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Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · from $25.61

Vigilance If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Permanents entering don't cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

49 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
33	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
34	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
35	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
36	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
37	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
41	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
42	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
48	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
49	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
50	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
53	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
54	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
55	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
56	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
57	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
58	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
59	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
60	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
61	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
62	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
63	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
64	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
65	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
66	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
67	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
68	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
69	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
70	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
71	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
72	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
73	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
80	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
81	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
82	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
83	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
84	Grand Abolisher	Creature	2	$17.97
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
90	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
91	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow	Creature	4	$6.26
92	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
93	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
94	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
95	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
96	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
97	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87
98	Sun Titan	Creature	6	$0.20
99	Authority of the Consuls	Enchantment	1	$3.64
100	Decanter of Endless Water	Artifact	3	$3.00

Curve of these staples

Combos with Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

The 10 most popular of 14 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Aethergeode Miner + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Guide of Souls
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
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Aethergeode Miner + Decoction Module + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
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Automated Assembly Line + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Gonti's Aether Heart
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite energy counters
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Aethergeode Miner + Aetherstorm Roc + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
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Automated Assembly Line + Decoction Module + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
Infinite energy counters · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite tapped creature tokens
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Aetherflux Reservoir + Darien, King of Kjeldor + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Platinum Angel + Soul's Attendant
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers
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Ancestral Statue + Clock of Omens + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Everflowing Chalice
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
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Aetherflux Reservoir + Darien, King of Kjeldor + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Platinum Angel + Soul Warden
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers
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Ancestral Statue + Clock of Omens + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Empowered Autogenerator
Infinite charge counters on a permanent · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
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Ancestral Statue + Astral Cornucopia + Clock of Omens + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
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Top finishes

One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

12th of 23 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 2 on Topdeck.ggApr 26, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Davide Ghiozzi

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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