Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Phyrexia: All Will Be One 420 • mythic
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Collector number
- 420
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dominik Mayer
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines was released in early 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Phyrexia: All Will Be One. This card depicts the central antagonist of the Phyrexian arc, a mechanical zealot who seeks to unify the multiverse under a singular, fanatical philosophy of perfection. The card design was intended to represent her immense power as a praetor, specifically focusing on a mechanical interaction that doubles the enter-the-battlefield triggers of the controller's permanents while stifling those of the opponent.
The artwork for this specific version was created by the artist Magali Villeneuve, whose aesthetic style is deeply associated with the high-fantasy elegance and chilling, porcelain-like architecture of New Phyrexia. Villeneuve focused on capturing Elesh Norn’s authoritative and imposing presence. Upon its debut, the card was widely discussed by the competitive community for its significant impact on multiple formats, quickly becoming a hallmark of the set’s aggressive artifact-heavy design language.
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