Overview:

This 5-color superfriends/stax deck leverages Esika, God of the Tree's backside The Prismatic Bridge as a cascading value engine, cheating out game-warping planeswalkers and creatures like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God. The strategy focuses on establishing an unbreakable lock through planeswalker ultimates (Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon), stax pieces (Humility, Stasis), and proliferate synergies (Ichormoon Gauntlet, Deepglow Skate). The Bridge serves as the deck's core engine, with backup plans involving fast mana acceleration into explosive planeswalker activations.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (T1-3): Deploy fast mana (Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, Bloom Tender) and stax pieces (Rhystic Study, Smothering Tithe). Use tutors to find The Prismatic Bridge or key enablers like Doubling Season.
2. Bridge Activation (T4+): Cast The Prismatic Bridge using 5c mana sources (City of Brass, fetchlands). Protect it with Teferi's Protection or counterspells (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship).
3. Value Cascade: Each upkeep reveal until hitting bombs like Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (doubling loyalty) or Teferi, Temporal Archmage (untap shenanigans). Use Oath of Teferi for double activations and The Chain Veil for infinite planeswalker abilities.
4. Lock/Win Conditions:
   • Planeswalker Ultimates: Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's mass exile, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria's permanent exile engine
   • Stax Lock: Humility + Stasis + Teferi, Time Raveler to break parity
   • Infinite Turns: Ichormoon Gauntlet's -12 ability with proliferate engines

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands including at least one rainbow source (Command Tower, Mana Confluence)
• Prioritize fast mana (Mox Amber, Sol Ring) or early interaction (Force of Negation, Swords to Plowshares)
• Look for Bridge enablers (Sterling Grove, Enlightened Tutor) or critical stax pieces
• Reject hands lacking colored mana sources or Bridge deployment plans

Key Tips:

• Sequence planeswalkers to protect Bridge: Teferi, Time Raveler prevents instant-speed interaction, Narset, Parter of Veils limits draws
• Use Deepglow Skate with Vorinclex to immediately activate ultimates
• The Chain Veil + Tezzeret the Seeker can untap itself for infinite activations
• Eerie Ultimatum recovers key pieces after board wipes
• Ichormoon Gauntlet turns noncreature spells into proliferate triggers

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Complete dependency on The Prismatic Bridge - multiple removals cripple the strategy
• Stony Silence/Null Rod effects disable 60% of mana sources and key artifacts
• Farewell/Merciless Eviction exiling enchantments resets entire engine

Moderate

• Drannith Magistrate prevents Bridge casting
• The Immortal Sun nullifies planeswalker abilities
• Aggressive creature strategies under humility/stasis

Minor

• Graveyard hate impacts Eerie Ultimatum/Kaya the Inexorable
• Dovin's Veto-style counterspells bypass permission suite
• Life loss from painlands/mana confluence vs aggro

Most Important Cards:

• The Prismatic Bridge (Core engine)
• Doubling Season (Planeswalker turbocharger)
• Oath of Teferi (Double planeswalker activations)
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (Loyalty accelerator)
• Teferi, Time Raveler (Interaction nullifier)
• Deepglow Skate (Instant ultimates)
• Humility (Creature neutralizer)
• Demonic Tutor (Consistency engine)
• The Chain Veil (Infinite activations enabler)
• Stasis (Game lock piece)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10
Can deploy Bridge T3-4 with fast mana, threatening game-winning ultimates by T5-6 through loyalty acceleration. Stax locks can be established as early as T4.

Resilience: 6/10
Multiple protection spells (Teferi's Protection, counterspells) and recursion (Eerie Ultimatum), but over-reliance on Bridge creates fragility to focused disruption.

Consistency: 9/10
11 tutors, 8 card draw engines, and 15 ramp pieces ensure Bridge deployment and threat access. 28 legendary permanents maximize Bridge hits.

Interaction: 7/10
Premium counterspells (Mana Drain, Fierce Guardianship), targeted removal (Assassin's Trophy), and asymmetrical board wipes (Toxic Deluge) disrupt opponents while maintaining stax parity.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-adjacent speeds with T3-4 Bridge activations and T5-6 locks/ultimates, but lacks the compact wincons and free interaction of top-tier lists. Its stax elements and planeswalker redundancy push it beyond typical high-power, but commander dependency prevents full cEDH viability.

Power level: 8.0 - 8.5