Elesh's Double Double

Commander / EDH Blink Bracket 2 Exile Mono-White Tokens

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Creature (35)

• 1x Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
• 1x Aven Interrupter
• 1x Charming Prince
• 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 Nurturing Pixie
• 1x Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
• 1x Pierce Strider
• 1x Planar Guide
• 1x Preston, the Vanisher
• 1x Reito Sentinel
• 1x Rescuer Chwinga
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Skyclave Apparition
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Spirited Companion
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 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 (9)

• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Gilded Pinions
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Pre-War Formalwear
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Mightstone and Weakstone  ^Meld

Enchantment (6)

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

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Diamond City
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 25x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x War Room

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip

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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.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 day
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.95
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Energy Reserve, Fish 1/1 U, Foretell, Human 1/1 W, Illusion X/X U, Plot, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
Folders	borrowed decks