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The Praetor Good: A Face Only MOM Could Love - Decked Out EDH Gameplay Breakdown - Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (PeachyPop)
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Est deck cost: $392.10
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $27.99
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Vigilance If a permanent entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Permanents entering the battlefield don't cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger.

Creature
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (one) 10
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 5Price: $10.61
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
1
Marble Diamond

Marble Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}.

Artifact
Marble Diamond (clb) 320
1
Panharmonicon

If an artifact or creature entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Artifact
Panharmonicon (j22) 788
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (scd) 279
1

Creatures

Quantity: 31Price: $155.45
Brimaz, King of Oreskos

Vigilance Whenever Brimaz, King of Oreskos attacks, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's attacking. Whenever Brimaz blocks a creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's blocking that creature.

Creature
Brimaz, King of Oreskos (bng) 5
1
Bygone Bishop

Flying Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 3 or less, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Creature
Bygone Bishop (clb) 689
1
Cataclysmic Gearhulk

Vigilance When Cataclysmic Gearhulk enters the battlefield, each player chooses an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker from among the nonland permanents they control, then sacrifices the rest.

Creature Artifact
Cataclysmic Gearhulk (moc) 176
1
Charming Prince

When Charming Prince enters the battlefield, choose one — • Scry 2. • You gain 3 life. • Exile another target creature you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature
Charming Prince (eld) 8
1
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Vigilance Other creatures you control get +2/+2. Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.

Creature
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite (plst) IMA-18
1
Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is Esper Sentinel's power.

Creature Artifact
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 12
1
Evangel of Heliod

When Evangel of Heliod enters the battlefield, create a number of 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens equal to your devotion to white. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)

Creature
Evangel of Heliod (khc) 23
1
Felidar Guardian

When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, you may exile another target permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Felidar Guardian (plst) AER-19
1
Flickerwisp

Flying When Flickerwisp enters the battlefield, exile another target permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature
Flickerwisp (2x2) 11
1
Guardian of Faith

Flash Vigilance When Guardian of Faith enters the battlefield, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Creature
Guardian of Faith (afr) 18
1
Inspiring Overseer

Flying When Inspiring Overseer enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature
Inspiring Overseer (j22) 200
1
Karmic Guide

Flying, protection from black Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.) When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Karmic Guide (voc) 90
1
Knight of the White Orchid

First strike When Knight of the White Orchid enters the battlefield, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Knight of the White Orchid (moc) 193
1
Linden, the Steadfast Queen

Vigilance Whenever a white creature you control attacks, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Linden, the Steadfast Queen (plst) ELD-20
1
Loran of the Third Path

Vigilance When Loran of the Third Path enters the battlefield, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. {T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.

Creature
Loran of the Third Path (bro) 12
1
Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Mentor of the Meek (moc) 196
1
Mondrak, Glory Dominus

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead. {1}{W/P}{W/P}, Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak, Glory Dominus. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Creature
Mondrak, Glory Dominus (one) 23
1
Odric, Lunarch Marshal

At the beginning of each combat, creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn if a creature you control has first strike. The same is true for flying, deathtouch, double strike, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, skulk, trample, and vigilance.

Creature
Odric, Lunarch Marshal (dmc) 103
1
Priest of Ancient Lore

When Priest of Ancient Lore enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature
Priest of Ancient Lore (clb) 704
1
Restoration Angel

Flash Flying When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Creature
Restoration Angel (moc) 201
1
Reverent Hoplite

When Reverent Hoplite enters the battlefield, create a number of 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens equal to your devotion to white. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)

Creature
Reverent Hoplite (thb) 33
1
Roving Harper

When Roving Harper enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Roving Harper (clb) 40
1
Rumor Gatherer

Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card instead.

Creature
Rumor Gatherer (clb) 705
1
Serra Redeemer

Flying Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, put two +1/+1 counters on that creature.

Creature
Serra Redeemer (dmu) 282
1
Skyclave Apparition

When Skyclave Apparition enters the battlefield, exile up to one target nonland, nontoken permanent you don't control with mana value 4 or less. When Skyclave Apparition leaves the battlefield, the exiled card's owner creates an X/X blue Illusion creature token, where X is the mana value of the exiled card.

