Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Concept Praetor) - MTG Proxy Phyrexia: All Will Be One

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Concept Praetor) – MTG Proxy Phyrexia: All Will Be One

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Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

4 generic manaWhite mana

Mana value: 5 · Color identity: White

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

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

Power / toughness: 4 / 7

Card format legality
Commander
Legal
Modern
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Standard
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal

Format status describes the underlying Magic card, not eligibility of this printed product for sanctioned play.

Updated

Card rulings 11
  1. Elesh Norn's second and third ability each affects a permanent's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that permanent enters the battlefield. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever." Some keyword abilities also include a triggered ability that happens when a permanent enters the battlefield, such as For Mirrodin!
  2. Replacement effects are unaffected by Elesh Norn's abilities. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield under your control with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
  3. Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a card type with Stenn, Paranoid Partisan, are also unaffected.
  4. Elesh Norn's abilities don't look at who controls the permanent entering the battlefield, only who controls the permanent that has the triggered ability. For example, if you control Elesh Norn and a permanent with the ability "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life," a creature entering the battlefield under an opponent's control will cause that ability to trigger twice.
  5. Elesh Norn's first ability doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
  6. If you somehow control two Elesh Norns, a permanent entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Elesh Norn causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.
  7. If a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (including Elesh Norn itself) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
  8. Similarly, a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (still including Elesh Norn) won't cause abilities of permanents an opponent controls to trigger.
  9. If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
  10. In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. For example, if Elite Arcanist's enters-the-battlefield ability triggers twice, two cards are exiled. The value of X in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's other ability is the sum of the two cards' mana values. As the ability resolves, you create copies of both cards and can cast none, one, or both of the copies in any order.
  11. In a Two-Headed Giant game, Elesh Norn does not affect triggered abilities of permanents your teammate controls.

Updated

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines increases the value of your permanent-entry triggers while shutting down many of the same triggers for opponents. When a permanent entering causes an ability of your permanent to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Permanents entering do not cause abilities of opposing permanents to trigger, creating a strong advantage for a white deck built around entry effects.

Solemn Simulacrum can search for an additional land, and Stoneforge Mystic can provide another Equipment search. Token decks can use creatures with entry-based token production to expand their boards further. Landfall abilities also qualify when a land entering causes the relevant trigger, so the card reaches beyond creatures that have an ability printed as their own entry effect.

The distinction between triggered abilities and replacement effects matters. A creature entering with counters does not automatically receive twice as many counters, and an ability that applies as a permanent enters is not simply another trigger. Opposing cast triggers also remain available, since they are caused by casting a spell rather than by a permanent entering.

At five mana, Elesh Norn is most productive when you can follow her with an entry effect immediately or already have a repeated-entry engine. Her vigilance and substantial toughness help on the battlefield, but she can still be removed by ordinary answers. Build with cards that remain useful without her so the deck retains its value plan when the multiplier is unavailable.

Weight 0.0125 lbs
Dimensions 0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 in

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