Shrines by nathanielknopik

Format: Commander

Commander: Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This is a five-color Shrine tribal deck built around Go-Shintai of Life's Origin, leveraging the commander's ability to recur enchantments from the graveyard and generate a steady stream of Shrine tokens. The primary game plan is to deploy a critical mass of Shrines, multiply their triggered abilities through Sanctum of All and Roaming Throne, and grind out overwhelming card advantage, life gain, and token production. The deck wins through combat damage from a growing army of Spirit, Angel, and Monk tokens (Hallowed Haunting, Sigil of the Empty Throne, Crescent Island Temple), direct damage from Honden of Infinite Rage and Sanctum of Stone Fangs, or a combination of drain and swarm. It is a slow, value-oriented engine that relies on enchantress-style draw to find its key pieces and protect its board with pillowfort effects.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Calix, Destiny's Hand
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crescent Island Temple
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Dance of the Manse
• 1 Destiny Spinner
• 1 Doomwake Giant
• 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1 Enchantress's Presence
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Extinguish All Hope
• 1 Farseek
• 1 Fertile Ground
• 6 Forest
• 1 Generous Visitor
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 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 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Hallowed Haunting
• 1 Helm of the Gods
• 1 Herald of the Pantheon
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Honden of Cleansing Fire
• 1 Honden of Infinite Rage
• 1 Honden of Night's Reach
• 1 Honden of Seeing Winds
• 1 Idyllic Tutor
• 3 Island
• 1 Jukai Naturalist
• 1 Kodama's Reach
• 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Mesa Enchantress
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 3 Mountain
• 1 Northern Air Temple
• 1 Optimistic Scavenger
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 5 Plains
• 1 Roaming Throne
• 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 Satyr Enchanter
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Setessan Champion
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
• 1 Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Southern Air Temple
• 1 Sphere of Safety
• 1 Starfield Mystic
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Sterling Grove
• 3 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
• 1 The Spirit Oasis
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Tuvasa the Sunlit
• 1 Utopia Sprawl
• 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Weaver of Harmony
• 1 Whirlwind of Thought
• 1 Zur the Enchanter