's {WUBRG} activated ability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Journey
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Binding the Old Gods
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Brokers Hideout
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Creosote Heath
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Elspeth's Nightmare
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Frontier Bivouac
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
  • 1 Honden of Infinite Rage
  • 1 Honden of Life's Web
  • 1 Honden of Night's Reach
  • 1 Honden of Seeing Winds
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Justiciar's Portal
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Momentary Blink
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Nessian Wanderer
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Remand
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Sanctum of All
  • 1 Sanctum of Calm Waters
  • 1 Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
  • 1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Spelunking
  • 1 Splash Portal
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 2 Swamp
  • 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 Tangled Islet
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 Thornwood Falls
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Unable to Scream
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 White Lotus Hideout
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wolfwillow Haven