Creature
Skyclave Apparition (znr) 39
1
Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Solemn Simulacrum (onc) 141
1
Spirited Companion

When Spirited Companion enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature Enchantment
Spirited Companion (moc) 208
1
Sun Titan

Vigilance Whenever Sun Titan enters the battlefield or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Sun Titan (ncc) 210
1
Twilight Drover

Whenever a creature token leaves the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Twilight Drover. {2}{W}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Twilight Drover: Create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.

Creature
Twilight Drover (voc) 100
1
Welcoming Vampire

Flying Whenever one or more other creatures with power 2 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Welcoming Vampire (vow) 46
1
Wingmate Roc

Flying Raid — When Wingmate Roc enters the battlefield, if you attacked this turn, create a 3/4 white Bird creature token with flying. Whenever Wingmate Roc attacks, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Creature
Wingmate Roc (c19) 78
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 12Price: $147.40
Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Anointed Procession (plst) AKH-2
1
Banishing Light

When Banishing Light enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Banishing Light leaves the battlefield.

Enchantment
Banishing Light (scd) 9
1
Call for Unity

Revolt — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, put a unity counter on Call for Unity. Creatures you control get +1/+1 for each unity counter on Call for Unity.

Enchantment
Call for Unity (aer) 9
1
Cathars' Crusade

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Enchantment
Cathars' Crusade (jmp) 95
1
Divine Visitation

If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, that many 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance are created instead.

Enchantment
Divine Visitation (2x2) 8
1
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (onc) 71
1
Legion's Landing

Enchantment
Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22
1
Oblivion Ring

When Oblivion Ring enters the battlefield, exile another target nonland permanent. When Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Enchantment
Oblivion Ring (mm2) 29
1
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (2x2) 31
1
Spirit Bonds

Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {W}. If you do, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. {1}{W}, Sacrifice a Spirit: Target non-Spirit creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Enchantment
Spirit Bonds (m15) 37
1
Teleportation Circle

At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target artifact or creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Enchantment
Teleportation Circle (afr) 39
1
Tocasia's Welcome

Whenever one or more creatures with mana value 3 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Enchantment
Tocasia's Welcome (bro) 30
1

Instants

Quantity: 9Price: $15.87
Eerie Interlude

Exile any number of target creatures you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Instant
Eerie Interlude (khc) 22
1
Ephemerate

Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Instant
Ephemerate (plst) MH1-7
1
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (moc) 187
1
Gods Willing

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that color.) Scry 1.

Instant
Gods Willing (2x2) 12
1
Lae'zel's Acrobatics

Exile all nontoken creatures you control, then roll a d20. 1—9 | Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. 10—20 | Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control, then exile them again. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Instant
Lae'zel's Acrobatics (clb) 30
1
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (moc) 198
1
Semester's End

Exile any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. At the beginning of the next end step, return each of them to the battlefield under its owner's control. Each of them enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.

Instant
Semester's End (moc) 204
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211
1
Unbreakable Formation

Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.

Instant
Unbreakable Formation (moc) 213
1

Lands

Quantity: 37Price: $21.17
Castle Ardenvale

Castle Ardenvale enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains. {T}: Add {W}. {2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Land
Castle Ardenvale (onc) 149
1
Cave of the Frost Dragon

If you control two or more other lands, Cave of the Frost Dragon enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}. {4}{W}: Cave of the Frost Dragon becomes a 3/4 white Dragon creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.

Land
Cave of the Frost Dragon (afr) 253
1
Command Beacon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Command Beacon: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

Land
Command Beacon (cmr) 349
1
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (moc) 418
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
33

Planeswalkers

Quantity: 1Price: $2.49
The Eternal Wanderer

No more than one creature can attack The Eternal Wanderer each combat. +1: Exile up to one target artifact or creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of that player's next end step. 0: Create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with double strike. −4: For each player, choose a creature that player controls. Each player sacrifices all creatures they control not chosen this way.

Planeswalker
The Eternal Wanderer (one) 11
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 4Price: $11.12
Austere Command

Choose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Austere Command (moc) 172
1
Farewell

Choose one or more — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all graveyards.

Sorcery
Farewell (neo) 13
1
Lay Down Arms

Exile target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of Plains you control. Its controller gains 3 life.

Sorcery
Lay Down Arms (bro) 11
1
Sevinne's Reclamation

Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy. Flashback {4}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Sevinne's Reclamation (dmr) 27
1

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