Shrine of Loyal Legions
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever you cast a white spell, put a charge counter on this artifact.
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, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token for each charge counter on this artifact.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Event Deck 2014
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #16826
Shrine of Loyal Legions turns every white spell into a stockpile of Myr tokens, then cashes them all in at once for a board that can end games the turn it arrives. The cost is patience — slow starts and a single Elesh Norn trigger can wipe every token before they ever swing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elesh Norn
Elesh Norn's ability to produce white spells repeatedly, often through reanimation loops or token-doubling lines, stacks counters on Shrine of Loyal Legions faster than almost any other commander — then a single board wipe or Elesh Norn trigger that kills opponent creatures rewards you with a Myr army sized to close out the game immediately.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Shrine of Loyal Legions does its best work: multiplayer games run long enough for the counter accumulation to reach critical mass, and white-heavy token and reanimator shells cast enough spells per game to make the payoff enormous. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant — the formats are too fast and the Shrine asks for too many turns of setup. Modern has the right speed range in theory, but dedicated token strategies have more efficient payoff cards and the Shrine rarely makes the cut. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home in white-heavy builds that cast the same planeswalker repeatedly, though the format's faster clock cuts into how many counters you realistically accumulate.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Shrine of Loyal Legions is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in without any financial hesitation. Bulk artifacts with narrow homes rarely appreciate, so treat this as a role-player acquisition rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elesh Norn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.