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Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Enchantment

Vigilance
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Other legendary creatures you control have vigilance and "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Color identity
BGRUW
Rarity
mythic
Set
Kaldheim
Price
$15.23
EDHREC rank
#2490
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Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge card art
Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge is two cards in one: a cheap legendary mana dork on the front, and a five-color enchantment that cheats permanents into play for free every upkeep on the back. Five-color legends-matter decks like Jodah, the Unifier run it almost universally because The Prismatic Bridge does what those decks want without asking anything beyond hitting five mana.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Jodah, the Unifier

Jodah, the Unifier

38.3% of decks · synergy 0.33

Jodah, the Unifier decks run Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge at a 38% rate because The Prismatic Bridge generates a free legendary permanent every upkeep, feeding Jodah's cascade triggers and filling the board without spending a card from hand.

02
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

36.2% of decks · synergy 0.30

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain can tutor Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge directly onto the battlefield, and once The Prismatic Bridge is active it functions as a second Sisay trigger each upkeep — stacking legendary permanents faster than opponents can answer them.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the format Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge was built for — the back face's upkeep trigger compounds over a long multiplayer game, and the front face doubles as early ramp in legendary-heavy builds. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but purely a curiosity; the formats move too fast for a five-mana enchantment to matter, and the front face competes with far more powerful mana acceleration. Pioneer is the most plausible competitive home outside Commander, where five-color goodstuff shells occasionally reach for The Prismatic Bridge as a late-game value engine, though it sees minimal play there. Oathbreaker is worth a mention: Esika herself makes a reasonable planeswalker-support piece in a five-color build that can flip her into the Bridge when needed.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Aggravated AssaultEsika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

Aggravated AssaultEsika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat phases

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

If the Bridge's permanent-cheating effect is the draw, Golos, Tireless Pilgrim did something structurally similar before its ban, and Fist of Suns can reduce casting costs in five-color decks for a fraction of the price — though neither replaces the free-permanent-per-upkeep loop that Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge uniquely provides. For players who want the mana-dork front face in a legends shell, Bloom Tender covers much of the same ground at a lower price point without the upside of the backside.

Price Context

Current price

$15.23 mid tier

At $15.23, Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge sits in the mid tier — justified by its unique double-faced design and consistent demand in five-color Commander builds. It's a stable pickup: broad appeal across Jodah, Sisay, and five-color goodstuff decks keeps demand steady without the spike risk of narrower combo pieces.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.