Storm off in Commander, With Prismari, the Inspiration

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration|sos|285" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.waynereynolds.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wayne Reynolds</a></em></p>
<p><em>Magic</em>'s most broken mechanic is storm, a triggered ability that creates a copy of a spell for each spell cast before it - by any player - that turn. It's such a notorious, busted effect that it has spawned competitive decks in pretty much every format in which it appears.</p>
<p>Now, <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/sos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em></a>has just given Commander a legendary creature that gives every single instant and sorcery spell you cast storm. Does it have what it takes for cEDH? Let's dig in to this deck tech for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to find out.</p>
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<h2>What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Do?</h2>
<p>Prismari, the Inspiration is a 7/7 legendary Elder Dragon creature for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-5" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> with flying, ward - pay 5 life, and the monstrous effect of "Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm."</p>
<p>Prismari isn't complicated or nuanced, but it is certainly terrifying: once resolved, spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> quickly become lethal sources of damage, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brainstorm" href="#" target="_blank">Brainstorm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> becomes better at drawing cards than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancestral Recall" href="#" target="_blank">Ancestral Recall</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rite of Flame" href="#" target="_blank">Rite of Flame</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> starts to add far more mana than it was ever intended to.</p>
<p>The only problem is that <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-5" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> is a lot to get to, especially considering the blow-out that can happen if Prismari gets countered or removed quickly.</p>
<p>This all paints a pretty clear picture of how the deck wants to operate. First, focus turns one and two on churning out as much mana as possible. By turn three, be set up to cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, hopefully with some sort of backup. Turn four's your chance to steal the show; set off a flurry of storm spells and end the game in one fell swoop.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<h3>Mana Accelerants</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mana Vault"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Grim Monolith"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Treasonous Ogre"></div></div>
<p>This first package is pretty standard across any and every cEDH deck, and that's a suite of cards designed to ramp you ahead. What makes them unique here, however, is that this deck is afforded the opportunity to run a lot more colorless mana producing ramp than most other decks, as all we need to do is hit that <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-5" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> in Prismari's mana cost and then we're off to the races.</p>
<p>To that end <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Vault" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Vault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Monolith" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Monolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are auto includes, as is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Treasonous Ogre" href="#" target="_blank">Treasonous Ogre</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which can also cover as much <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> as we could ever dream of.</p>
<p>Additional picks include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="________ Goblin" href="#" target="_blank">________ Goblin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ("Name Sticker" Goblin), as well as using <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond" href="#" target="_blank">Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as a pseudo <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeweled Lotus" href="#" target="_blank">Jeweled Lotus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3>Spells for Storm</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lightning Bolt"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brainstorm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rite of Flame"></div></div>
<p>This next section combines plenty of the traditionally-good cEDH Izzet suite (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gamble" href="#" target="_blank">Gamble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pyretic Ritual" href="#" target="_blank">Pyretic Ritual</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, etc.) with some extra spellslinger juice from dedicated Storm decks, such as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Galvanic Blast" href="#" target="_blank">Galvanic Blast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for damage, plus <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brainstorm" href="#" target="_blank">Brainstorm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ponder" href="#" target="_blank">Ponder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for card draw.</p>
<h3>How Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Win?</h3>
<h3>Storm</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Past in Flames"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wheel of Fortune"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Galvanic Blast"></div></div>
<p>This mechanic is the name of the game in Prismari and will be responsible for most of the deck's wins. Best of all, it doesn't actually require a specific suite of cards; between rituals, wheels, and a recursion effect such as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Past in Flames" href="#" target="_blank">Past in Flames</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Underworld Breach" href="#" target="_blank">Underworld Breach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, it's pretty easy to go from resolving Prismari the previous turn to casting fifteen or more spells shortly thereafter, finishing off the table with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Galvanic Blast" href="#" target="_blank">Galvanic Blast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3>Underworld Breach</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Underworld Breach"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brain Freeze"></div></div>
<p>This deck is already running <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Underworld Breach" href="#" target="_blank">Underworld Breach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for value and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond" href="#" target="_blank">Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as a ramp piece, and the only other card this combo requires is also a potential way to kill the table through a natural storm loop (Prismari gives <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brain Freeze" href="#" target="_blank">Brain Freeze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> a second instance of storm and each triggers separately), so of course we'll run it and complete the Breach Package.</p>
<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> cEDH Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Prismari, the Inspiration cEDH" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Prismari, the Inspiration
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Basalt Monolith
*1 Chrome Mox
*1 Defense Grid
*1 Grim Monolith
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Jeweled Amulet
*1 Lion&#039;s Eye Diamond
*1 Lotus Petal
*1 Mana Vault
*1 Mox Amber
*1 Mox Diamond
*1 Mox Opal
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Creativity
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 &quot;Name Sticker&quot; Goblin
*1 Archmage Emeritus
*1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
*1 Dragon&#039;s Rage Channeler
*1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
*1 Hexing Squelcher
*1 Krark, the Thumbless
*1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
*1 Simian Spirit Guide
*1 Storm-Kiln Artist
*1 Treasonous Ogre
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 An Offer You Can&#039;t Refuse
*1 Anticipate
*1 Borne Upon a Wind
*1 Brain Freeze
*1 Brainstorm
*1 Deflecting Swat
*1 Desperate Ritual
*1 Expedite
*1 Fierce Guardianship
*1 Flashback
*1 Flusterstorm
*1 Force of Will
*1 Galvanic Blast
*1 Gut Shot
*1 Lightning Bolt
*1 Mana Drain
*1 Mental Misstep
*1 Mindbreak Trap
*1 Mystical Tutor
*1 Pact of Negation
*1 Play with Fire
*1 Pyretic Ritual
*1 Pyroblast
*1 Red Elemental Blast
*1 Redirect Lightning
*1 Seething Song
*1 Submerge
*1 Swan Song
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Copy Artifact
*1 Mystic Remora
*1 Rhystic Study
*1 Underworld Breach
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Boomerang Basics
*1 End the Festivities
*1 Gamble
*1 Gitaxian Probe
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Light Up the Stage
*1 Past in Flames
*1 Ponder
*1 Rite of Flame
*1 Strike It Rich
*1 Timetwister
*1 Wheel of Fortune
*1 Wheel of Misfortune
*1 Will of the Jeskai
*1 Windfall
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Ancient Tomb
*1 Arid Mesa
*1 Bloodstained Mire
*1 City of Brass
*1 City of Traitors
*1 Command Tower
*1 Crystal Vein
*1 Emergence Zone
*1 Fiery Islet
*1 Flooded Strand
*1 Gemstone Caverns
*1 Island
*1 Mana Confluence
*1 Misty Rainforest
*1 Mountain
*1 Otawara, Soaring City
*1 Polluted Delta
*1 Sandstone Needle
*1 Saprazzan Skerry
*1 Scalding Tarn
*1 Shivan Reef
*1 Steam Vents
*1 Tarnished Citadel
*1 Training Center
*1 Volcanic Island
*1 Wooded Foothills
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Wrap Up</h2>
<p>Spellslinger decks have been picking up traction in cEDH over the past year or so, but we haven't yet seen a deck truly dedicated to the storm mechanic. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prismari, the Inspiration" href="#" target="_blank">Prismari, the Inspiration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> might just change that.</p>


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Storm off in Commander, With Prismari, the Inspiration

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