Prismatic Ward
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
As this Aura enters, choose a color.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to enchanted creature by sources of the chosen color.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #25664
Prismatic Ward slaps a color-protection aura on a creature for two mana, letting you name whichever color threatens it most — the effect is real, but two mana for a conditional, enchantment-based answer is a steep ask in 2025. It earns a slot only in dedicated Aura or Heroic builds where stacking enchantments on a single creature is the whole plan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Prismatic Ward is a niche include — the table runs four opponents across a rainbow of colors, so naming one color protects against only a fraction of incoming threats, and enchantment-based protection evaporates the moment anyone wipes the board. Pauper is the format where Prismatic Ward is most at home, slotting into Heroic and Aura-based white aggro shells where triggering an ability twice for two mana while also shrinking your opponent's combat options is genuine tempo. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never run it — the competition at two mana is simply too deep. Oathbreaker, like Commander, offers fringe play in Aura-centric strategies, but the same vulnerability to mass removal applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Prismatic Ward is firmly bulk — you'll find it in a common box, not a trade binder. That price is stable indefinitely; there's no competitive demand to push it, and casual Aura players who want it already own it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.