ETB shrine by user6312290

Format: Commander

Commander: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a five-color Shrine deck helmed by Hei Bai, Forest Guardian, built to flood the board with legendary Shrines and convert them into a multi-pronged value engine. The commander's ETB puts a Shrine directly onto the battlefield, accelerating the deck's core mechanic, while his activated ability turns each legendary enchantment into a Spirit token. The primary win conditions are incremental life drain from Sanctum of Stone Fangs, Northern Air Temple, Honden of Infinite Rage, and Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars, backed by a Spirit token army from Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose, Honden of Life's Web, and Hallowed Haunting. Sanctum of All is the linchpin, tutoring a Shrine every upkeep and doubling all Shrine triggers once six are in play. The deck wins through sheer value accumulation rather than any single combo line.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Journey
  • 1 Airbender Ascension
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Commune with Spirits
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Flicker
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Getaway Glamer
  • 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 Signet
  • 1 Grim Guardian
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 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
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 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 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Slip On the Ring
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Splash Portal
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Warleader's Call