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Shrines and their Keepers
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Est deck cost: $577.96
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Commander

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Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Whenever Go-Shintai of Life's Origin or another nontoken Shrine you control enters, create a 1/1 colorless Shrine enchantment creature token.

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin (nec) 37

Commander

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Draw

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Ao, the Dawn Sky

Flying, vigilance When Ao dies, choose one — • Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of nonland permanent cards with total mana value 4 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. • Put two +1/+1 counters on each permanent you control that's a creature or Vehicle.

Creature
Ao, the Dawn Sky (neo) 2
Honden of Seeing Winds

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card for each Shrine you control.

Enchantment
Honden of Seeing Winds (ema) 54
Sanctum of Calm Waters

At the beginning of your first main phase, you may draw X cards, where X is the number of Shrines you control. If you do, discard a card.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Calm Waters (m21) 68
Sythis, Harvest's Hand

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature Enchantment
Sythis, Harvest's Hand (cmm) 938

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Protection

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Alseid of Life's Bounty

Lifelink {1}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature or enchantment you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Alseid of Life's Bounty (thb) 1
Deflecting Palm

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.

Instant
Deflecting Palm (ktk) 173
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (pc2) 7
Greater Auramancy

Other enchantments you control have shroud. (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Enchanted creatures you control have shroud.

Enchantment
Greater Auramancy (shm) 7
Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa

Flash Flying When Kyodai enters, another target permanent gains indestructible for as long as you control Kyodai. {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Kyodai gets +5/+5 until end of turn.

Creature
Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa (neo) 23
Privileged Position

({G/W} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.) Other permanents you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Enchantment
Privileged Position (2x2) 263
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (acr) 85
Rhythm of the Wild

Creature spells you control can't be countered. Nontoken creatures you control have riot. (They enter with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.)

Enchantment
Rhythm of the Wild (rvr) 217
Sanctum of Tranquil Light

{5}{W}: Tap target creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each Shrine you control.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Tranquil Light (m21) 33
Sphere of Safety

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {X} for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

Enchantment
Sphere of Safety (rtr) 24
Sterling Grove

Other enchantments you control have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) {1}, Sacrifice this enchantment: Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Enchantment
Sterling Grove (mh2) 293
Yosei, the Morning Star

Flying When Yosei dies, target player skips their next untap step. Tap up to five target permanents that player controls.

Creature
Yosei, the Morning Star (mma) 35
Zur, Eternal Schemer

Flying Enchantment creatures you control have deathtouch, lifelink, and hexproof. {1}{W}: Target non-Aura enchantment you control becomes a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Creature
Zur, Eternal Schemer (dmu) 228

Protection

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Tutor

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Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Enlightened Tutor (dmr) 6
Idyllic Tutor

Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Idyllic Tutor (thb) 24
Sanctum of All

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a Shrine card and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle. If an ability of another Shrine you control triggers while you control six or more Shrines, that ability triggers an additional time.

Enchantment
Sanctum of All (m21) 225
Shrine Steward

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Aura or Shrine card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Shrine Steward (neo) 259

Tutor

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Copy

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Weaver of Harmony

Other enchantment creatures you control get +1/+1. {G}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from an enchantment source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Creature Enchantment
Weaver of Harmony (neo) 213
Yenna, Redtooth Regent

{2}, {T}: Choose target enchantment you control that doesn't have the same name as another permanent you control. Create a token that's a copy of it, except it isn't legendary. If the token is an Aura, untap Yenna, then scry 2. Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature
Yenna, Redtooth Regent (woe) 219

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Land

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Cascading Cataracts

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}. {5}, {T}: Add five mana in any combination of colors.

Land
Cascading Cataracts (akh) 240
Fabled Passage

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.

