Zero to Hero by user4617920

Format: Commander

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet spellslinger storm deck commanded by Vivi Ornitier. The primary strategy centers on assembling Vivi alongside damage-triggered draw effects like Curiosity or Tandem Lookout. Because Vivi deals 1 damage to each opponent whenever you cast a noncreature spell, each cantrip draws three cards in a four-player game. This fuels an explosive turn where you chain low-cost instants and sorceries, rapidly growing Vivi's power. Vivi's mana ability then converts that power into a massive burst of blue and red mana, sustaining the storm turn until Vivi's burn triggers eliminate all three opponents at once. The deck supports this plan with cost reducers like Baral, Chief of Compliance and Ruby Medallion, deep card filtering, and token generators like Vivi's Persistence. If Vivi is unavailable, the deck pivots to an infinite ping combo using Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and Curiosity to close out the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Asgardian Inspiration
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Baron, Airship Kingdom
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Cerulean Wisps
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chilling Trap
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Deduce
  • 1 Dragon Mantle
  • 1 Dreams of Laguna
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Fevered Visions
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Flow State
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Haste Magic
  • 1 Honest Work
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 15 Island
  • 1 Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Magic Damper
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Predict
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Sleight of Hand
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Squelch
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Strago and Relm
  • 1 Stream of Unconsciousness
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Visions of Beyond
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Wizard's Staff