Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars

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Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars: Legendary Enchantment Creature - Shrine, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Shrine
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO)
Released
2022-02-18
Collector number
144
Artist
Johannes Voss
Commander rank
5,645 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
First strike
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars

Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red legendary enchantment creature from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), an expansion set released in February 2022. It is collector number 144 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

First strike

At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}. When you do, Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars deals X damage to target player or planeswalker, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

It seeks those consumed with rage and offers burning blades.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-03).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

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