Mother of Machines by SonicShadow

Format: Commander

Commander: Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This mono-white build is built around Elesh Norn's saga face. The front face acts as a tax deterrent and as the means to transform by sacrificing three other creatures; the flipped saga is the real engine. The primary plan is to create Incubator and Mite tokens, flip Elesh Norn into her saga, then use chapter II's double strike and chapter III's wipe to push through combat or poison damage. Secondary paths use White Sun's Twilight, Elspeth, Storm Slayer, and Ojer Taq to multiply token counts and proliferate poison counters. There is no hidden commander; Ojer Taq is a force multiplier rather than a second commander. The front face alone is weaker, so the deck is designed to reach the saga reliably.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Attentive Skywarden
  • 1 Breath of Life
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Charge of the Mites
  • 1 Crawling Chorus
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Endless Atlas
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Essence of Orthodoxy
  • 1 Exorcise
  • 1 Filigree Vector
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glistening Sphere
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Helping Hand
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Infected Defector
  • 1 Infested Fleshcutter
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mite Overseer
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Norn's Decree
  • 1 Norn's Inquisitor
  • 1 Norn's Wellspring
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Patrolling Peacemaker
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phoenix Down
  • 1 Phyrexian Awakening
  • 1 Plague Myr
  • 27 Plains
  • 1 Progenitor Exarch
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Return Triumphant
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Compleation
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Sunder the Gateway
  • 1 Sunfall
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The Seedcore
  • 1 Thopter Shop
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tiller of Flesh
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Unbounded Potential
  • 1 Unwanted Remake
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 You Cannot Pass!
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack