---
name: "Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "d145e4d4-a190-4c0b-8dfd-401c0111e995"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/go-shintai-of-ancient-wars-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle 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.

> *怒りに呑まれている者を探し、燃える刃をもたらす。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty](/printing/go-shintai-of-hidden-cruelty-neo.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine
2. [Honden of Infinite Rage](/printing/honden-of-infinite-rage-ema.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Shrine
3. [Sanctum of Shattered Heights](/printing/sanctum-of-shattered-heights-m21.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Shrine
4. [Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor](/printing/go-shintai-of-boundless-vigor-neo.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine
5. [Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose](/printing/go-shintai-of-shared-purpose-neo.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — Shrine
6. [Sanctum of Stone Fangs](/printing/sanctum-of-stone-fangs-m21.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Shrine

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #144
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johannes Voss
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`