Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Budget

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #324
736decks
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?
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52%synergy
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52%synergy
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45%synergy
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
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40%synergy
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34%synergy
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-24%synergy
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40%synergy
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
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36%synergy
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-22%synergy
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37%synergy
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18%synergy
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31%synergy
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Farewell
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-15%synergy
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36%synergy
Loyal Warhound
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31%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
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32%synergy
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37%synergy
Emeria Angel
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35%synergy
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19%synergy
Evangel of Heliod
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32%synergy
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29%synergy
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32%synergy
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26%synergy
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
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13%synergy
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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-2%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
Captain of the Watch
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11%synergy
Dazzling Angel
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6%synergy
Flensing Raptor
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12%synergy
Crawling Chorus
13%inclusion98 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
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5%synergy
Admonition Angel
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
Stoic Farmer
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
Defiler of Faith
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3%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Elesh Norn
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9%synergy
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0%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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-6%synergy
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31%synergy
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27%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
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23%synergy
Eerie Interlude
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16%synergy
Scrollshift
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21%synergy
Semester's End
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19%synergy
Generous Gift
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-24%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
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13%synergy
Long Road Home
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13%synergy
Charge of the Mites
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12%synergy
Disenchant
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-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-13%synergy
Parting Gust
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6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
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10%synergy
Ghostway
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8%synergy
Reprieve
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-13%synergy
Surge of Salvation
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4%synergy
Compleat Devotion
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7%synergy
Liberate
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7%synergy
Vanish into Eternity
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7%synergy
Mana Tithe
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-6%synergy
Slip On the Ring
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4%synergy
Plated Onslaught
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6%synergy
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-7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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-14%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-7%synergy
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2%synergy
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Austere Command
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12%synergy
Against All Odds
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28%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
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24%synergy
Another Round
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25%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
Rout
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11%synergy
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0%synergy
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-3%synergy
Wrath of God
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-4%synergy
Cut a Deal
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-8%synergy
Sunfall
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4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
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1%synergy
Fumigate
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-1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
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-8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
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-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pearl Medallion
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-27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-6%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
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25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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14%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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17%synergy
Golden Argosy
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16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
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-9%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
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14%synergy
Norn's Annex
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10%synergy
Infested Fleshcutter
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12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
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-15%synergy
Veil of Assimilation
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13%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
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10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-20%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
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6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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-15%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Ossification
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38%synergy
Far Traveler
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33%synergy
Grasp of Fate
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26%synergy
Banishing Light
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28%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
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28%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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22%synergy
Retreat to Emeria
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25%synergy
Seal from Existence
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23%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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13%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
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2%synergy
Oblivion Ring
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14%synergy
Planar Disruption
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11%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
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8%synergy
Phyrexian Awakening
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9%synergy
Trapped in the Screen
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9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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-12%synergy
Journey to Nowhere
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8%synergy
Cast Out
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8%synergy
Angelic Gift
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3%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.9%inclusion58 decks736 decks
-13%synergy
Zealot's Conviction
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7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
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-3%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
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0%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
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-8%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
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0%synergy
Pacifism
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3%synergy
Norn's Decree
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3%synergy
Stormplain Detainment
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5%synergy
Borrowed Time
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5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Dominaria
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
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31%synergy
Utility Lands
The Fair Basilica
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34%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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5%synergy
Idyllic Grange
16%inclusion121 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
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3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion102 decks736 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
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-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion70 decks736 decks
-17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.3%inclusion61 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Henge
6.8%inclusion50 decks731 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
-29%synergy
New Benalia
6.4%inclusion47 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.1%inclusion27 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion40 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion385 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
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18%synergy
Marble Diamond
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8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion146 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
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2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion111 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion103 decks736 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
14%inclusion60 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion91 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
11%inclusion79 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.5%inclusion55 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Prophetic Prism
7.3%inclusion54 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.3%inclusion54 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Plains
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5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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6%synergy
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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-8%synergy
Mirrex
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6%synergy
The Seedcore
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7%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
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4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
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-1%synergy