Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Building Your Prismatic Bridge Commander Deck

So you want to build a Commander deck around The Prismatic Bridge? Good call. This five-color enchantment from Kaldheim is a dream for anyone who loves big splashy creatures and planeswalkers. Whether you’re in it for the value, the flavor, or the chaos, The Prismatic Bridge gives you access to everything. Literally. Every color. Every bomb. Every weird interaction. Let’s break down how to build it, play it, and the key cards you won’t want to leave out.

The Prismatic Bridge Commander 101

Your commander is Esika, God of the Tree… but let’s be honest. You’re here for the back side: The Prismatic Bridge. For five mana, one of each color, this legendary enchantment gives you a free creature or planeswalker from the top of your deck every upkeep. That means the longer it stays on the board, the more value you get.

This deck is all about cheating out huge threats early and snowballing the game in your favor. You’ll need to ramp fast, protect your enchantment, and stack your deck with jaw-dropping haymakers.

Early Game: Fix and Ramp

You can’t cast The Prismatic Bridge without five colors of mana, so step one is mana fixing. You’ll want cards like:

• Farseek, Cultivate, and Chromatic Lantern for fixing

• Arcane Signet and Chromatic Star for early acceleration

• Birds of Paradise and Sylvan Caryatid for creature-based ramp

  
  

Your goal here is to get The Prismatic Bridge online as soon as possible. Turn five is fine. Turn four is better. Turn three is downright rude.

You’ll also want some tutors or topdeck manipulation. Setting up what the Bridge will pull is crucial. Cards like Worldly Tutor and Scroll Rack shine here.

Mid Game: Full STeam Ahead

Once The Prismatic Bridge is down, it’s showtime. Every upkeep should give you something terrifying. Your job now is to protect the Bridge and your growing board.

This phase is where the deck starts to get wild. You’ll be dropping dragons, titans, and planeswalkers for free. It can feel like cheating. That’s the point.

Make sure you’ve got answers for threats too. You’re a five-color deck, so don’t forget your removal: Swords to Plowshares, Cyclonic Rift, Vraska’s Contempt, and the like.

Also, don't skimp on board wipes. If things get messy, you’ll want reset buttons like Toxic Deluge, Supreme Verdict, or Farewell.

Late Game: Finish Them

By now, you should have a massive board presence and more cards than your opponents know what to do with. Use that to your advantage and end the game decisively.

Win conditions might include:

• Avacyn, Angel of Hope giving your board indestructibility

• Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger milling opponents and exiling threats

• Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant locking the table out of spells

• Planeswalker ultimates from heavy hitters like Nicol Bolas or Atraxa

  
  

Don’t be afraid to stack your deck a bit in the late game with tutors like Vampiric Tutor or Eladamri’s Call. The Prismatic Bridge turns setup into real power.

5 Must-Include Cards

Here are five cards you’ll want in nearly every version of this deck:

Scroll Rack – Deck Manipulation on Demand

One of the biggest challenges in a Prismatic Bridge deck is making sure the top card of your library is a creature or planeswalker you actually want to cheat into play. Scroll Rack solves this by letting you swap cards from your hand with cards on top of your library. This turns weak draws or dead cards into potential Bridge bombs. It’s especially good when paired with card draw or tutors, letting you stack your deck right before your upkeep for guaranteed value from the Bridge.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God – Ultimate Planeswalker Stealer

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God is a powerhouse planeswalker that does a lot in a deck like this. First, he comes in with four loyalty and a nasty suite of abilities that immediately impact the board. His +1 exiles threats, his -3 destroys any creature or planeswalker, and his passive ability lets him use abilities from any other planeswalkers on the battlefield — yours and your opponents’. In a deck where you might be flipping planeswalkers every turn, he effectively becomes a control toolbox. He’s also a great Bridge target because his mana cost is steep, but the Bridge lets you ignore that.

Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider – Counter Doubling and Lockdown

Vorinclex pulls double duty in a Bridge deck. First, he doubles the loyalty counters placed on your planeswalkers when they enter, letting you ultimate many of them almost immediately. Second, he shuts down opponents’ counters, making it incredibly hard for them to ramp, grow creatures, or use their planeswalkers effectively. And let’s be honest — a 6/6 trampling haste body that comes out for free is no joke. He’s often a must-answer threat that demands removal immediately.

Omnath, Locus of Creation – Ramp Payoff with Serious Reach

Omnath is a four-color value engine that slots perfectly into the Prismatic Bridge strategy. With fetch lands and ramp spells like Cultivate or Kodama’s Reach, Omnath can easily trigger his Landfall abilities multiple times a turn. He draws cards, gains you life, and deals damage when the board gets flooded. In a deck with access to every color and lots of ramp, he’s a consistent source of value and helps you stay ahead in the mid-to-late game.

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria – Control Engine and Win Condition

Teferi is already one of the best planeswalkers in Commander. In a Prismatic Bridge deck, he fits the bill even more. His +1 gives you card draw and untaps lands, which means you can cast answers while keeping up interaction. His -3 tucks any threat, making it a flexible removal tool. And his ultimate, which exiles a permanent every time you draw, becomes backbreaking once online. With Teferi, you’re not just drawing cards, you’re cleaning up the board while you do it. He’s a control player’s dream and one of the best pulls you can hit off the Bridge.

Is A Prismatic Bridge Commander Deck for You?

A Prismatic Bridge Commander deck is all about ramping into madness. It’s not the fastest deck around, but once it gets going, it generates value like few others can. Make sure you build your mana base carefully, include topdeck manipulation, and pack enough bombs to make every trigger count.

This isn’t just a deck. It’s a five-color celebration of every ridiculous card you’ve ever wanted to play and as always, all cards here can be picked up from our friends at TCG Player!.