Esika, God of the Tree
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- Commander
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $1,287.26
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 71/100. Plays like Superfriends and Tokens.
This reads as Superfriends · Tokens, built around Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge. The planeswalkers are the deck: each one is a threat, a removal spell and a draw engine that has to survive a turn cycle to pay off. That means the shell is defensive: fog effects, taxing enchantments and board wipes buy the loyalty time to accumulate. Every walker you resolve should either protect itself or immediately affect the board. Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge sits on the cEDH tier list, so the ceiling here is tournament-grade, and experienced tables will treat it that way. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (28 ramp effects, counting Esika (want 11+ for this curve for Superfriends)); the first thing to tighten is land count: 34 lands. About 41 fits this curve for Superfriends.
- A-Mana reliability
- DLand count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- A-Card draw
- A+Interaction
- C+Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- DLand count34 lands. About 41 fits this curve for Superfriends.
- C+Commander synergyOnly 24 of 65 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want enchantment, token, devotion support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Enchantress, Devotion, Tokens; from EDHREC).
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
95 cards graded: A- 8, B+ 41, B 45, C+ 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Black Market Connections2B$10.53
In place of Timeless Lotus: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (52/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
Idol of Oblivion2$3.15
In place of Sisay, Weatherlight Captain: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
Scute Swarm2G$8.53
In place of Paradox Haze: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your land engine (9 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff.
Bastion of Remembrance2B$0.30
In place of Primevals' Glorious Rebirth: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
Anointed Procession3W$63.93
In place of Leyline of the Guildpact: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
Rampaging Baloths4GG$0.31
In place of Karametra, God of Harvests: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
Pays off your land engine (9 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.58
In place of Nylea, Keen-Eyed: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (11 producers). Chases the same token plan as your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Impact Tremors1R$2.52
In place of Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God: its B cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (11 producers). Chases the same token plan as your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Craterhoof Behemoth5GGG$25.04
In place of Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (11 producers). Chases the same token plan as your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Avacyn, Angel of Hope: its W cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (65/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (11 producers). Chases the same token plan as your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 24
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Planeswalkers 6
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Instants 9
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Sorceries 9
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 8
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Lands 34
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- B×2
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- B×2
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- B+
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- B×2
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