Sanctum of Shattered Heights

Sanctum of Shattered Heights

Legendary Enchantment — Shrine

Mana cost: {2}{R}

How we read this card

Sanctum of Shattered Heights deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

activated {1}, Discard a land card or Shrine card —

activated {1}, Discard a land card or Shrine card — deals damage

Causes: discard a card, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a Shrine you control.

Works well with

a nontoken Shrine enters the battlefield — 23 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

  1. Go-Shintai of Life's Origin — When Sanctum of Shattered Heights enters, Go-Shintai of Life's Origin makes a token

a Shrine enters the battlefield — 23 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When Sanctum of Shattered Heights 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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When Sanctum of Shattered Heights makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When Sanctum of Shattered Heights deals noncombat damage:

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

36 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 (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When Sanctum of Shattered Heights is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  4. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  6. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  7. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  8. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  9. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  10. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

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 (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Sanctum of Shattered Heights enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When Sanctum of Shattered Heights 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

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

Sanctum of Shattered Heights:

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — puts cards into the graveyard that Charnelhoard Wurm can bring back
  2. Samwise Gamgee — puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  3. Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  5. Harness the Storm — puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  6. Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  8. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  9. Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  10. Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card — fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Sanctum of Shattered Heights:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Sanctum of Shattered Heights is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Sanctum of Shattered Heights, Soul Link gains you that much life

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