Pray at the Shrine by SailorSmithsonian

Format: Commander

Creator: SailorSmithsonian

Commander: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Shrine tribal and enchantress strategy led by Hei Bai, Forest Guardian. The primary game plan accelerates early mana through 1-2 CMC dorks and land ramp to cast the commander on Turn 4. When the commander enters, it cheats a Shrine directly from the library onto the battlefield. By pairing the commander with efficient flicker spells such as Ephemerate and repeatable blink engines like Teleportation Circle, the deck rapidly floods the board with legendary Shrines. By Turn 5, key pieces like Sanctum of All, Sanctum of Stone Fangs, and Northern Air Temple assemble a dominant engine that doubles upkeep and end-step triggers, draining the table while generating unblockable Spirit tokens. Strong stax elements like Sphere of Safety and hand-stripping from Honden of Night's Reach lock opponents out of productive combat and interaction, while Greater Auramancy, Heroic Intervention, and Replenish ensure maximum resilience against disruption until the table is drained by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Journey
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greater Auramancy
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 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 Honden of Seeing Winds
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Momentary Blink
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Sanctum of All
  • 1 Sanctum of Calm Waters
  • 1 Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
  • 1 Sanctum of Shattered Heights
  • 1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs
  • 1 Sanctum of Tranquil Light
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth