Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a mythic Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor from ONE (ONE) costing {4}{W}. Current price: $16.91 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Card Text
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.
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Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "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."
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines has a mana cost of {4}{W}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines's mana cost of {4}{W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines's current oracle text is: "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."
The current market price for Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is approximately $16.91 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $20.8 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €18.37 EUR.
You can purchase Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines normal: $16.91 | foil: $20.8
Format legality information for Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is from ONE (ONE), with collector number 10.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a mythic card in ONE.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines was illustrated by Martina Fačková.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a 4/7 creature.
Power (4) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (7) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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