Elesh Norn's Anthems & Taxes

Commander / EDH Hatebears Mono-White Stax

Megaspell

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Emeria, Shattered Skyclave  ^Flip
• 1x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 7x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x War Room
• 1x Windswept Heath

Removal (9)

• 1x Abolish
• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Skyclave Apparition
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Tokens (2)

• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Oketra's Monument

Stax (14)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Chancellor of the Annex
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Silence
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Ramp (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Tutor (8)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Search for Glory
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Anthem (2)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Hero of Bladehold

Commander (1)

Utility (13)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Auriok Salvagers
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Planar Birth
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Serra Paragon
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Combo Piece (9)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Auriok Salvagers
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Walking Ballista

Card Draw (6)

• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Staff of Domination

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This started out as an anthem-based approach but turned into a Token/Stax strategy.
Aside from slowing down your opponents and winning by combat damage and anthem effects the other key combos are:

• Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista
• Helm of Obedience + Rest in Peace
• Auriok Salvagers + Lion's Eye Diamond to draw the deck with Staff of Domination
• Auriok Salvagers + Lion's Eye Diamond to win with Walking Ballista
• Auriok Salvagers + Lion's Eye Diamond to extort every cast of Lion's Eye Diamond with Blind Obedience
• Auriok Salvagers + Lion's Eye Diamond to cast Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite over and over again, sacrificing her into Altar of Dementia
• Altar of Dementia + Karmic Guide + Reveillark

Top Ranked	Achieved #95 position overall 9 months ago Achieved #78 position in Commander / EDH 9 months ago Achieved #2 position in Commander / EDH Hatebears 10 months ago Achieved #2 position in Commander / EDH Mono-White 9 months ago
Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 week
Key combos	Auriok Salvagers + Lion's Eye Diamond Helm of Obedience + Rest in Peace Altar of Dementia + Karmic Guide + Reveillark Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 6 - 0 Uncommons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Illusion */* U, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
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