COMMANDER(S)
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
- Five-Color
Created by
WotC
3.0 - 3.5
Bracket 2
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ANALYSIS
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Overview:
This Go-Shintai deck attempts to blend shrine synergies with 11 distinct alternate win conditions, resulting in a scattered strategy. While the commander enables enchantment recursion, the deck lacks focus and critical mass for any single wincon. Slow mana base and minimal protection further hinder its effectiveness.
Primer:
Core Strategy: The deck employs three conflicting approaches:
- Shrine tribal using Go-Shintai of Life's Origin recursion
- Gates/Maze's End land toolbox
- 10+ alternate wincons requiring disparate setups (Helix Pinnacle, Biovisionary, Revel in Riches, etc.)
Key phases:
- Early Game: Play tapped Gates and low-impact enchantments like Monologue Tax
- Mid Game: Deploy random value engines (Seedborn Muse, Augur of Autumn)
- Late Game: Hope to assemble one of many win conditions through natural draws
Mulligan Priorities:
- Keep hands with 3+ lands including Gond Gate
- Prioritize early ramp (Fertile Ground, Arcane Signet)
- Avoid hands without mana fixing
Key Tips
- Use Eerie Ultimatum as primary recovery tool
- The World Tree activation requires heavy color commitment (WWUUBBRRGG)
- Clever Concealment protects critical mass of permanents
Weaknesses:
Critical:
- No focused win condition (11 alternate wincons with 0 redundancy)
- Lacks protection for key pieces (only Alseid of Life's Bounty)
- Gates strategy incomplete (only 14/20 required Gates)
Moderate:
- Slow mana base (17/36 lands enter tapped)
- Minimal stack interaction (4 counterspell-equivalents)
Most Important Cards:
- Maze's End
- Seedborn Muse
- Eerie Ultimatum
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- The World Tree
- Simic Ascendancy
- Revel in Riches
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Circuitous Route
- Austere Command
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 3/10
- Fastest theoretical win (T7 Approach recast) requires perfect draws
- Average goldfish win: T10+ due to conflicting mana requirements
Resilience: 2/10
- No graveyard recursion beyond commander
- 3+ removals on key pieces (e.g., Seedborn Muse) cripples strategy
Consistency: 3/10
- Only 3 tutors (Circuitous Route, Rite of Replication, Eerie Ultimatum)
- Draw engines (Mystic Remora, Tireless Tracker) too slow
Interaction: 4/10
- 7 targeted removals (Crib Swap, Darksteel Mutation)
- 3 board wipes (Supreme Verdict, Tragic Arrogance)
- 0 free counterspells
Rating Justification:
The deck straddles Refined Jank (3.0) and Upgraded Jank (3.5) due to:
- Multiple wincons without redundancy (matches 3.0's "T12+ with effort")
- Some mana fixing (Chromatic Lantern) and recursion (commander)
- Lacks the focused combat/combo plan of Casual/Precon (4.0)
- Slower than Upgraded Jank's T10-12 benchmark
Power level: 3.0 - 3.5
DECK LIST
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
Planeswalker: 1
($0.97)
1
The Eternal Wanderer
Creature: 25
($62.78)
1
Alseid of Life's Bounty
1
Augur of Autumn
1
Auriok Champion
1
Biovisionary
1
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
1
Faeburrow Elder
1
Felidar Sovereign
1
Forgotten Ancient
1
Hangarback Walker
1
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
1
Hellkite Tyrant
1
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
1
Mangara, the Diplomat
1
Morbid Opportunist
1
Sanctum Weaver
1
Seedborn Muse
1
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
1
Soul's Attendant
1
Sun Titan
1
Sunscorch Regent
1
Taurean Mauler
1
Tireless Tracker
1
Triskaidekaphile
1
Twenty-Toed Toad
1
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Artifact: 6
($17.62)
1
Arcane Signet
1
Chromatic Lantern
1
Halo Fountain
1
Lightning Greaves
1
Maskwood Nexus
1
Sol Ring
Enchantment: 18
($52.58)
1
Darksteel Mutation
1
Fertile Ground
1
Ghostly Prison
1
Ghoulish Impetus
1
Happily Ever After
1
Helix Pinnacle
1
Lignify
1
Liliana's Contract
1
Mayael's Aria
1
Mechanized Production
1
Monologue Tax
1
Mystic Remora
1
Pariah
1
Revel in Riches
1
Shiny Impetus
1
Simic Ascendancy
1
Test of Endurance
1
Trace of Abundance
Instant: 5
($20.07)
1
Clever Concealment
1
Crib Swap
1
Drown in Dreams
1
Heliod's Intervention
1
Sphinx's Revelation
Sorcery: 7
($12.25)
1
Approach of the Second Sun
1
Austere Command
1
Circuitous Route
1
Eerie Ultimatum
1
Rite of Replication
1
Supreme Verdict
1
Tragic Arrogance
Land: 37
($63.32)
1
Azorius Guildgate
1
Baldur's Gate
1
Black Dragon Gate
1
Boros Guildgate
1
Bountiful Promenade
1
Brushland
1
Citadel Gate
1
Cliffgate
1
Command Tower
1
Darksteel Citadel
1
Dimir Guildgate
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Forbidden Orchard
1
Forest
1
Gateway Plaza
1
Golgari Guildgate
1
Gond Gate
1
Gruul Guildgate
1
Heap Gate
1
Homeward Path
1
Izzet Guildgate
1
Manor Gate
1
Maze's End
1
Orzhov Guildgate
1
Overgrown Farmland
1
Path of Ancestry
1
Plains
1
Plaza of Harmony
1
Rakdos Guildgate
1
Razorverge Thicket
1
Reflecting Pool
1
Sea Gate
1
Selesnya Guildgate
1
Simic Guildgate
1
The World Tree
1
Thornglint Bridge
1
Wooded Bastion
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