Land
Fabled Passage (blb) 252
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (neo) 301
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (neo) 302
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (woc) 162
Indatha Triome

({T}: Add {W}, {B}, or {G}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Indatha Triome (iko) 248
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (neo) 295
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (neo) 296
Jetmir's Garden

({T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Jetmir's Garden (snc) 250
Ketria Triome

({T}: Add {G}, {U}, or {R}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Ketria Triome (plst) IKO-250
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (neo) 299
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (neo) 300
Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Myriad Landscape (clb) 904
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (neo) 293
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (neo) 294
Raffine's Tower

({T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raffine's Tower (snc) 254
Raugrin Triome

({T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raugrin Triome (iko) 251
Savai Triome

({T}: Add {R}, {W}, or {B}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Savai Triome (iko) 253
Spara's Headquarters

({T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Spara's Headquarters (snc) 257
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (neo) 297
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (neo) 298
Unclaimed Territory

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Land
Unclaimed Territory (lcc) 366
Xander's Lounge

({T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Xander's Lounge (snc) 358
Zagoth Triome

({T}: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Zagoth Triome (iko) 259
Ziatora's Proving Ground

({T}: Add {B}, {R}, or {G}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Ziatora's Proving Ground (snc) 261

Land

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (m3c) 283
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky

Flying, trample When Atsushi dies, choose one — • Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. • Create three Treasure tokens.

Creature
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky (neo) 134
Chromatic Lantern

Lands you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color." {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (rvr) 442
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (dsc) 244
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types.

Creature Enchantment
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (thb) 169
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (rav) 163
Herald of the Pantheon

Enchantment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Herald of the Pantheon (cmm) 898
Jukai Naturalist

Lifelink Enchantment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature Enchantment
Jukai Naturalist (woc) 140
Kura, the Boundless Sky

Flying, deathtouch When Kura dies, choose one — • Search your library for up to three land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. • Create an X/X green Spirit creature token, where X is the number of lands you control.

Creature
Kura, the Boundless Sky (neo) 200
Leyline of the Guildpact

If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. Each nonland permanent you control is all colors. Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types.

Enchantment
Leyline of the Guildpact (mkm) 217
Nessian Wanderer

Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a land card from among them and put that card into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Nessian Wanderer (cmm) 905
Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest

At the beginning of your first main phase, add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest (m21) 203
Skyshroud Claim

Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Skyshroud Claim (cmm) 321
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (m3c) 305
Sylvan Scrying

Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Sylvan Scrying (plst) BFZ-192

Ramp

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Counters

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Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor

Trample At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target Shrine for each Shrine you control.

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor (neo) 187
Jugan, the Rising Star

Flying When Jugan dies, you may distribute five +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures.

Creature
Jugan, the Rising Star (mma) 150
Managorger Hydra

Trample Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Managorger Hydra (blc) 230
Nykthos Paragon

Whenever you gain life, you may put that many +1/+1 counters on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.

Creature Enchantment
Nykthos Paragon (mh2) 22

Counters

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Lifegain

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Axis of Mortality

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have two target players exchange life totals.

Enchantment
Axis of Mortality (xln) 3
Honden of Cleansing Fire

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 2 life for each Shrine you control.

Enchantment
Honden of Cleansing Fire (ema) 13
Orim's Prayer

Whenever one or more creatures attack you, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Enchantment
Orim's Prayer (tmp) 32

Lifegain

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Recursion

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Junji, the Midnight Sky

Flying, menace When Junji dies, choose one — • Each opponent discards two cards and loses 2 life. • Put target non-Dragon creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose 2 life.

Creature
Junji, the Midnight Sky (m3c) 199
Kami of Transience

Trample Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of each end step, if an enchantment was put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Kami of Transience (neo) 476
Starfield of Nyx

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield. As long as you control five or more enchantments, each other non-Aura enchantment you control is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Enchantment
Starfield of Nyx (cmm) 840

Recursion

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Discard

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Honden of Night's Reach

At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent discards a card for each Shrine you control.

Enchantment
Honden of Night's Reach (ema) 91
Painful Quandary

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.

