Villains Vanity by user1457196

Format: Commander

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

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color casual midrange deck built around Marvel Villain tribal synergies, spearheaded by Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge. The core strategy prioritizes deploying The Prismatic Bridge by Turn 5 using early color-fixing artifacts and land ramp. Once active, Bridge cheats large, aggressive Villain threats directly onto the battlefield during each upkeep. Creatures such as The Squadron Sinister, Absorbing Man and Titania, Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, and Red Hulk rapidly accumulate power and evasion through connive triggers and static anthems. The deck leverages efficient removal spells like Deadly Rollick, Path to Exile, and Toxic Deluge to handle opposing threats, but it lacks countermagic to protect its own permanents. Games are closed out through overwhelming combat steps and trample overruns using Overwhelming Stampede between Turns 7 and 9.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abomination, Irradiated Brute
  • 1 Abomination, Terrifying Titan
  • 1 Abomination, World Ravager
  • 1 Absorbing Man and Titania
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avengers: Under Siege
  • 1 Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Behold the Sinister Six!
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bringer of the Black Dawn
  • 1 Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 Command Bridge
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Fortress
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Doctor Doom, King of Latveria
  • 1 Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
  • 1 Doom Reigns Supreme
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Elektra, Daughter of the Hand
  • 1 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Gathering Place
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Glorious Purpose
  • 1 Helmut Zemo, Mastermind
  • 1 Hidden Lair
  • 1 Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kang Prime
  • 1 Kang the Conqueror
  • 1 Kang, Temporal Tyrant
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Leader, Super-Genius
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Loki's Scepter
  • 1 Loki, the Deceiver
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mister Negative
  • 1 Mole Man, Moloid Master
  • 1 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Oscorp Industries
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Peter Parker's Camera
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Prowler, Clawed Thief
  • 1 Red Hulk
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stilt-Man, Towering Terror
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thanos, the Mad Titan
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 The Squadron Sinister
  • 1 The World Tree
  • 1 Thunderbolts Conspiracy
  • 1 Tombstone, Career Criminal
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Training Regimen
  • 1 Ultron, Unlimited
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vibrant Cityscape
  • 1 Villainous Hideout
  • 1 Vulture, Scheming Scavenger
  • 1 White Widow, Free Agent
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground