Overview:

This 5-color superfriends deck leverages Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge as a turbo engine to cheat out game-warping planeswalkers and creatures. The strategy revolves around accelerating into The Prismatic Bridge activation (often achievable by Turn 3-4 via Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, and fetch/shock mana) to cascade into bombs like Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, and Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider. Secondary win conditions include planeswalker ultimates supercharged by Doubling Season/Deepglow Skate, stax locks via Humility + planeswalkers, and infinite turns with Ichormoon Gauntlet + proliferate engines. The commander is mission-critical, as removing The Prismatic Bridge significantly slows the deck's threat deployment.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Acceleration (Turns 1-3):
   Deploy fast mana (Mana Vault, Sol Ring, Chrome Mox, Delighted Halfling) and fetch/shock lands. Use Demonic Tutor, Imperial Seal, and Enlightened Tutor to find Bridge-enablers or protection.
2. Bridge Activation (Turns 3-5):
   Cast The Prismatic Bridge using 5c mana from Bloom Tender, Birds of Paradise, and painlands. Protect it with free counterspells (Fierce Guardianship, Force of Will).
3. Value Engine (Turns 4+):
   Let Bridge cheat out planeswalkers/creatures each upkeep. Use Oath of Teferi and The Chain Veil to double planeswalker activations. Teferi, Temporal Archmage enables instant-speed ultimates.
4. Win Conditions:
   • Planeswalker Dominance: Activate ultimates from Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (auto-win emblem), Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (permanent exile), or Elspeth, Sun's Champion (army buff).
   • Infinite Turns: Ichormoon Gauntlet + proliferate (Vraska, Betrayal's Sting, Teferi, Master of Time) to enable Teferi, Temporal Archmage's -10 emblem.
   • Stax Lock: Humility neuters creatures while planeswalkers control the game.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2+ mana sources including at least one rainbow/fast mana.
• Prioritize Bridge enablers (ramp, tutors) or protection (Deflecting Swat, Teferi's Protection).
• Reject hands lacking colored mana or Bridge activation potential.

Key Tips:

• Use The One Ring and Rhystic Study to refuel after Bridge is online.
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider doubles loyalty counters, enabling instant ultimates.
• Cyclonic Rift and Farewell reset opponents before deploying your threats.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Commander Dependency: Losing The Prismatic Bridge repeatedly cripples the deck's threat velocity.
• Anti-Cheating Hate: Drannith Magistrate, Grafdigger's Cage, and Archon of Emeria shut off Bridge's ability.
• Planeswalker Removal: Mass planeswalker removal like The Elderspell or Merciless Eviction is devastating.

Moderate

• Fast Aggro: Struggles against early creature swarms before establishing Bridge/stax pieces.
• Countermagic: Lacks protection for non-commander spells beyond free counters.

Minor

• Life Loss: Painlands and Mana Vault self-damage add up in long games.
• Artifact Hate: Vulnerable to Vandalblast effects hitting mana rocks.

Most Important Cards:

• The Prismatic Bridge (Core engine)
• Doubling Season (Ultimate accelerator)
• Ichormoon Gauntlet (Infinite turns enabler)
• Teferi, Temporal Archmage (Activation flexibility)
• Demonic Tutor (Tutoring Bridge/protection)
• Mana Vault (Critical ramp)
• Fierce Guardianship (Free Bridge protection)
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (Loyalty doubling)
• Humility (Stax lock piece)
• Cyclonic Rift (Board reset)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10
Can activate Bridge by Turn 3 and start cheating 7+ mana threats immediately. Fast mana enables explosive starts, but requires 1-2 turns to spin up.

Resilience: 6/10
Free counterspells and protection spells defend key pieces, but heavy reliance on Bridge creates a single point of failure. Limited recursion outside Eerie Ultimatum.

Consistency: 9/10
11 tutors, 10+ ramp pieces, and 5c mana base ensure Bridge activation by mid-game. Multiple redundant bomb permanents.

Interaction: 7/10
Premium counterspells (Force of Will, Mana Drain) and targeted removal (Assassin's Trophy, Swords to Plowshares), but light on board wipes beyond Farewell.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-adjacent speed with Turn 3-4 Bridge activations and game-ending threats, but lacks the compact combos and interaction density of true Tier 1 cEDH lists. Its resilience drops significantly against focused disruption, placing it in the high-power optimized tier.

Power level: 8.0 - 8.5