Shrine

Shrine
Enchantment Type
(Subtype for enchantment cards)
Statistics	11 cards 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 9.1% as of Core Set 2021
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Shrine (Japanese: 祭さい殿でん; rōmaji: saiden) is an enchantment subtype that was introduced in Champions of Kamigawa. There were five shrines printed in as an uncommon cycle. They encouraged multi-color decks, because they are all legendary, and do something during your upkeep for each shrine you control.

A Honden is actually the inner part of the shrine to a kami. The name of each Honden corresponds to the name of a legendary spirit—Myojin—in the set.

Many years later, Core Set 2021 featured six new Shrines named Sanctums. These were also depicted on Kamigawa.

Honden cycle

• Honden of Cleansing Fire () — Gain two life for each shrine you control.
• Honden of Seeing Winds () — Draw a card for each shrine you control.
• Honden of Night's Reach () — Target opponent discards a card for each shrine you control.
• Honden of Infinite Rage () — Deal damage to target creature or player equal to the number of shrines you control.
• Honden of Life's Web () — Put a 1/1 colorless Spirit token into play for each shrine you control.

Sanctum cycle

• Sanctum of Tranquil Light () — : Tap target creature. This costs less for each Shrine you control.
• Sanctum of Calm Waters () — Draw a card for each shrine you control, then discard a card.
• Sanctum of Stone Fangs () — Each opponent loses life and you gain life equal to the number of shrines you control.
• Sanctum of Shattered Heights () — , Discard a land or Shrine card: Deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of shrines you control.
• Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest () — Add mana of any one color equal to the number of shrines you control
• Sanctum of All () — Searches Shrines and puts them onto the battlefield. It doubles Shrine triggers if you control six or more.

Trivia

• Each of the mono-colored Sanctums has flavor text formatted and written as a Haiku.