vivi cedh league winner by Beretcat

Format: Commander

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 79

Deck overview

This Izzet storm deck leverages Vivi Ornitier's triggered ability alongside Curiosity effects to execute a rapid combo finish. By enchanting Vivi with Curiosity, Ophidian Eye, or pairing it with Tandem Lookout, every noncreature spell cast triggers Vivi to deal one damage to each opponent, drawing three cards per spell. Supported by format-ceiling fast mana such as Chrome Mox, Mana Vault, and Lotus Petal, the deck reliably establishes this engine on Turn 2. The pilot chains through zero-mana artifacts, rituals, and free pitch spells, growing Vivi while dealing lethal direct damage to all three opponents in a single turn. Defending the combo is streamlined by free interaction including Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, and Force of Will. If Vivi is unavailable, Niv-Mizzet, Parun serves as an independent backup engine that completes the same Curiosity loop. The deck combines explosive speed, compact redundancy, and robust protection suited for competitive multiplayer tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Gambit
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Blazing Shoal
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boomerang Basics
  • 1 Cave-In
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chromatic Sphere
  • 1 Chromatic Star
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Crowd's Favor
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Disrupting Shoal
  • 1 Dizzy Spell
  • 1 Drift of Phantasms
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Gut Shot
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Intuition
  • 1 Invert // Invent
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeweled Amulet
  • 1 Last Chance
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mogg Salvage
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Multiversal Passage
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Pyrokinesis
  • 1 Quicksilver Elemental
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Sandstone Needle
  • 1 Saprazzan Skerry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Secret Identity
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snapback
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Submerge
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Thran Portal
  • 1 Thunderclap
  • 1 Thundering Falls
  • 1 Twisted Image
  • 1 Urza's Bauble
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Warrior's Oath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills