Esika Mid-Theft by user9694192

Format: Commander

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

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 58

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power five-color midrange deck helmed by Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge. Its core game plan uses dense fast mana and efficient mana dorks to cast The Prismatic Bridge on turn 3 or 4. Once operational, the Bridge cheats massive legendary creatures and planeswalkers directly into play during each upkeep without paying mana costs. The payload emphasizes overwhelming resource theft and card advantage through powerhouses like Etali, Primal Conqueror, The Ur-Sphinx, Brainstealer Dragon, Hullbreaker Horror, and Plargg and Nassari. The deck protects its setup with format-staple free countermagic such as Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship. It transitions from compounding value into a decisive finish via combat damage from high-stat fliers, Etali poison counters, and life drain from Brainstealer Dragon, supported by a backup storm win with Underworld Breach and Brain Freeze.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Brainstealer Dragon
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Echo of Eons
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
  • 1 Gonti, Night Minister
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Ignoble Hierarch
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
  • 1 Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
  • 1 Laughing Jasper Flint
  • 1 Locke, Treasure Hunter
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
  • 1 Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plargg and Nassari
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sen Triplets
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 Thief of Sanity
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Villainous Wealth
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth