Despite MTG players being an encyclopedia of knowledge, knowing everything about the game is practically impossible. Not only are there tons of new cards being released each year, but there are well over 31,000 Commander legal cards already. Thanks to this, it’s little wonder that many cards have long been forgotten about, especially those with niche effects.
For better or worse, this is definitely the case for Prismatic Lace. On the surface, this card looks borderline unusable; however, it’s actually surprisingly viable. This is especially true in cEDH, where the card has been consistently a part of tournament-topping lists. Thanks to this, it’s no wonder that Prismatic Lace has recently spiked in price significantly.
MTG Prismatic Lace
At first glance, changing a creature’s color might seem pretty terrible in MTG, especially in Commander. While it does have its uses, such as dodging color-based removal like Snuff Out, those spells are hardly ubiquitous. Since Prismatic Lace doesn’t even change ability costs, potentially making them more versatile, it does seem like a dud.
Digging a little bit deeper, however, there’s a surprisingly large number of places you can play this card. For starters, it works wonders in any deck that cares about the colors of your permanents, like Mondo Gecko. Using Lace to give Mondo, or any other permanent five colors, can snag you five cards per turn, which is one hell of a synergy.
This, however, is just the tip of the iceberg, as Sisay, Weatherlight Captain is the real star of the show. Essentially, for one mana, Prismatic Lace gives Sisay a +5/+5 buff, which instantly enables her second ability. At a baseline, you can instantly search your deck for a six-mana legendary permanent, which is always useful.
Despite this potential power, Prismatic Lace isn’t an auto-include within every cEDH Sisay deck. In fact, this card has fewer than a dozen event finishes since 2026 began, although it is consistently performing well. Thanks to this, it’s no wonder that interest in the card has increased recently, pushing the price up dramatically.
The Spike
Unsurprisingly, given the very niche appeal of Prismatic Lace, it never used to be a particularly expensive MTG card. Earlier in June, near-mint copies could easily be picked up for around $1.50, but given this card’s age, these weren’t hugely accessible. Instead, turning to lightly-played examples seemed more reliable and affordable, at $1.27 a pop.
Sadly, no matter what condition you’re after, the once plentiful supply has been bought out. After 118 lightly-played sales in the past month, copies of Prismatic Lace are now going for $18.49, including shipping. This marks a 1355% price spike in just one month, and it might not even stop there.
If you are after a near-mint copy of Prismatic Lace, then you’ll have to pay almost twice that. With near-mint listings starting at $28.90, this variant has spiked 1865% in the same timeframe. Sadly, even if you don’t care about quality, the cheapest you can pick up Prismatic Lace for is $16.99, and that’s for a moderately played example.
A Reserved List Special
As an MTG card with very niche appeal, it’d be easy to say that Prismatic Lace’s financial future isn’t bright. After all, while demand might be high now, there’s no denying how most decks don’t want or need this card. While this makes a price crash look almost inevitable, Prismatic Lace has an ace up its sleeve.
As a card on the Reserved List, Prismatic Lace can’t ever be reprinted by Wizards of the Coast. Not only does this make the card incredibly scarce, but it also allows investors to control the market if they invest heavily enough. Given the rate at which sales have been happening recently, and this card’s low play rate, this appears to be the case of the spike.
That being said, Prismatic Lace isn’t just a niche card in Commander, as it’s also a niche Premodern card. Thanks to its synergy with Spirit of Resistance, this card has been popping up in some Azorius Control lists. Currently, it’s unclear if this synergy will be enough to make it a staple, but it’s definitely worth watching.
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