Overview:

This 5-color superfriends deck leverages Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge as a turbo engine to cheat out game-winning planeswalkers and creatures. The strategy focuses on ramping into an early Prismatic Bridge activation, then using its upkeep trigger to flood the board with high-impact planeswalkers like Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, supported by stax elements (Stasis, Humility) and proliferate synergies (Ichormoon Gauntlet, Deepglow Skate). Secondary win conditions include infinite turns via Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil, planeswalker ultimates amplified by Doubling Season, and lockdowns with Stasis + Teferi, Master of Time.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3):
   Deploy fast mana (Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, Sol Ring) and land-based ramp (Three Visits, Farseek) to cast Esika by turn 3-4. Prioritize protecting the Bridge with free counterspells (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship).

2. Bridge Activation (Turns 4-5):
   Flip to The Prismatic Bridge and begin cheating out planeswalkers. Use tutors (Demonic Tutor, Imperial Seal) to find key pieces like Doubling Season or The Chain Veil.

3. Mid-Game Domination (Turns 5-7):
   Leverage proliferate effects and loyalty-doubling to accelerate planeswalker ultimates. Deploy stax pieces (Humility, Stasis) to lock opponents out while assembling infinite turn combos:

   • Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil + sufficient mana
   • Ichormoon Gauntlet + planeswalker with extra turn ultimate

4. Closing the Game:
   Overwhelm with planeswalker emblems (Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God’s -8, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria’s -8) or lock opponents out via Stasis + Teferi, Master of Time’s instant-speed activations.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one fast mana source, and a Bridge-protection piece (free counter, Teferi's Protection).
• Prioritize hands containing Smothering Tithe or Rhystic Study for sustained value.
• Avoid hands without early ramp or color-fixing.

Key Tips:

• Use Sterling Grove to protect critical enchantments like Prismatic Bridge or Doubling Season.
• Oath of Teferi doubles planeswalker activations, enabling faster ultimates.
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider turns single proliferates into loyalty-doubling events.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Enchantment Removal: Prismatic Bridge is the deck’s linchpin; losing it to Disenchant-effects cripples the strategy.
• Anti-Cheating Effects: Drannith Magistrate/Archon of Emeria prevent Bridge triggers.

Moderate

• Planeswalker Hate: The Elderspell or Farewell can reset hard-earned board states.
• Stax Vulnerability: Cursed Totem shuts off mana dorks; Damping Sphere slows ramp.

Minor

• Graveyard Reliance: Limited recursion outside Eternal Witness makes exiled pieces unrecoverable.

Most Important Cards:

• The Prismatic Bridge (Primary engine)
• Doubling Season (Planeswalker accelerator)
• Teferi, Temporal Archmage (Infinite turns combo)
• Stasis (Lock piece)
• Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (Loyalty multiplier)
• Demonic Tutor (Tutoring key pieces)
• The Chain Veil (Combo enabler)
• Smothering Tithe (Mana advantage)
• Force of Will (Bridge protection)
• Humility (Creature neutralizer)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10

• Capable of T4 Prismatic Bridge activations and T5-6 game-ending planeswalker ultimates or infinite turns.

Resilience: 6/10

• Strong counterspell/protection suite but over-reliant on Bridge staying active; struggles to recover from multiple Bridge removals.

Consistency: 9/10

• 12 tutors, 15+ ramp pieces, and card engines (Rhystic Study, Sylvan Library) ensure Bridge activation by mid-game.

Interaction: 7/10

• Efficient removal (Swords to Plowshares, Cyclonic Rift) and free counterspells, but light on permanent-based interaction.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-adjacent speeds (T4-5 win/lock potential) with optimized mana and tutors but lacks the redundancy and compact wincons of top-tier lists. Its reliance on a vulnerable commander and susceptibility to stax place it just below cEDH viability.

Power level: 8.0 - 8.5