Overview:

This 5-color superfriends deck leverages Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge as a planeswalker/creature cheat engine, combining stax elements with explosive value generation. The strategy focuses on ramping into The Prismatic Bridge to cascade into game-warping planeswalkers and creatures every turn. Key synergies involve proliferate mechanics (Ichormoon Gauntlet, Deepglow Skate), loyalty doubling (Doubling Season, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider), and infinite activation loops with The Chain Veil + planeswalkers like Teferi, Temporal Archmage. The commander serves as both a mana accelerator (front face) and the deck's primary value engine (Bridge side), making it vulnerable to repeated enchantment removal but devastating if left unchecked.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3): Deploy fast mana (Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, Birds of Paradise) and tutors to find The Prismatic Bridge. Use Sterling Grove to protect Bridge once active.
2. Bridge Activation (Turns 4-5): Cast Bridge using WUBRG from dorks/rocks. Prioritize protecting it with Teferi's Protection or Deflecting Swat.
3. Value Engine (Turns 5+): Let Bridge cheat out planeswalkers like Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, or Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. Use Oath of Teferi and The Chain Veil to multiply activations.
4. Win Conditions:
   • Infinite turns via Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil + sufficient mana
   • Board lockdown with Stasis + Teferi, Master of Time
   • Mass ultimates enabled by Deepglow Skate/Doubling Season
   • Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider doubling poison from Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands including green/blue sources
• Prioritize Bridge-enablers: mana dorks, Farseek, or protection like Force of Will
• Avoid hands without early ramp or Bridge access

Key Tips:

• Use Ichormoon Gauntlet to turbo-charge planeswalker ultimates while building toward extra turns
• Tezzeret the Seeker can fetch The Chain Veil or Mana Vault
• Eerie Ultimatum recovers wiped planeswalkers
• Humility neuters creature decks while planeswalkers operate unimpeded

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Extreme vulnerability to Enchantment Removal targeting Bridge (only Sterling Grove as protection)
• Drannith Magistrate/Nevermore effects block Bridge's cheat engine
• Struggles against fast combo decks pre-Bridge activation

Moderate

• Board wipes reset planeswalker protection creatures
• The One Ring/Sylvan Library life loss accelerates clock against stax
• Limited answers to resolved Back to Basics

Minor

• Color-intensive spells strain mana base despite good fixing
• Blood Moon effects mildly disruptive to non-basic lands

Most Important Cards:

• The Prismatic Bridge (Primary value engine)
• Doubling Season (Planeswalker turbo-charger)
• The Chain Veil (Infinite activations enabler)
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (Counter manipulation)
• Teferi, Temporal Archmage (Infinite turns combo)
• Sterling Grove (Bridge protection)
• Demonic Tutor/Vampiric Tutor (Bridge/answer finding)
• Stasis (Lock piece)
• Deepglow Skate (Ultimate accelerator)
• Mana Vault (Critical early ramp)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10
Capable of activating Bridge by T3-4 with optimal draws, threatening game-ending planeswalkers by T5. Infinite turn combos can theoretically win as early as T5.

Resilience: 5/10
Heavily reliant on Bridge resolving and staying active. Limited recursion outside Eerie Ultimatum, but strong counterspell/protection suite (4 free counters + Teferi's Protection).

Consistency: 7/10
10 tutors and strong card selection (Sylvan Library, Rhystic Study) ensure Bridge access, but 5-color mana base introduces some variance.

Interaction: 6/10
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 T5 win potential through combos and overwhelming value, but its critical dependency on an enchantment commander and vulnerability to fast interaction keeps it below true cEDH tiers. The combination of high-speed threats and stax elements aligns with High Power benchmarks.

Power level: 8.0 - 8.5