Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Optimized

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #315
290decks
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Chris Guest
Aug 7, 2025
The Top 40 Monocolored Commanders
What are the most popular monocolored commanders of all time? Let's look at the 40 most played, according to EDHREC.
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Curious Colossus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
4.9%inclusion7 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
80%inclusion231 decks290 decks
66%synergy
Restoration Angel
71%inclusion207 decks290 decks
64%synergy
Panharmonicon
71%inclusion205 decks290 decks
61%synergy
Felidar Guardian
67%inclusion193 decks290 decks
60%synergy
Spirited Companion
71%inclusion207 decks290 decks
59%synergy
Teleportation Circle
67%inclusion195 decks290 decks
59%synergy
Charming Prince
60%inclusion173 decks290 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Omens
60%inclusion174 decks290 decks
51%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
73%inclusion212 decks290 decks
51%synergy
Eerie Interlude
58%inclusion169 decks290 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
83%inclusion240 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
80%inclusion231 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
70%inclusion204 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Sun Titan
60%inclusion175 decks290 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
59%inclusion171 decks290 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
58%inclusion168 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
58%inclusion167 decks290 decks
45%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
57%inclusion164 decks290 decks
33%synergy
Cloudshift
55%inclusion159 decks290 decks
45%synergy
Flickerwisp
54%inclusion158 decks290 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion204 decks290 decks
40%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
51%inclusion149 decks290 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
51%inclusion148 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
48%inclusion139 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
37%inclusion106 decks290 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion91 decks290 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion63 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion50 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion37 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
54%inclusion156 decks290 decks
42%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
51%inclusion149 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
50%inclusion145 decks290 decks
33%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
47%inclusion137 decks290 decks
39%synergy
Karmic Guide
45%inclusion131 decks290 decks
34%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
44%inclusion127 decks290 decks
33%synergy
Grand Abolisher
42%inclusion121 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Soul Warden
41%inclusion118 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Preston, the Vanisher
41%inclusion118 decks290 decks
38%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
39%inclusion112 decks290 decks
28%synergy
Fiend Hunter
36%inclusion105 decks290 decks
32%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
36%inclusion105 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
33%inclusion95 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Solitude
33%inclusion95 decks290 decks
27%synergy
Helpful Hunter
32%inclusion92 decks288 decks
24%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
32%inclusion92 decks290 decks
26%synergy
Kor Cartographer
31%inclusion91 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Reverent Hoplite
31%inclusion90 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
25%inclusion73 decks290 decks
22%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
24%inclusion69 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Vindicator
23%inclusion66 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
22%inclusion64 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
22%inclusion64 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Mother of Runes
22%inclusion63 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Blade Splicer
21%inclusion61 decks290 decks
18%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Elesh Norn
19%inclusion55 decks290 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Warhound
19%inclusion55 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
19%inclusion54 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Emeria Angel
19%inclusion54 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
19%inclusion54 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
18%inclusion52 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
-2%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Soul's Attendant
17%inclusion49 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
15%inclusion43 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
15%inclusion43 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Aerial Extortionist
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Innocence
13%inclusion38 decks288 decks
0%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Evangel of Heliod
13%inclusion38 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Emeria
13%inclusion38 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
12%inclusion34 decks290 decks
-2%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
34%inclusion100 decks290 decks
30%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion97 decks290 decks
-10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
28%inclusion81 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
27%inclusion79 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Flicker of Fate
27%inclusion79 decks290 decks
22%synergy
Ghostway
24%inclusion69 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Reprieve
21%inclusion62 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
-4%synergy
Silence
19%inclusion56 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
19%inclusion56 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Semester's End
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion43 decks290 decks
-11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Mana Tithe
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Scrollshift
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Brought Back
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
-11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Sevinne's Reclamation
26%inclusion74 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Another Round
24%inclusion69 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion67 decks290 decks
-6%synergy
Wrath of God
23%inclusion66 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
10%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion48 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Abandon
15%inclusion44 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Armageddon
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Emeria's Call
12%inclusion35 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
11%inclusion33 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Against All Odds
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Rout
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Ravnica at War
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
-4%synergy
Storm of Souls
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Sunfall
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Flicker
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
48%inclusion139 decks290 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
33%inclusion96 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Oketra's Monument
29%inclusion83 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion72 decks290 decks
-11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion50 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Norn's Annex
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Ring
15%inclusion44 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
-6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Portable Hole
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grasp of Fate
51%inclusion147 decks290 decks
44%synergy
Land Tax
48%inclusion140 decks290 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Retreat
48%inclusion138 decks290 decks
39%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
42%inclusion121 decks290 decks
26%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
37%inclusion107 decks290 decks
33%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
32%inclusion93 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion74 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
24%inclusion69 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Ossification
23%inclusion67 decks290 decks
18%synergy
Deafening Silence
17%inclusion49 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
16%inclusion47 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Oblivion Ring
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Light
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Seal from Existence
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
12%inclusion34 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
10%inclusion29 decks288 decks
4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
4%synergy
On Thin Ice
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
-4%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Rule of Law
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
-10%synergy
Retreat to Emeria
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Aura of Silence
6.6%inclusion19 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Journey to Nowhere
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Cast Out
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
43%inclusion126 decks290 decks
36%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
10%inclusion25 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
58%inclusion167 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
51%inclusion149 decks290 decks
19%synergy
War Room
46%inclusion134 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
46%inclusion134 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion125 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Minas Tirith
27%inclusion77 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
26%inclusion75 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
26%inclusion74 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion69 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion48 decks290 decks
9%synergy
The Fair Basilica
16%inclusion47 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Monumental Henge
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Grange
13%inclusion38 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
-17%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Kor Haven
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion281 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion179 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion83 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion78 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion33 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
-11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.6%inclusion19 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
0%synergy
White Auracite
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
90%inclusion262 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion95 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
18%inclusion52 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion38 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion37 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Emeria's Call
12%inclusion35 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion34 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion34 decks290 decks
1%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Mirrex
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
3%synergy