EDH Optimizer
The Prima Vista
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 4U
Color identity: Blue
The Prima Vista is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, The Prima Vista becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
Reference price of the card: €0.08
Average lands in decks for The Prima Vista: 35
Build your The Prima Vista deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Prima Vista 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Prima Vista deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed43
- Interaction75
- Resilience78
- Closing80
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Sol Ring · Thopter Spy Network · Dreamstone Hedron · Etherium Sculptor · Foundry Inspector · Master of Etherium · Propaganda · Silver Myr · Sky Diamond · Thought Vessel · Thran Dynamo · Arcane Signet · Cyberdrive Awakener · Lórien Revealed · Opportunity · Aetherize · Behold the Multiverse · Chief of the Foundry · Cloud Key · Decanter of Endless Water · Deep Analysis · Elixir of Immortality · Evacuation · Foresee · Hedron Archive · Lost Days · Spirit Water Revival · Access Denied · Animating Faerie // Bring to Life · Arcane Denial · Blinding Spray · Campfire · Clone Legion · Comparative Analysis · Counterlash · Eagle Vision · Everflowing Chalice · Faerie Slumber Party · Frantic Search · Gavel of the Righteous · Glaring Spotlight · Glint · Mechanized Production · Rise and Shine · Sapphire Medallion · Shore Up · Solemn Simulacrum · Stealth Mission · Unsummon · Veiling Oddity · Wizard Class · Zimone's Hypothesis · Unexpected Assistance · Amass the Components · Anticipate · Blitzball · Brilliant Plan · Concentrate · Crush of Tentacles · Darksteel Forge · Deadeye Quartermaster · Dreams of Laguna · Efficient Construction · Fleeting Reflection · Reliquary Tower · Seat of the Synod · Agna Qel'a · Lonely Sandbar · Mech Hangar · Myriad Landscape · Darksteel Citadel · Desert of the Mindful · Mystic Sanctuary
🃏 Recommended cards for The Prima Vista
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Prima Vista, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thopter Spy Network | 62% | +54% |
| Dreamstone Hedron | 54% | +52% |
| Master of Etherium | 54% | +49% |
| Opportunity | 46% | +46% |
| Silver Myr | 54% | +43% |
| Thran Dynamo | 54% | +41% |
| Cyberdrive Awakener | 46% | +40% |
| Foundry Inspector | 54% | +40% |
| Lórien Revealed | 46% | +38% |
| Foresee | 38% | +38% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 54% | +37% |
| Chief of the Foundry | 38% | +36% |
| Behold the Multiverse | 38% | +36% |
| Elixir of Immortality | 38% | +36% |
| Deep Analysis | 38% | +33% |
| Hedron Archive | 38% | +33% |
| Lost Days | 33% | +33% |
| Sky Diamond | 54% | +32% |
| Cloud Key | 38% | +31% |
| Evacuation | 38% | +31% |
| Blinding Spray | 31% | +31% |
| Veiling Oddity | 31% | +31% |
| Animating Faerie | 31% | +31% |
| Glint | 31% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your The Prima Vista deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Thopter Spy Network
- Dreamstone Hedron
- Master of Etherium
- Opportunity
- Silver Myr
- Foundry Inspector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Thran Dynamo
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Lórien Revealed
- Cloud Key
- Campfire
- Decanter of Endless Water
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thunderhawk Gunship
- Darksteel Forge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Prima Vista
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Prima Vista's color identity?
The Prima Vista is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Prima Vista come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Prima Vista deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a The Prima Vista deck run?
Real The Prima Vista decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for The Prima Vista?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thopter Spy Network, Dreamstone Hedron, Master of Etherium. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Prima Vista decks.
What combos does The Prima Vista have?
The Prima Vista has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a The Prima Vista deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thopter Spy Network, Dreamstone Hedron, Master of Etherium are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.