Elesh's Double Double

Commander / EDH Blink Exile Mono-White Tokens

ChaseyK

Creature (34)

• 1x Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
• 1x Aven Interrupter
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1x Distinguished Conjurer
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Gilraen, Dunedain Protector
• 1x Glorious Protector
• 1x Guide of Souls
• 1x Icewind Stalwart
• 1x Inquisitor Exarch
• 1x Inspiring Overseer
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Pegasus Guardian
• 1x Pierce Strider
• 1x Planar Guide
• 1x Preston, the Vanisher
• 1x Priest of Ancient Lore
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Reito Sentinel
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Spirited Companion
• 1x Thraben Inspector
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Werefox Bodyguard
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip

Instant (13)

• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Flare of Fortitude
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Getaway Glamer
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Lae'zel's Acrobatics
• 1x Parting Gust
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Stroke of Midnight
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Gilded Pinions
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Pre-War Formalwear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Mightstone and Weakstone  ^Meld

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Crumbling Vestige
• 1x Diamond City
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 23x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x War Room

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Swift Reconfiguration
• 1x Teleportation Circle
• 1x Touch the Spirit Realm
• 1x Trapped in the Screen

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

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Double ETB for me, but none for thee.

White is my favorite Magic color. It just has so many good tools available to it. And despite the continued flow of excellent white cards that come in every set, it still feels like the most looked-down-upon color from players. Which made me want to build a deck that highlights the strength this color can offer.

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a house, opening up a wealth of absolutely degenerate "enters the battlefield" combo shenanigans.

Our game plan is a janky blinking combo focusing on the ETB triggers of Inquisitor Exarch, Pierce Strider or Reito Sentinel. Any of these three cards can end the game once we get a blinking loop going. But how do we make that loop?

Since Elesh doubles ETBs, if we get two creatures like Felidar Guardian or Restoration Angel that exile and return the card instantly, we can use the first trigger to blink our Exarch/Pierce/Reito, then the second Elesh trigger to blink the other blinker, creating that loop.

Alternatively (or in combination with), we can also chain three Oblivion Ring style effects to exile Exarch/Pierce/Reito, then another effect to exile the O-ring and keep trading them back and forth and getting those game-winning ETBs in the process.

It can be a confusing combo, and you'll need to walk the table through it, but the end result is either completely draining life totals or just removing every opponent's library from the game.

Any of those combos are our finisher, but while we wait for it to reveal itself, we have plenty of other ways to control the board with other doubled-up ETBs. Recursion with Pre-War Formalwear, ramp with Solemn Simulacrum or Gilded Pinions, removal with Werefox Bodyguard, or life and card draw with Inspiring Overseer.

Yorion, Sky Nomad is another option to try instead of Elesh if people get a little salty about the Praetor. You miss out on the doubling, but a mass flicker for all your nonland permanents still gives you a combo piece in the command zone. Then it's up to cards like Delney or Panharmonicon to get you the doubling for the combo.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 1 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Energy Reserve, Fish 1/1 U, Foretell, Human 1/1 W, On an Adventure, Pegasus 1/1 W, Plot, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance