Overview:

This deck leverages Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge to cheat out high-impact planeswalkers and creatures, creating overwhelming value through proliferate synergies, infinite planeswalker activations, and stax locks. It combines cEDH-level fast mana, free interaction, and redundant tutors to assemble game-ending combos like The Chain Veil + Teferi, Temporal Archmage or Doubling Season-enabled planeswalker ultimates.

Primer:

Core Strategy: Turbo out The Prismatic Bridge (often T3-4 via Mana Crypt, Chrome Mox) to cheat 8-10 mana threats like Ugin, the Spirit Dragon or Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God. Use proliferate engines (Ichormoon Gauntlet, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider) to accelerate planeswalker ultimates into locks/wins. Backup lines include infinite mana (The Chain Veil + Teferi) or stax via Narset, Parter of Veils/Teferi, Time Raveler.

Mulligan Priorities:

• 2+ lands with at least one colored source
• Fast mana (Lotus Petal, Mox Amber)
• Bridge enablers (Oath of Nissa, Delighted Halfling)
• Keep hands with free interaction (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship) in removal-heavy metas

Key Tips:

• Sequence mana rocks before Bridge to enable T3 activation
• Use Deepglow Skate to double loyalty counters the turn planeswalkers enter
• Tutor The Chain Veil when holding Teferi planeswalkers
• Protect Bridge with Deflecting Swat/Teferi's Protection against enchantment removal

Avoid Traps:

• Don’t overextend into board wipes – let Bridge rebuild
• Prioritize Mana Drain for protecting combos over countering early threats
• Save Demonic Tutor for answers to hatebears like Drannith Magistrate

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Relies on resolving Bridge or specific planeswalkers (easily removed with Feed the Swarm/Chaos Warp)
• Limited creature-based defenses make it vulnerable to early aggro

Moderate:

• Blood Moon/Back to Basics disrupts 5C mana base
• The One Ring/Sylvan Library lifeloss adds up without lifegain

Minor:

• Recovers well from single stax pieces (Force of Vigor in deck)

Most Important Cards:

• The Chain Veil
• Doubling Season
• Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
• Demonic Tutor
• Force of Will
• Mana Drain
• Deepglow Skate
• Imperial Seal
• Fierce Guardianship

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 9/10
Capable of T3 Bridge into T4 Ugin/Doubling Season ultimates. Free mana rocks enable T2 Ichormoon Gauntlet + T3 planeswalker chains.

Resilience: 8/10
12 free/low-cost counterspells protect key plays. Recursion via Kaya the Inexorable and redundant combo lines mitigate disruption.

Consistency: 9/10
15 tutors (including Imperial Seal, Enlightened Tutor) + 8 card-draw engines. 3+ copies of key effects (proliferate, planeswalker doubling).

Interaction: 9/10
17 instant-speed answers (4 free) + planeswalker-based control. Handles all permanent types and stacks defenses during opponents’ turns.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between cEDH Tier 1 (T2-3 win/lock) and Tier 2 due to:

• Faster than most Tier 2 decks (T3 Bridge > T4 Thoracle)
• Less fragile than glass cannon builds (multiple win lines)
• Lacks T1 "unfair" starts like Ad Nauseam but outpaces T3-focused decks
• Interaction suite rivals top cEDH lists but has higher average CMC

Power level: 9.0 - 9.5