Enchantment
Painful Quandary (fdn) 179

Discard

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Mill

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Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom

Flying At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, target player mills X cards, where X is the number of Shrines you control. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom (neo) 55

Mill

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Removal

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Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 81
Extinguish All Hope

Destroy all nonenchantment creatures.

Sorcery
Extinguish All Hope (cmm) 157
Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars

First strike At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars deals X damage to target player or planeswalker, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars (neo) 144
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty

Deathtouch At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy target creature with toughness X or less, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty (neo) 97
Honden of Infinite Rage

At the beginning of your upkeep, Honden of Infinite Rage deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shrines you control.

Enchantment
Honden of Infinite Rage (ema) 134
Kairi, the Swirling Sky

Flying, ward {3} When Kairi dies, choose one — • Return any number of target nonland permanents with total mana value 6 or less to their owners' hands. • Mill six cards, then return up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Kairi, the Swirling Sky (neo) 60
Keiga, the Tide Star

Flying When Keiga dies, gain control of target creature.

Creature
Keiga, the Tide Star (mma) 48
Ryusei, the Falling Star

Flying When Ryusei dies, it deals 5 damage to each creature without flying.

Creature
Ryusei, the Falling Star (c17) 141
Sanctum of Shattered Heights

{1}, Discard a land card or Shrine card: Sanctum of Shattered Heights deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Shattered Heights (m21) 157

Removal

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Drain

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Kokusho, the Evening Star

Flying When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Creature
Kokusho, the Evening Star (mma) 89

Drain

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Pingers

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Sanctum of Stone Fangs

At the beginning of your first main phase, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Stone Fangs (m21) 120

Pingers

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Tokens

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Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose

Vigilance At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token for each Shrine you control.

Creature Enchantment
Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose (neo) 14
Honden of Life's Web

At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token for each Shrine you control.

Enchantment
Honden of Life's Web (ema) 172

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Deck Info

Deck stats

32 pips - 25 cards
21 mana - 16 cards
12 pips - 10 cards
21 mana - 16 cards
14 pips - 10 cards
21 mana - 16 cards
10 pips - 9 cards
21 mana - 16 cards
31 pips - 23 cards
21 mana - 16 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
6 mana - 5 cards
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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my current shrine deck, like many of us know, it is rare for a deck to be \"finished\" and thus this deck is subject to change. The win condition of this deck is to have as many shrines as you can and then to exploit the mechanics of the commander "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Go-Shintai of Life's Origin"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sanctum of All"}},{"insert":" to get you the shrines you need your graveyard or your deck, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars"}},{"insert":" that deals direct damage to a player ignoring all other creatures on the battlefield. A secondary win condition is to use all the \"shrine protectors\" Japanese themed dragons in my case that tax other players when they die, giving incentive not to attack you and also allowing you time to build your shrines. An example of this is when I have more then one dragon in hand but also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest"}},{"insert":" either on the board or able to be tutored. If you have you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Go-Shintai of Life's Origin"}},{"insert":" in play that already means you have 2 shrines on the field, then after you play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest"}},{"insert":" you now have 4 shrines (if you don't have any of the doubling enchantments on the field as well) based on the commanders ability. This will allow you to have 4 extra mana of any color on your next turn, really ramping you into the big creatures in your hand that you might be struggling with. I have won multiple games this way, playing 2-3 big dragons on a single turn will massive death taxs on them, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kokusho, the Evening Star"}},{"insert":". At this time this deck is very susceptible to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tranquil Grove"}},{"insert":" and other board wipes, as you can see I do not play any kill spells or protection spells in this deck. This is due to my play group at the moment and only having 1 person that has a deck that direct counters me with board wipes and the tranquil grove. I will be swapping out more creatures soon as there are better enchantment creatures that give better bonuses and synergy for the deck as a whole. Please feel free to comment and Id be happy to chat about the deck, thanks for looking a reading! \n"}]}
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