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Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

· Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · Iconic Masters (IMA)

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Times Brought

175

Decks Running

In Decks

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Decklist Inclusion

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Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Showing 1v1 (duel) data only. 1v1 is a different format from multiplayer Commander, so these numbers are not comparable.

Final zone distribution

45 instances

44.4%

Battlefield

15.6%

Graveyard

11.1%

Exile

22.2%

Hand

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines 7 decks
2 Kudo, King Among Bears 5 decks
3 Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos 4 decks
4 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge 4 decks
5 Duskana, the Rage Mother 3 decks
6 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 3 decks
7 Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings 3 decks
8 Jodah, Archmage Eternal 3 decks
9 Atla Palani, Nest Tender 2 decks
10 Avacyn, Angel of Hope 2 decks

The "good card" funnel

175 brought · 81 players

Brought to game

175

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 65% of this card is still on the battlefield at game end. This reflects how often it survives removal, not just whether it's a permanent.

≥ +0.4pp

Players who cast this card win 34% of the time (n=26) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=112).

Observed gap +10.4pp; 95% confidence interval +0.4pp to +20.4pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=26

12%

73%

T6-9

T10+

Median 7.0 P25 6 · P75 9 · max 11

On curve 69% (7 / 26 cast on T7) Cast same turn as drawn 33%

26 of 100 times cast 26%

Full analysis unlocks as more games are tracked. Stats refresh nightly.

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card?

Playgroup Live collects per-card gameplay data from real Commander games. Basic play counts appear once a card reaches 100 tracked games; the full deep-dive page needs a larger, more diverse sample (at least 300 tracked games played by 10 or more different pilots, with no single pilot over 40 percent of the copies). Until this card clears those bars you're seeing only the basic counts. Stats refresh nightly.

How is Playgroup Live card data collected?

Players using Playgroup Live import their decklists before a game and log card actions as they play. Each cast, zone change, and resolution is recorded as a real game event. Stats on this site are computed from those events, not from decklist scrapes or theorycrafting.