Yeah it's surprising in a direct-to-Modern set that it started off as a >$20 rare. Depending on how it's played in Modern tournaments will dictate if it could be rolled out to a Standard set? However, I think what we have discussed before is that this is a cheaper alternative to the Fetch->Shockland mana base. On complete unfounded dysphoric speculation (that we don't need to discuss further), what if they banned all the real fetchlands in Modern to leave them in Legacy? That would make both formats more distinct in explosiveness and could move some players to Legacy. I highly doubt they would because the outcry would be ridiculous and so many decks would lose a consistent mana base in Modern. If that happened, then Prismatic Vista would spike as the best option for mana bases in mono and 2-color while not as good for 3+. IT would be a huge shake-up for Modern if WotC did that.
Overall I like Prismatic Vista as it is since I play more mono or 2-color decks, and don't really need Fetch-Shocklands.
I know this is a slight necro...but I have played a 2-color deck recently with these and I didn't have a problem getting the mana when I needed it. I have some true fetches, but I decided to play with Prismatic Vista in the current decks I'm building and works well. You may have to be creative in any duals like using painlands or checklands to round out the base. It is a callback to the Mirage cycle slow-fetch in my eyes (which I was hoping for a reprint) and making it in a single card for basics. I suspect this will be reprinted a lot since it only fetches basics and could be standard playable that won't cause too much shuffling. It's a nice gateway to real fetches if people want to up their Modern game competitively.
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Overall I like Prismatic Vista as it is since I play more mono or 2-color decks, and don't really need Fetch-Shocklands.