Prismatic Vista — Magic: The Gathering card

Prismatic Vista

Land

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

*There is beauty in the uncertainty of potential.*

Set Modern Horizons
Rarity Rare
Mana Value 0
Artist Sam Burley
Collector # 244
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Why Play Prismatic Vista

Fetch lands provide unparalleled mana fixing and deck thinning, making them essential in competitive multicolor decks. Prismatic Vista excels in three and four-color builds where consistent mana is crucial, allowing you to grab exactly the basic land you need for early plays or late-game threats. The life payment is typically negligible compared to the tempo advantage of perfect mana, and the shuffle effect helps improve subsequent draws by removing lands from your deck.

Format Notes

Modern sees heavy play in multicolor aggro and midrange strategies, particularly those running three or more colors where the mana fixing is invaluable. Legacy applications are more niche due to competition with original dual lands and other premium mana sources. Commander remains the format where Prismatic Vista truly shines, fitting into virtually every multicolor deck as reliable fixing that enters untapped after use.

Combos & Synergies

Landfall triggers from cards like Omnath, Locus of Creation and Scute Swarm benefit from both the Vista itself and the basic land it fetches, essentially providing two landfall triggers in one turn. Crucible of Worlds creates a powerful engine by allowing you to repeatedly use Vista for perfect mana and deck thinning. Knight of the Reliquary grows larger with Vista in the graveyard while also being able to tutor for it when mana fixing is needed.

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