Esika, God of the Tree
KHM · mythic · Released 2021-02-05
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
sticky
hard to remove
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
ramp-big-manacombocontrol
negative:
aggrotempoburn
Roles
top-end-finishertutor-permanentmana-sink
Risks
color-lockedslow-setupremoval-magnetpip-heavy
Mechanics
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Typal
synergy:
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anti:
—
Structural
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Rationale
WUBRG dual-faced legend. Front: 3cmc God, vigilance, no abilities (blank legend). Back: enchantment that tutors permanents tapped at end of turn. Signature in WUBRG ramp-big-mana and combo shells where the mana sink + tutor payoff justifies 5-color devotion. Risks: pip-heavy (needs all 5 colors for devotion in many shells), slow-setup (back half is sorcery-speed-only per DFC mechanics), removal-magnet (tutoring engine), commander-dependent (value tied to format/deck constraints).
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #2,471