Go-Shintai - Shrines, Gods & Gates [Primer]

Commander / EDH Devotion Enchantment God Indestructible Primer Theme/Gimmick Value Engine

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Land (35)

• 1x Forest
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Basilisk Gate
• 1x Black Dragon Gate
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x Cliffgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Gond Gate
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Heap Gate
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jetmir's Garden
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Manor Gate
• 1x Maze's End
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Raffine's Tower
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Sea Gate
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Thran Portal
• 1x Xander's Lounge
• 1x Baldur's Gate

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Wrenn and Seven

Creature (28)

• 1x Composer of Spring
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Grim Guardian
• 1x Sanctum Weaver
• 1x Weaver of Harmony
• 1x Esika, God of the Tree  ^Flip
• 1x Jodah, the Unifier
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Tuvasa the Sunlit
• 1x Zur, Eternal Schemer
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
• 1x Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor
• 1x Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
• 1x Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom
• 1x Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Klothys, God of Destiny
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
• 1x Sythis, Harvest's Hand
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Artifact (10)

• 1x Altar of the Pantheon
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Decanter of Endless Water
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Navigation Orb
• 1x Patriar's Seal
• 1x Relic of Legends
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Timeless Lotus

Commander (1)

Enchantment (20)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Starfield of Nyx
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Honden of Cleansing Fire
• 1x Honden of Infinite Rage
• 1x Honden of Life's Web
• 1x Honden of Night's Reach
• 1x Honden of Seeing Winds
• 1x Sanctum of All
• 1x Sanctum of Calm Waters
• 1x Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
• 1x Sanctum of Shattered Heights
• 1x Sanctum of Stone Fangs
• 1x Sanctum of Tranquil Light

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Circuitous Route
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Explore the Underdark
• 1x Idyllic Tutor

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Enchantment (2)

• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Omniscience

Land (1)

• 1x Field of the Dead

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So what's the win condition?

Shrines, Gods & Gates

What originally started as a bit of a joke has quickly become my favorite deck to play.

Lets talk a little bit about the 3 main components this deck has going for it.

Shrines.

Shrines generate value through mass and Go-Shintai of Life's Origin facilitates this by making a Shrine token when ever a Shrine ETBs.

Draw

Sythis, Harvest's Hand, Eidolon of Blossoms, Tuvasa the Sunlit, Sanctum of All, Sanctum of Calm Waters & Honden of Seeing Winds.

Ramp

Faeburrow Elder, Sanctum Weaver & Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest.

Protect your Shrines.

Sterling Grove, No Mercy, Zur, Eternal Schemer & Athreos, God of Passage

Becoming a threat.

Sanctum of Stone Fangs, Honden of Infinite Rage, Honden of Night's Reach, Honden of Life's Web, Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor, Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom, Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars, Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose & Aura Shards.

Maintain your board.

Go-Shintai of Life's Origin, Dance of the Manse, Athreos, Shroud-Veiled, Sanctum of All, Starfield of Nyx, No Mercy & Dictate of Erebos.

Need something specific?

Sterling Grove, Idyllic Tutor & Sanctum of All.

Might get lucky.

Jodah, the Unifier, Esika, God of the Tree  

Moving right along.

Gods

The Deck currently runs 11 Gods that serve more of a support role to the Shrines as well as providing some indestructible blockers every now and again. These could easily be mixed and matched with other gods cards however I believe Athreos, Shroud-Veiled, Athreos, God of Passage & Esika, God of the Tree   are must haves.

Altar of the Pantheon helps with maintaining Devotion as well as tapping for any color.

The World Tree Dump all 11 gods onto the board and see what happens. (Big thanks to eliakimras for that suggestion.)

And finally.

Gates

Not a whole lot to say here 10 Gates + Maze's End = Win

Always get Gond Gate first.

The deck has a small amount of support for this Navigation Orb, Wrenn and Seven, Explore the Underdark, Expedition Map & Circuitous Route.

Thanks to all those who helps turn this joke of a deck into something extremely viable. ( NV_1980 Housegheist )

Enjoy,

Feedback Welcome.

Top Ranked	Achieved #16 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #14 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Enchantment 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Indestructible 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.55
Tokens	Dungeon: Undercity, Emblem Wrenn and Seven, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Shrine, Skeleton 4/1 B, Spirit 1/1 C, The Initiative, Treasure, Treefolk */* G w/ Reach
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