Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom

Umono-blue{1}{U}$0.27
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine
Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom card art

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.)

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How Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom decks play in EDH

Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom is a mono-blue commander costing 1U, and its legendary enchantment creature - shrine line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $76.74

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Ramp (1)

Aang's Journey
Aang's Journey
$0.21

Card draw (4)

Sanctum of Calm Waters
Sanctum of Calm Waters
$0.42
Honden of Seeing Winds
Honden of Seeing Winds
$2.73
The Spirit Oasis
The Spirit Oasis
$0.28
Entity Tracker
Entity Tracker
$0.33

Counterspells (1)

Counterspell
Counterspell
$1.33

Creatures (5)

Shrine Steward
Shrine Steward
$0.25
Sage of Mysteries
Sage of Mysteries
$0.23
Protean Thaumaturge
Protean Thaumaturge
$0.35
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
$17.38
Spark Double
Spark Double
$4.77

Synergy & payoffs (9)

Mirror Gallery
Mirror Gallery
$11.07
Estrid's Invocation
Estrid's Invocation
$0.44
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
$10.53
Quantum Misalignment
Quantum Misalignment
$4.20
Helm of the Host
Helm of the Host
$5.01
Mirror Box
Mirror Box
$5.28
Rite of Replication
Rite of Replication
$0.26
Sapphire Medallion
Sapphire Medallion
$8.11
The Water Crystal
The Water Crystal
$3.56

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Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom deck questions

What colours can I use in a Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom deck?

Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom?

The cards played most often in Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom decks include Sanctum of Calm Waters, Honden of Seeing Winds, Shrine Steward. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $76.74 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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