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Bracket 2 by the list · Core
Gold: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 92 for what Bracket 2 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 27 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 84 and Health 90, that is 92 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 27: why
- Average mana value 3.52: middling
- 2 tutors
- 12 cards that draw or dig
Manabase 84: why
- 13 lands always enter tapped
- 35 lands + 12 land-backed spells, counting ramp ≈ 44 sources: enough for mana value 3.52
- 25 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}: aim for about 26
Health 90: why
- 10 spells cost 6 or more (15% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 7 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- 10 ramp pieces ✓
Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
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2 · Core by the list. The bracket comes from Wizards' card rules alone; the colour says how well the deck does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 92 for what Bracket 2 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 27 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 84 and Health 90, that is 92 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
How fast and how hard this deck can take over a game. Absolute: about 90 and up is cEDH, so a casual deck scores low on purpose.
Focused
- Average mana value 3.52: middling
- 2 tutors
- 12 cards that draw or dig
- 1 answer at mana value 2 or less
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Good
- 13 lands always enter tapped
- 35 lands + 12 land-backed spells, counting ramp ≈ 44 sources: enough for mana value 3.52
- 25 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}: aim for about 26
- 25 sources make black, and it has a card costing {B}{B}: aim for about 26
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Excellent
- 10 spells cost 6 or more (15% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 7 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- 10 ramp pieces ✓
- 12 cards that draw or dig ✓
- 3 board wipes ✓
Scores read the list alone, from each card's own rules text: they can't see how a deck is played. Bracket names and the Game Changers list are Wizards of the Coast's (Commander Brackets, list as Wizards last changed it, 9 February 2026).
Led by Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge. A five-colour Commander deck built around blink effects and lifegain, on a // kindred base. 36 creatures, 46 lands, average mana value 3.59.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.