EDH Optimizer
The Prismatic Piper
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter · 5
Color identity: Colorless
The Prismatic Piper is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
If The Prismatic Piper is your commander, choose a color before the game begins. The Prismatic Piper is the chosen color.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.04
Average lands in decks for The Prismatic Piper: 37
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Build your The Prismatic Piper deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Prismatic Piper 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Prismatic Piper 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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency51
- Speed44
- Interaction73
- Resilience75
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (4 nonbasic, 33 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Mind Stone · Thran Dynamo · Everflowing Chalice · Thought Vessel · Fellwar Stone · Forsaken Monument · Sword of the Animist · Transcendent Archaic · Solemn Simulacrum · All Is Dust · Skullclamp · Swiftfoot Boots · Ugin, the Ineffable · Aether Vial · Hazoret's Monument · Horn of the Mark · Kozilek, Butcher of Truth · Mind's Eye · Ruby Medallion · Commander's Sphere · Hedron Archive · Herald's Horn · Lightning Greaves · Metallic Mimic · Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre · Commander's Plate · Foundry Inspector · It That Betrays · Mystic Forge · Roaming Throne · The One Ring · Unwinding Clock · Worn Powerstone · Basilisk Collar · Blackblade Reforged · Cloud Key · Extraplanar Lens · Firdoch Core · Foraging Wickermaw · Jhoira's Familiar · Liquimetal Torque · Not of This World · Null Elemental Blast · Rooftop Percher · Scour from Existence · Shadowspear · Stalactite Dagger · Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger · Umezawa's Jitte · Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands · Coldsteel Heart · Coveted Jewel · Darksteel Forge · Echoes of Eternity · Gilded Lotus · Howling Mine · Ichor Wellspring · Introduction to Annihilation · Mithril Coat · Nyx Lotus · Surveillance Room · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Baxter Building
🃏 Recommended cards for The Prismatic Piper
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Prismatic Piper, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Surveillance Room | 40% | +33% |
| Arcane Signet | 32% | +24% |
| Forest | 21% | +21% |
| Multiversal Recruitment | 20% | +20% |
| Multiversal Incursion | 20% | +20% |
| Mountain | 19% | +19% |
| Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | 18% | +18% |
| Baxter Building | 20% | +18% |
| Transcendent Archaic | 18% | +17% |
| Chaos Warp | 15% | +15% |
| Sword of the Animist | 18% | +14% |
| Fable of the Mirror-Breaker | 14% | +14% |
| Grenzo, Havoc Raiser | 14% | +14% |
| Legion Loyalist | 14% | +14% |
| Ruby Medallion | 14% | +14% |
| Hazoret's Monument | 14% | +14% |
| Horn of the Mark | 14% | +14% |
| Aether Vial | 14% | +13% |
| General Kreat, the Boltbringer | 13% | +13% |
| Dark-Dweller Oracle | 13% | +13% |
| Goblin Chirurgeon | 13% | +13% |
| Legion Warboss | 13% | +13% |
| Goblin King | 13% | +13% |
| Volley Veteran | 13% | +13% |
💰 The best cards for your The Prismatic Piper 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.
- Surveillance Room
- Arcane Signet
- Forest
- Multiversal Incursion
- Mountain
- Baxter Building
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Multiversal Recruitment
- Sword of the Animist
- Legion Loyalist
- Aether Vial
- General Kreat, the Boltbringer
- Goblin Chirurgeon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Ruby Medallion
- Goblin Lackey
- Goblin Sharpshooter
- Badgermole Cub
- Muxus, Goblin Grandee
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Prismatic Piper
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Prismatic Piper's color identity?
The Prismatic Piper is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). 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 Prismatic Piper come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Prismatic Piper deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a The Prismatic Piper deck run?
Real The Prismatic Piper decks run 37 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 Prismatic Piper?
The three highest-synergy cards are Surveillance Room, Arcane Signet, Forest. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Prismatic Piper decks.
What combos does The Prismatic Piper have?
The Prismatic Piper has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Prismatic Piper deck cost?
You can start cheap: Surveillance Room, Arcane Signet, Forest 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.