Cephalid Shrine
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It's tempting to use it in a mill deck, but honestly, you'd be better off waiting a bit and using Bazaar of Wonders. It's not like the casting cost makes a huge difference here, since it's unlikely that this card will do anything early on anyway.
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Posted By: Aquillion (6/11/2013 5:05:20 PM)
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A Commander staple.
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Posted By: Opined_Fluke (7/28/2013 10:28:07 PM)
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That effect is just ridiculously narrow. Admittedly, it might slow your opponent down in mill decks,
but even in that particular situation still not reliably enough. And it affects you as well.

This card could have been a relevant sideboard card if they had dropped the whole X-condition entirely and just made the card hardcounter any card that has a copy of it in the graveyard.
So basically, a cheaper Bazaar of Wonders that just triggers for cards in the graveyard.

The reason this card is that bad might be the fact that it's part of a(n already weak) cycle of enchantments that all get stronger effects when a player casts a card for each copy of it in the graveyard:
1WhiteWhite Aven Shrine (gain X life)
1BlueBlue Cephalid Shrine (counter unless X mana is paid)
1BlackBlack Cabal Shrine (discard X cards)
1RedRed Dwarven Shrine (be dealt X damage)
1GreenGreen Nantuko Shrine (get X 1/1 green squirrels)... (see all)
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Posted By: Mode (10/4/2013 8:32:13 AM)
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If you're running a fun singleton format vs a 4x every card, and have mill or more counters it might be pretty fun. That being said I'd leave it to casual play.

I do think that this blue one, the black one and the red one are the most useful in this regard as well.
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Posted By: chiknstu (1/11/2014 8:19:10 AM)
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Cephalid Shrine + Aquamoeba + Cunning Wish + Own atleast 1 of every single instant card in existence.

Laugh manically as you opponent rests his face on his fist while you search through 1752 cards.
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Posted By: Thirty-Six (1/28/2014 8:08:33 PM)
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Use it if your opponents are casting a bunch of Accumulated Knowledge.

Or just run a good card that will actually win you the game. Your choice.
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Posted By: JunkHarvester (5/12/2014 2:43:23 PM)
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