Elesh Norn by Swendon

Format: Commander

Commander: Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite leads a mono-white token/Soldier grind deck that goes wide, buffs with anthems, and taxes opponents with hatebears. The commander is a global +2/+2 anthem and -2/-2 debuff, turning harmless 1/1s into real clocks while weakening enemy creatures. The deck's secondary plan is to multiply tokens with Mondrak, Glory Dominus and Anointed Procession, then finish with huge token surges like Storm Herd, White Sun's Zenith, or Finale of Glory. The Argent Etchings in the 99 is not a hidden commander but acts as a second Elesh Norn, creating a Phyrexian board and a one-sided wipe when transformed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Crovax, Ascendant Hero
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defiler of Faith
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Honor of the Pure
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Kormus Bell
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Nyx Lotus
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 24 Plains
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spear of Heliod
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 White Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Winter Moon
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow