_Vivi by Nr_43

Format: Commander

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 70

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive Izzet Spellslinger combo engine commanded by Vivi Ornitier. The primary game plan revolves around casting Vivi on Turn 2 or 3 and pairing it with Curiosity effects (Curiosity, Ophidian Eye, Tandem Lookout) or low-cost power modifiers (Twisted Image, Perfected Theory). Because Vivi deals 1 damage to each opponent whenever you cast a noncreature spell, a Curiosity effect draws three fresh cards per cast, fueling a self-sustaining storm sequence. Vivi's {0} ability converts its growing power into massive bursts of red and blue mana, enabling the deck to chain dozens of cantrips and rituals in a single turn. Damage amplifiers like Harmonic Prodigy and Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph accelerate table-wide burn, while Underworld Breach and Niv-Mizzet, Parun provide resilient backup win conditions. Protected by free countermagic and uncounterability enablers like Hexing Squelcher, the deck consistently closes out games on Turn 4 with zero opponent response cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blazing Shoal
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Comet Storm
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Crowd's Favor
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dizzy Spell
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Drift of Phantasms
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Gut Shot
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Intuition
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Last Chance
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Perfected Theory
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Quicksilver Elemental
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Savor the Moment
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Secret Identity
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Twisted Image
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wild Ride
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard's Staff