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Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine · 3B
Color identity: Black
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy target creature with toughness X or less, where X is the number of Shrines you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty: 35
ControlDevotionDiscardEnchantress-1/-1 CountersDeathtouchGroup SlugPlaneswalkers
Build your Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (48/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed54
- Interaction58
- Resilience71
- Closing17
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (15 nonbasic, 20 Swamp)
Honden of Night's Reach · Sanctum of Stone Fangs · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sol Ring · Doomwake Giant · Sign in Blood · Northern Air Temple · Morbid Opportunist · Helm of the Host · Night of Souls' Betrayal · Screams from Within · Charcoal Diamond · Hateful Eidolon · Night's Whisper · Thoughtrender Lamia · Arcane Signet · Blightcaster · Extinguish All Hope · Necrosynthesis · Phyrexian Arena · Crypt Ghast · Erebos, God of the Dead · Grim Guardian · Kaervek, the Spiteful · Kaya's Ghostform · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Massacre Wurm · Mire's Grasp · Tragic Slip · Underworld Connections · Changing Loyalty · Agent of Erebos · Ashiok's Reaper · Casting of Bones · Dark Ritual · Dockside Chef · Jet Medallion · Nowhere to Run · Oubliette · Torment of Hailfire · Viridian Longbow · Aphemia, the Cacophony · Cacophony Unleashed · Dreadbringer Lampads · Eternal Thirst · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Liliana's Contract · Nighthowler · Nightmare Shepherd · Nurgle's Rot · Nyx Lotus · Sudden Spoiling · Altar of the Pantheon · Drag to the Underworld · Mind Stone · Painful Quandary · Pristine Talisman · Viper's Kiss · Yoke of the Damned · Dead Weight · Wayfarer's Bauble · Wicked Visitor · Archetype of Finality · Bolas's Citadel · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · War Room · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Valgavoth's Lair · Castle Locthwain · Ifnir Deadlands · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Roadside Reliquary · Rogue's Passage · Barren Moor · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Honden of Night's Reach | 91% | +91% |
| Sanctum of Stone Fangs | 91% | +91% |
| Doomwake Giant | 68% | +68% |
| Northern Air Temple | 67% | +67% |
| Screams from Within | 59% | +59% |
| Helm of the Host | 59% | +57% |
| Night of Souls' Betrayal | 59% | +57% |
| Thoughtrender Lamia | 55% | +54% |
| Hateful Eidolon | 55% | +54% |
| Blightcaster | 50% | +50% |
| Extinguish All Hope | 50% | +50% |
| Necrosynthesis | 50% | +49% |
| Mire's Grasp | 45% | +45% |
| Grim Guardian | 45% | +45% |
| Underworld Connections | 45% | +44% |
| Kaervek, the Spiteful | 45% | +43% |
| Changing Loyalty | 44% | +43% |
| Maha, Its Feathers Night | 45% | +41% |
| Erebos, God of the Dead | 45% | +41% |
| Casting of Bones | 41% | +41% |
| Ashiok's Reaper | 41% | +41% |
| Agent of Erebos | 41% | +41% |
| Viridian Longbow | 41% | +41% |
| Dockside Chef | 41% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Honden of Night's Reach
- Sanctum of Stone Fangs
- Doomwake Giant
- Northern Air Temple
- Screams from Within
- Night of Souls' Betrayal
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Helm of the Host
- Erebos, God of the Dead
- Nurgle's Rot
- Liliana's Contract
- Nyx Lotus
- Sudden Spoiling
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Torment of Hailfire
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Asmodeus the Archfiend + Necrotic Ooze + Skirge Familiar → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite black mana
- Peer into the Abyss + Alhammarret's Archive → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Screams from Within + Warehouse Tabby → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty's color identity?
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck run?
Real Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty?
The three highest-synergy cards are Honden of Night's Reach, Sanctum of Stone Fangs, Doomwake Giant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty decks.
What combos does Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty have?
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty has 4 known combos. The most popular one is Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty deck cost?
You can start cheap: Honden of Night's Reach, Sanctum of Stone Fangs, Doomwake Giant are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.