Bracket 4 Nivmi by user4535440

Format: Commander

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 52

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet Spellslinger Combo-Control list centered on Niv-Mizzet, Parun. The primary win condition is assembling Niv-Mizzet with an Aura or soulbond partner that draws cards whenever Niv deals damage, namely Curiosity or Tandem Lookout. Once attached, any card draw initiates an immediate deterministic chain where Niv pings an opponent, draws a card, and repeats the process until the library is drawn. The deck leverages cheap cantrips and rituals like Frantic Search and High Tide to drop damage amplifiers such as Guttersnipe and Fiery Inscription, burning out all three opponents in a single turn without passing priority. The supporting shell is rich with efficient countermagic and spot removal to disrupt opposing game plans while sculpting the hand. Low-cost protection spells ensure that Niv-Mizzet survives the critical combo window.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Case of the Ransacked Lab
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chase Inspiration
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Disruption Protocol
  • 1 Dizzy Spell
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Fact or Fiction
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 High Tide
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 16 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 12 Mountain
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
  • 1 Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy
  • 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
  • 1 Ral, Storm Conduit
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Windfall