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Format: Commander

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This Izzet Spellslinger deck is commanded by Vivi Ornitier, transforming low-mana noncreature spells into table-wide burn and explosive mana bursts. The strategy focuses on establishing early velocity with cost-reducers like Goblin Electromancer and Stormcatch Mentor, deploying Vivi on Turn 3 or 4, and utilizing cantrips such as Ponder, Preordain, and Brainstorm to grow Vivi's power. On Turn 5, the deck converts Vivi's {0} mana ability into a massive mana surge, chaining rituals like Jeska's Will alongside magecraft engines including Archmage Emeritus, Storm-Kiln Artist, and Veyran, Voice of Duality. The deck closes the game in a single storm turn through cumulative damage from Vivi, Guttersnipe, and a lethal Grapeshot or Brain Freeze. Robust interaction like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship protects the engine throughout its execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bonus Round
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breakthrough
  • 1 Careful Study
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Chase Inspiration
  • 1 Choreographed Sparks
  • 1 Cloak of Feathers
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Essence Capture
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Flow State
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Fortune Teller's Talent
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kraum, Violent Cacophony
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rootha, Mercurial Artist
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shock
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Stark Industries
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Thousand-Year Storm
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier