Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars

Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars

Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine

Mana cost: {2}{R}

How we read this card

First strike
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}.

triggered —

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.

triggered — deals damage

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an end step, a Shrine you control.

Works well with

a nontoken Shrine enters the battlefield — 23 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

  1. Go-Shintai of Life's Origin — When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters, Go-Shintai of Life's Origin makes a token

a Shrine enters the battlefield — 23 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters:

  1. Crescent Island Temple — makes a token
  2. Kyoshi Island Plaza — searches a library
  3. Northern Air Temple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. The Spirit Oasis — draws you 1 card
  5. Southern Air Temple — puts a counter on a creature

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

255 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

72 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library

190 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars attacks:

  1. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  2. Sparring Regimen — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  5. Obsessive Pursuit — makes you lose life
  6. Invisible Woman — triggers
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

119 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Communal Brewing — it arrives with counters thanks to Communal Brewing

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters:

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — puts a counter on itself
  2. Airbender Ascension — puts a quest counter on itself

337 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.