Godless Shrine

Godless Shrine

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· Land — Plains Swamp
Rare · Star Trek · Art by John Thacker
({T}: Add {W} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Predicted power
Standard 82 Eng.AUsr.

Like Hallowed Fountain (87), it provides untapped typed fixing at a manageable life cost; black-white demand is less established but 4/5c mana wants it.

Best home 4/5c ControlBand stapleConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if Current revealed Standard leaders do not establish a major dedicated black-white shell, reducing its expected copy count.

Pioneer 89 Eng.A+Usr.

A near-peer to Overgrown Tomb (90): a fetchable, untapped dual is core mana for black-white and Abzan decks, including Greasefang variants.

Best home Abzan GreasefangBand stapleConfidence 86%

Could be wrong if It may be slightly less broadly adopted than the most played shock pairs if black-white's metagame share contracts.

Modern 85 Eng.AUsr.

It fills the same efficient fetch-shock role as Sacred Foundry (87) and Watery Grave (88), supporting black-white fetch bases with minimal cost.

Best home White-black fetch decksBand stapleConfidence 84%

Could be wrong if Its adoption depends on black-white decks remaining competitive; it is powerful fixing rather than a standalone payoff.

Legacy 47 Eng.C-Usr.

Untapped typed fixing is useful, but unlike premium dual lands it costs life; it is a fringe fetch target, well below Undercity Sewers' (67) specialized role.

Best home Five-Color ReanimatorBand fringeConfidence 77%

Could be wrong if Established premium dual mana bases may leave no reason to play it at all outside constrained collections or unusual color requirements.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 66 Eng.BUsr.

A fetchable untapped dual is highly attractive in optimized decks containing both colors, though it trails Command Tower and unrestricted rainbow lands.

Best home Orzhov multicolor decksBand competitiveConfidence 80%

Could be wrong if Deep Commander mana bases can favor more colors, utility lands, or painless duals over a two-life shockland.

Limited 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Reliable two-color fixing that can enter untapped is a solid inclusion in matching decks, but it is low battlefield impact and weak off-color.

Best home White-black decksBand solidConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown draft speed, fixing, and color-pair incentives could make the life payment either trivial or materially costly.

Fetchable black-white dual

“An efficient fetchable black-white shockland should be a staple where its colors are wanted, but Legacy's premium duals limit it.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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