Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Phyrexians

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #324
128decks
Mike Carrozza
May 13, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - You Can't Shut Me Down, I Shut You Down!
On this installment of Am I the Bolas?, what do you do if an opponent's commander shuts off your entire deck?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Erode
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
White Sun's Twilight
84%inclusion107 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Essence of Orthodoxy
80%inclusion102 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Norn's Inquisitor
80%inclusion102 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Elesh Norn
80%inclusion102 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Annex Sentry
80%inclusion102 decks128 decks
77%synergy
Basilica Shepherd
79%inclusion101 decks128 decks
77%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
83%inclusion106 decks128 decks
75%synergy
Norn's Choirmaster
78%inclusion100 decks128 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Awakening
76%inclusion97 decks128 decks
74%synergy
Darksteel Splicer
75%inclusion96 decks128 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Phyrexian Vindicator
81%inclusion104 decks128 decks
73%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
80%inclusion102 decks128 decks
68%synergy
Suture Priest
77%inclusion98 decks128 decks
64%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
74%inclusion95 decks128 decks
70%synergy
Indoctrination Attendant
74%inclusion95 decks128 decks
73%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
74%inclusion95 decks128 decks
63%synergy
Progenitor Exarch
72%inclusion92 decks128 decks
70%synergy
Norn's Annex
72%inclusion92 decks128 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Censor
71%inclusion91 decks128 decks
68%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
70%inclusion90 decks128 decks
68%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Mite Overseer
69%inclusion88 decks128 decks
66%synergy
Crawling Chorus
68%inclusion87 decks128 decks
66%synergy
Master Splicer
63%inclusion80 decks128 decks
61%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
61%inclusion78 decks127 decks
57%synergy
Filigree Vector
59%inclusion76 decks128 decks
57%synergy
Blade Splicer
59%inclusion76 decks128 decks
56%synergy
Flensing Raptor
55%inclusion71 decks128 decks
54%synergy
Vulpine Harvester
55%inclusion71 decks128 decks
54%synergy
Sensor Splicer
52%inclusion66 decks128 decks
51%synergy
Jawbone Duelist
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
46%synergy
Mandible Justiciar
45%inclusion58 decks128 decks
45%synergy
Duelist of Deep Faith
45%inclusion57 decks128 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion52 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Apostle of Invasion
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
38%synergy
Porcelain Zealot
36%inclusion46 decks128 decks
35%synergy
Defiler of Faith
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Shattered Angel
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
27%synergy
Priests of Norn
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Swooping Lookout
29%inclusion37 decks128 decks
27%synergy
Attentive Skywarden
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Soul of New Phyrexia
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Myr Convert
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Alabaster Host Intercessor
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Seedpod Caretaker
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Tiller of Flesh
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
-16%synergy
Sinew Dancer
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Infected Defector
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Dune Mover
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Plague Myr
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Incisor Glider
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Bladed Ambassador
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Orthodoxy Enforcer
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Atraxa's Skitterfang
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Omens
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Flickerwisp
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Spirited Companion
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Sun Titan
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Charming Prince
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Felidar Guardian
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Soul Warden
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Pegasus
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-14%synergy
Restoration Angel
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
63%inclusion80 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion74 decks128 decks
-18%synergy
Charge of the Mites
55%inclusion70 decks128 decks
53%synergy
Ephemerate
52%inclusion66 decks128 decks
39%synergy
Compleat Devotion
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
36%synergy
Due Respect
28%inclusion36 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Eerie Interlude
28%inclusion36 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Plated Onslaught
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Cloudshift
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Akroma's Will
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-30%synergy
Marrow Shards
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Apostle's Blessing
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Scrollshift
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Semester's End
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
War Report
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Silence
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Vanish into Eternity
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Dispatch
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sunfall
58%inclusion74 decks128 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
57%inclusion73 decks128 decks
55%synergy
Rout
44%inclusion56 decks128 decks
42%synergy
Sunder the Gateway
41%inclusion52 decks128 decks
39%synergy
Another Round
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Against All Odds
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Cut a Deal
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-18%synergy
Wrath of God
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Mass Calcify
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Ravnica at War
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Splicer's Skill
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pearl Medallion
62%inclusion79 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Panharmonicon
56%inclusion72 decks128 decks
46%synergy
Infested Fleshcutter
54%inclusion69 decks128 decks
52%synergy
Argent Dais
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
31%inclusion40 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Veil of Assimilation
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Engine
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
-18%synergy
Monument to Perfection
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Geth
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Shrine of Loyal Legions
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Norn's Decree
64%inclusion82 decks128 decks
62%synergy
Ossification
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
42%synergy
Teleportation Circle
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Zealot's Conviction
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Seal from Existence
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
21%synergy
Anointed Procession
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Planar Disruption
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
-15%synergy
Grasp of Fate
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker's Grasp
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
The Fair Basilica
62%inclusion79 decks128 decks
58%synergy
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion64 decks128 decks
45%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion40 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
The Monumental Facade
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
-11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Monumental Henge
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Glimmerpost
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Cloudpost
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Trenchpost
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Den
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion113 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion72 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
48%inclusion62 decks128 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
41%inclusion53 decks128 decks
41%synergy
Staff of Compleation
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
31%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
-11%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion125 decks128 decks
4%synergy
The Seedcore
59%inclusion76 decks128 decks
58%synergy
Mirrex
59%inclusion76 decks128 decks
57%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
44%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-3%synergy