Shrine by MrDuckduck

Format: Commander

Creator: MrDuckduck

Commander: Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Shrine Enchantress deck piloted by Go-Shintai of Life's Origin. It combines the scaling multiplicative power of Shrines with a Gates-based land engine. In the early game, the deck fixes its mana through land-fetchers such as Gatecreeper Vine and Open the Gates while deploying enchantress card draw engines like Sythis, Harvest's Hand and Enchantress's Presence. Once the commander enters the battlefield, every non-token Shrine generates token Shrine bodies, rapidly accelerating the value of every Shrine trigger. As the Shrine count reaches five or more, pieces like Sanctum of All, Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars, Honden of Infinite Rage, and Sanctum of Stone Fangs inflict devastating cumulative burn and life drain while Honden of Night's Reach strips opponents of answers. The deck steadily grinds opponents out of the game, finishing either through non-combat Shrine triggers or an overwhelming token army bolstered by Southern Air Temple.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A Realm Reborn
  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 As Foretold
  • 1 Auroral Procession
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Basilisk Gate
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Brilliant Restoration
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dragon Sniper
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Explore the Underdark
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Gatecreeper Vine
  • 1 Gates Ablaze
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 1 Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
  • 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 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Gond Gate
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Gruul Turf
  • 1 Guild Summit
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
  • 1 Harnessed Snubhorn
  • 1 Heap Gate
  • 1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
  • 1 Hold the Gates
  • 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
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Kami of Transience
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Leyline of the Void
  • 1 Manalith
  • 1 Marina Vendrell
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Navigation Orb
  • 1 Nine-Fingers Keene
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
  • 1 Omo, Queen of Vesuva
  • 1 Open the Gates
  • 1 Open the Vaults
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sage of the Maze
  • 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 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Shrine Steward
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 1 Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Static Snare
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 The Wandering Minstrel
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thran Portal
  • 1 Tuvasa the Sunlit
  • 1 White Lotus Hideout
  • 1 Wispdrinker Vampire