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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Equivalent cards to Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (mono-white, legendary, and related to ETB or stax effects):
1. Hushbringer — Shuts down ETB triggers.
2. Tocatli Honor Guard — Prevents ETB triggers.
3. Drannith Magistrate — Locks out commanders and casting from exile (stax effect).
4. Thalia, Heretic Cathar — Taxes opponents’ creatures and nonbasic lands.


Reason: These all restrict opponent actions or ETBs in white, similar to Elesh Norn’s stax effect. No direct white card doubles up like Elesh Norn’s ETB-doubling, but these address her stax aspect.

Results:

Drannith Magistrate #11p Creature — Human Wizard

Variations: v1 v2

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Game Changer
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Effects may put cards from other zones onto the battlefield under an opponent’s control.
  • If a rule or effect allows them to do so, your opponents may play lands from zones other than their hand and activate abilities of cards in zones other than their hand.
  • If an effect says that an opponent may cast a spell from anywhere other than their hand, Drannith Magistrate’s restriction overrules that permission.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 19.96 USD / 21.21 USD
    Cardmarket 18.48 EUR / 19.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 22.99 USD / 37.99 USD
    Cardsphere 18.5 USD

    Legalities

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    Your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands.

    Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines #419 Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v10

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 4/7
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Praetor
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Vigilance

    Rules

  • Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a card type with Stenn, Paranoid Partisan, are also unaffected.
  • Elesh Norn's abilities don't look at who controls the permanent entering the battlefield, only who controls the permanent that has the triggered ability. For example, if you control Elesh Norn and a permanent with the ability "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life," a creature entering the battlefield under an opponent's control will cause that ability to trigger twice.
  • Elesh Norn's first ability doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
  • Elesh Norn's second and third ability each affects a permanent's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that permanent enters the battlefield. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever." Some keyword abilities also include a triggered ability that happens when a permanent enters the battlefield, such as For Mirrodin!
  • If a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (including Elesh Norn itself) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
  • If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
  • If you somehow control two Elesh Norns, a permanent entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Elesh Norn causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Elesh Norn does not affect triggered abilities of permanents your teammate controls.
  • In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. For example, if Elite Arcanist's enters-the-battlefield ability triggers twice, two cards are exiled. The value of X in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's other ability is the sum of the two cards' mana values. As the ability resolves, you create copies of both cards and can cast none, one, or both of the copies in any order.
  • Replacement effects are unaffected by Elesh Norn's abilities. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield under your control with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
  • Similarly, a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (still including Elesh Norn) won't cause abilities of permanents an opponent controls to trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 135.92 USD
    Cardmarket 78 EUR
    Cardkingdom 169.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    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.

    Hushbringer #18p Creature — Faerie

    Variations: v1 v2

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Faerie
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Lifelink

    Rules

  • A creature entering the battlefield or dying at the same time as Hushbringer (including Hushbringer itself entering or dying) won't cause abilities to trigger.
  • Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a color with Diamond Knight, are unaffected.
  • An ability that triggers on an event that causes a creature to die will still trigger. For example, an ability that triggers "whenever you sacrifice a creature" still triggers.
  • An ability that triggers when a card is put into a graveyard "from anywhere" may still trigger even if a creature dies. It will trigger if the ability is of a dying creature that triggers only when that creature is put into a graveyard from anywhere, if Hushbringer is the card being put into a graveyard, or if Hushbringer leaves the battlefield at the same time as the dying creature.
  • An ability that triggers when a creature "leaves the battlefield" won't trigger if that creature leaves the battlefield by dying.
  • Hushbringer affects a creature's own triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that creature enters the battlefield or dies. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever."
  • Look at each permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects that apply to it after entering or before dying, to determine whether any triggered abilities will be stopped from triggering. For example, if a land that has become a creature dies, an ability that triggers when it dies doesn't trigger.
  • Replacement effects are unaffected by Hushbringer's ability. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield with one +1/+1 counter on it will still receive a +1/+1 counter, and Leyline of the Void will still exile creatures that would die.
  • The trigger event doesn't have to specifically refer to "creatures." In these cases, the trigger event may also refer to something being "put into a graveyard from the battlefield." For example, an ability that triggers "whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield" won't trigger if an artifact creature dies while Hushbringer is on the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.5 USD / 1.91 USD
    Cardmarket 0.65 EUR / 1.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD / 3.49 USD
    Cardsphere 1.35 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying, lifelink Creatures entering or dying don't cause abilities to trigger.

    Thalia, Heretic Cathar #2016 Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • If Thalia enters the battlefield at the same time as an opponent’s creatures or nonbasic lands, those creatures and lands aren’t affected by Thalia’s last ability.
  • If an effect states that a creature or land enters the battlefield tapped unless a condition is met, Thalia’s last ability has it enter tapped even if that condition is true. For example, your opponent may reveal a Plains while playing Port Town (from the Shadows over Innistrad set), but Port Town will still enter tapped.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.01 USD / 7.45 USD
    Cardkingdom 6.49 USD / 7.99 USD
    Cardsphere 3.54 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    First strike Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

    Tocatli Honor Guard #42p Creature — Human Soldier

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Tocatli Honor Guard and another creature enter the battlefield at the same time, neither creature entering the battlefield will cause triggered abilities to trigger.
  • Look at the permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger. For example, if you control March of the Machines, which says, in part, “Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature,” each artifact will be a creature at the time it enters the battlefield and will not cause triggered abilities to trigger.
  • Replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, are unaffected. Abilities that apply “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” are replacement effects.
  • The trigger event doesn’t have to specify “creatures” entering the battlefield. For example, Contraband Kingpin has an ability that says “Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1.” If an artifact creature enters the battlefield under your control, that ability won’t trigger. If a noncreature artifact enters the battlefield under your control, the ability will trigger.
  • Tocatli Honor Guard’s ability stops a creature’s own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that would trigger when a creature enters the battlefield. This includes abilities that would trigger when Tocatli Honor Guard itself enters the battlefield.
  • Triggered abilities use the word “when,” “whenever,” or “at.” They’re usually written as “[Trigger condition], [effect].”

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.35 USD / 2.91 USD
    Cardmarket 0.58 EUR / 1.45 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.26 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.

    Drannith Magistrate Creature — Human Wizard Normal - ~$22.63

    Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor Normal - ~$127.97

    Hushbringer Creature — Faerie Normal - ~$1.71

    Thalia, Heretic Cathar Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$5.9

    Tocatli Honor Guard Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$1.59

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