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Prismari, the Inspiration

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · from $3.07

Flying Ward—Pay 5 life. Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm. (Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
33	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
38	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
39	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
42	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
43	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
44	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
50	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
51	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
52	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
53	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
54	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
55	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
59	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
63	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
64	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
75	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
76	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
77	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
78	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
79	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
80	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Izzet Signet	Artifact	2	$0.24
84	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
87	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
88	Stormcarved Coast	Land	0	$2.08
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
94	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
95	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
96	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
97	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
98	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
99	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

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Most played with Prismari, the Inspiration

The 25 most-played cards in 45 settled top-16 lists running Prismari, the Inspiration at 16+ player events since Apr 19, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 45 of 45	17
2	Sol Ring	100% · 45 of 45	17
3	Storm-Kiln Artist	98% · 44 of 45	17
4	Arcane Signet	96% · 43 of 45	17
5	Steam Vents	93% · 42 of 45	16
6	Big Score	91% · 41 of 45	17
7	Mountain	89% · 40 of 45	17
8	Seething Song	89% · 40 of 45	16
9	An Offer You Can't Refuse	87% · 39 of 45	16
10	Borne Upon a Wind	87% · 39 of 45	17
11	Frantic Search	87% · 39 of 45	15
12	Jeska's Will	87% · 39 of 45	15
13	Strike It Rich	87% · 39 of 45	15
14	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	84% · 38 of 45	14
15	Desperate Ritual	84% · 38 of 45	14
16	Island	84% · 38 of 45	15
17	Lightning Bolt	84% · 38 of 45	14
18	Rite of Flame	84% · 38 of 45	14
19	Talisman of Creativity	84% · 38 of 45	14
20	Pyretic Ritual	82% · 37 of 45	14
21	Simian Spirit Guide	82% · 37 of 45	14
22	Unexpected Windfall	80% · 36 of 45	16
23	Brain Freeze	78% · 35 of 45	10
24	Gitaxian Probe	78% · 35 of 45	14
25	Snap	78% · 35 of 45	11

Combos with Prismari, the Inspiration

The 10 most popular of 17 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Prismari, the Inspiration + Return the Favor
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Prismari, the Inspiration + Reiterate
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Prismari, the Inspiration + Reverberate
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Expansion // Explosion + Prismari, the Inspiration
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Increasing Vengeance + Prismari, the Inspiration
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Flare of Duplication + Prismari, the Inspiration
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Prismari, the Inspiration + Twincast
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Prismari, the Inspiration + Storm-Kiln Artist + Unsubstantiate
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Prismari, the Inspiration + Remand + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite Treasure tokens · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Fork + Prismari, the Inspiration
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 47 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

16th of 66 — Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by [Hooligan] Jalen (💙🀄️♥️)
2nd of 29 — Midgar Market cEDH Impromptu: Fulgur Percutiens on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Austin Qualls
4th of 59 — Commander Showdown XXXXV: Fall is Hot! on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 3–4–0 · by Austin Qualls
8th of 25 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 4, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Edgar Sánchez Abril
6th of 24 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W8 on Topdeck.ggAug 31, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Bryce Day
1st of 32 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 28, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Jose de la Cruz Puertas
6th of 17 — ON the Stax bayou/demonic on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Ryan
4th of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Jose de la Cruz Puertas

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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