lots of fun. 2 of these plus a paradox haze and a copy enchantment (for a paradox haze) = 8 damage per turn.

  -- By Greg from Atlanta on January 30, 2010

i play a random fun red deck with 2 and they are always blown up when my opponent gets the chance. i love this card and many people dont like playing against it and it gets better for people who incorporate this into a gruul deck. you hit them for one at the start of the turn and then anything you play with bloodthirst gets its power up with no worries. not sure how many people still play a guild deck but still it works.

  -- By lucky from phoenix on October 19, 2009

copy enchantments are completely useless: they require you to have the enchantment you want to copy *on the board.* the shrines are legendary, so...yeah. there's always mirror gallery. but...5 mana for an artifact that allows you to have one or two more shrines? i dont think so...still, these effects are all nice, and 3 mana isn't terrible.

  -- By greg from here on February 22, 2009

and just for kicks and giggle put a riptide replica in your deck you'll get shrine tokens

  -- By mike from cleveland on March 11, 2007

P.s copy enchantments

  -- By joes from cleveland on March 11, 2007

the previous poster has forgotten mirror gallery

  -- By SOK_StormKing from california on January 19, 2007

It's mediocre. Remember that this is a Legendary enchantment card, meaning you can only have one of this card out at any given time. So, of the people who said they wanted four out, can't. And if there are only five shrines, one for each color, the maximum potential of this card is to deal 5 damage in a rainbow deck.

  -- By Anonymous from Maryland on March 24, 2006

i just bought two of each of the Hondens along with a mirror gallery. if i draw my cards right ill be dealing 20 damage, gaining 40 life, bringing in 20 spirits, making people discard 20, and drawing 20 myself. i just hope my deck doesnt run out too fast

  -- By Gregory Saunders from Olympia, WA on February 17, 2005

Imagine all 5 out at once.........Let me put it to you this way, your opponent will have literally no hand ever, you will an overwelming hand (of course there's discarding but who cares?), a torrent of 1/1 spirits, hell of a lot of life, and dealing damage on a massive level. I would have to say it's even better than having all the Myojins out at once, and yes i know this from experience.

  -- By Sean Fuoti from Reading, PA USA on February 11, 2005

One of the best red cards EVER MADE! Imagine 4 of these babies in the game, each turn they do 16 damage to target creature or player!

  -- By Anonymous from Croatia on January 23, 2005