Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Commander) - Optimized

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Rank #310
265decks
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Chris Guest
Aug 7, 2025
The Top 40 Monocolored Commanders
What are the most popular monocolored commanders of all time? Let's look at the 40 most played, according to EDHREC.
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Avatar's Wrath
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Airbender Ascension
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Kindly Customer
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Monk Gyatso
4.8%inclusion4 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
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Ephemerate
79%inclusion210 decks265 decks
66%synergy
Restoration Angel
71%inclusion188 decks265 decks
63%synergy
Felidar Guardian
67%inclusion178 decks265 decks
60%synergy
Spirited Companion
72%inclusion191 decks265 decks
60%synergy
Panharmonicon
70%inclusion185 decks265 decks
60%synergy
Teleportation Circle
66%inclusion174 decks265 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Omens
61%inclusion162 decks265 decks
52%synergy
Charming Prince
59%inclusion157 decks265 decks
51%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
73%inclusion193 decks265 decks
50%synergy
Eerie Interlude
57%inclusion152 decks265 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
83%inclusion219 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
79%inclusion210 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion183 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
61%inclusion161 decks265 decks
40%synergy
Sun Titan
60%inclusion159 decks265 decks
37%synergy
Esper Sentinel
58%inclusion155 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
58%inclusion154 decks265 decks
45%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
54%inclusion144 decks265 decks
31%synergy
Cloudshift
54%inclusion144 decks265 decks
45%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
54%inclusion143 decks265 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion185 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion138 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
50%inclusion133 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion83 decks265 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Flickerwisp
52%inclusion139 decks265 decks
46%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
52%inclusion138 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
49%inclusion131 decks265 decks
32%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
48%inclusion128 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Karmic Guide
46%inclusion123 decks265 decks
35%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
44%inclusion116 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Grand Abolisher
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Preston, the Vanisher
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Soul Warden
40%inclusion106 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
37%inclusion99 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
37%inclusion99 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Fiend Hunter
37%inclusion98 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Witch Enchanter
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Solitude
35%inclusion93 decks265 decks
30%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Helpful Hunter
33%inclusion86 decks263 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
32%inclusion84 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Kor Cartographer
31%inclusion83 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Reverent Hoplite
29%inclusion76 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
25%inclusion65 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
23%inclusion62 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Vindicator
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Mother of Runes
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
20%inclusion53 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Blade Splicer
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Warhound
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Emeria Angel
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Elesh Norn
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Attendant
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
15%inclusion41 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Innocence
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Claim Jumper
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Aerial Extortionist
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Emeria
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Evangel of Heliod
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
34%inclusion91 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
26%inclusion70 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
26%inclusion70 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Ghostway
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Semester's End
19%inclusion51 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Reprieve
19%inclusion51 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Silence
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Mana Tithe
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Brought Back
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Slip On the Ring
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Faith's Reward
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Get Lost
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
47%inclusion124 decks265 decks
22%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
26%inclusion69 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Another Round
24%inclusion63 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
-6%synergy
Wrath of God
23%inclusion60 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
19%inclusion51 decks265 decks
11%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Abandon
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Armageddon
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Emeria's Call
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Rout
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Against All Odds
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Sunfall
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Ravnica at War
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Flicker
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Past
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Souls
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
45%inclusion120 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion92 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
34%inclusion90 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Oketra's Monument
29%inclusion77 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion64 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
15%synergy
The Wind Crystal
16%inclusion31 decks189 decks
-4%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Wedding Ring
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Norn's Annex
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Portable Hole
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grasp of Fate
51%inclusion135 decks265 decks
44%synergy
Land Tax
48%inclusion127 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Retreat
48%inclusion126 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
40%inclusion106 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
37%inclusion99 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion84 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
31%inclusion83 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion65 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
23%inclusion62 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Ossification
23%inclusion60 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Deafening Silence
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
15%inclusion41 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Oblivion Ring
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Light
14%inclusion38 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Seal from Existence
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
8%synergy
On Thin Ice
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
11%inclusion28 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Rule of Law
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Retreat to Emeria
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
-10%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Journey to Nowhere
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Aura of Silence
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Trapped in the Screen
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Borrowed Time
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Solemnity
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Cast Out
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
35%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
10%inclusion22 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
57%inclusion152 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion140 decks265 decks
20%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
48%inclusion126 decks265 decks
25%synergy
War Room
44%inclusion117 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Minas Tirith
27%inclusion71 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
25%inclusion67 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
10%synergy
The Fair Basilica
16%inclusion43 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Monumental Henge
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Idyllic Grange
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Mistveil Plains
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
-17%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Kor Haven
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion255 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion162 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion78 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion71 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
2%synergy
White Auracite
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Plains
89%inclusion237 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion86 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
20%inclusion52 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
18%inclusion49 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Emeria's Call
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
3%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
2%synergy