ETB by InVinceable87

Format: Commander

Commander: Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 55

Deck overview

This mono-white deck focuses on enter-the-battlefield value, blink engines, and asymmetric stax control led by Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines. Elesh Norn serves as both the deck's primary value amplifier and its central disruption piece, doubling all friendly enter-the-battlefield triggers while completely turning off those of your opponents. The deck ramps aggressively in the opening turns using fast mana and cost-reducers, landing Elesh Norn by Turn 4. From there, it chains doubled card draw from creatures like Spirited Companion and Wall of Omens while repeatedly exiling opposing threats using Skyclave Apparition, Solitude, and Loran of the Third Path via recurring blink enablers like Teleportation Circle. A robust suite of free and low-cost protection spells, including Flawless Maneuver, Flare of Fortitude, and Teferi's Protection, shields your engine from removal. The game concludes on Turn 6 or 7 with a decisive combat strike powered by Moonshaker Cavalry or Akroma's Will.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
  • 1 Aerial Extortionist
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Another Round
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Defiler of Faith
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eerie Interlude
  • 1 Eldrazi Displacer
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Ghostway
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guardian of Ghirapur
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Kor Cartographer
  • 1 Lae'zel's Acrobatics
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 26 Plains
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Priest of Ancient Lore
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Solitude
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow