However, we did not expect, in our research, to find a red card that fits this bill, much less a common red card
Considering all the other things these permanents do, Im a little surprised
Once multiple shrines have been assembled, the Go-Shintai deck might start to become the target of attacks and removals
Crack the Earth buys us the crucial turn or two we need to land Moon in a reasonable time frame, without allowing Eldrazi to first develop its beat squad beyond the defensive scope of a muscly Tarmogoyf
If you have multiples of Dragoons Lance and Red Mages Rapier (by far the most powerful of the equipment cards in terms of pressuring life totals early) and copies of Suplex or Slash of Light to force through those attacks, you can go all-in with finishers like Unexpected Request and Zidane, Tantalus Thief to steal games before the opponent gets going
Try the game out for yourself while learning the fundamental rules and strategy