Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Multiverse Legends 68 • mythic
- Set
- Multiverse Legends
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Vigilance
Other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.
"The Gitaxians whisper among themselves of other worlds. If they exist, we must bring Phyrexia's magnificence to them."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite first appeared in the 2011 set New Phyrexia, representing the White-aligned Praetor of the Machine Orthodoxy. The card quickly became a centerpiece of Commander and tournament play due to its powerful ability to diminish enemy creatures while bolstering its controller's board state. The design aesthetic emphasizes the unsettling, biomechanical body horror signature to the Phyrexian faction, portraying a figure that is at once regal and deeply grotesque.
The Multiverse Legends version, featuring artwork by Igor Kieryluk, was released in 2023 as part of the March of the Machine expansion. This series was created to showcase iconic characters from across the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, utilizing a distinct, stylized frame treatment that references the art style of the character's home plane. Kieryluk’s illustration emphasizes the porcelain-like, faceless mask of Elesh Norn, refining the original character design to highlight its cold, fanatical nature.
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