Praise be, amen by clamjam

Format: Commander

Commander: Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a five-color Shrine enchantress deck helmed by Go-Shintai of Life's Origin. The plan is to flood the board with legendary Shrines (Hondens, Sanctums, Go-Shintais, and Avatar temples), protect them, and let their upkeep and main-phase triggers snowball into life drain, direct damage, tokens, and card advantage. Sanctum of All is the premier engine, tutoring additional Shrines onto the battlefield and doubling every other Shrine trigger once six are online. The commander accelerates the plan by making 1/1 Shrine tokens on every nontoken Shrine ETB and by recurring enchantments from the graveyard. Secondary paths include go-wide combat via Sigil of the Empty Throne, Hallowed Haunting, and Spirit/Monk tokens, plus pillowfort locks with Sphere of Safety and the Prison package. There are no infinite combos; the deck wins through accumulating Shrine triggers and overwhelming value.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Journey
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crescent Island Temple
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 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
  • 7 Forest
  • 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 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
  • 1 Herald of the Pantheon
  • 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
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Northern Air Temple
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resurgent Belief
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 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 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Shrine Steward
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Southern Air Temple
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 The World Tree
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Verduran Enchantress
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter
  • 1 Zur, Eternal Schemer