I love to See the Temple by user8257114

Format: Commander

Commander: Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Shrine tribal strategy piloted by Go-Shintai of Life's Origin. It focuses on accumulating Shrines from across Kamigawa and supplemental sets to trigger cumulative upkeep and end-step abilities. Early turns are dedicated to fixing mana across all five colors, deploying pillowfort enchantments like Ghostly Prison, and establishing enchantress engines such as Sythis, Harvest's Hand. In the midgame, Go-Shintai of Life's Origin multiplies Shrine counts by creating 1/1 Shrine tokens on each nontoken Shrine entry. The deck reaches critical mass around Turn 7 with centerpieces like Sanctum of All, which doubles all Shrine abilities once six Shrines are active. Win conditions stem from noncombat life drain via Sanctum of Stone Fangs and Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars, paired with massive Spirit and Angel token swarms from Hallowed Haunting. While resilient to single-target removal thanks to commander recursion, the deck is vulnerable to global enchantment sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A Realm Reborn
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway Commons
  • 1 Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
  • 1 Body of Knowledge
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Folio of Fancies
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Frontier Bivouac
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 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 Graceful Adept
  • 1 Guru Pathik
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
  • 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 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kruphix, God of Horizons
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Morska, Undersea Sleuth
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Price of Knowledge
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rupture Spire
  • 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 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Savage Lands
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shrine Steward
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Spellbook
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra
  • 1 The Magic Mirror
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transguild Promenade
  • 1 Venser's Journal
  • 1 White Lotus Hideout
  • 1 Wildsear, Scouring Maw
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent