The Great Sanctuary v2. by Gwim

Format: Commander

Commander: Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This deck is a 5-color "Enchantress-Stax" strategy that utilizes Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge primarily for its back face. The goal is to establish an impenetrable "pillow fort" using redundant layers of protection and tax effects. By combining Solemnity with Nine Lives, Phyrexian Unlife, or Delaying Shield, the deck creates a state where it cannot take damage or lose the game. The Prismatic Bridge provides inevitable value by cheating massive legendary threats like Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Blazing Archon, and Absolute Virtue into play. Victory is achieved through combat with these high-impact creatures, or by grinding opponents out under the weight of restrictive stax pieces like Gaddock Teeg and Aura of Silence. The deck excels at slowing the game to a crawl, ensuring that once the lock is established, opponents have no viable path to victory.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absolute Virtue
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Argothian Enchantress
  • 1 Athreos, God of Passage
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Blazing Archon
  • 1 Blessed Sanctuary
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Burgeoning
  • 1 Captain Sisay
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Delaying Shield
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Dissipation Field
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Elfhame Sanctuary
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Energy Field
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Forsaken Sanctuary
  • 1 Gaddock Teeg
  • 1 Gaea's Blessing
  • 1 Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant
  • 1 Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greater Auramancy
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Island Sanctuary
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Personal Sanctuary
  • 1 Phyrexian Unlife
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Pramikon, Sky Rampart
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Shapers' Sanctuary
  • 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemnity
  • 1 Solitary Sanctuary
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The World Tree
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tuvasa the Sunlit
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Xander's Lounge
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground