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Vivi Ornitier

Legendary Creature — Wizard · from $33.52

{0}: Add X mana in any combination of {U} and/or {R}, where X is Vivi Ornitier's power. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Vivi Ornitier and it deals 1 damage to each opponent.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
33	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
38	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
39	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
42	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
43	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
44	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
50	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
51	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
52	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
53	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
54	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
55	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
59	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
63	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
64	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
75	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
76	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
77	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
78	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
79	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
80	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Izzet Signet	Artifact	2	$0.24
84	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
87	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
88	Stormcarved Coast	Land	0	$2.08
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
94	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
95	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
96	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
97	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
98	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
99	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

Curve of these staples

Most played with Vivi Ornitier

The 25 most-played cards in 440 settled top-16 lists running Vivi Ornitier (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 5, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Sol Ring	100% · 440 of 440	108
2	Curiosity	99% · 439 of 440	108
3	Mystic Remora	98% · 431 of 440	107
4	Ophidian Eye	98% · 430 of 440	107
5	Steam Vents	98% · 430 of 440	107
6	Lotus Petal	97% · 425 of 440	106
7	Island	96% · 423 of 440	103
8	Simian Spirit Guide	96% · 423 of 440	107
9	Deflecting Swat	96% · 422 of 440	105
10	Gitaxian Probe	95% · 420 of 440	104
11	Tandem Lookout	95% · 420 of 440	104
12	Flusterstorm	95% · 418 of 440	102
13	Rite of Flame	95% · 418 of 440	104
14	Mox Amber	95% · 417 of 440	103
15	Rhystic Study	94% · 414 of 440	104
16	Chrome Mox	94% · 413 of 440	103
17	Fierce Guardianship	94% · 413 of 440	105
18	An Offer You Can't Refuse	94% · 412 of 440	104
19	Jeska's Will	93% · 410 of 440	100
20	Force of Will	93% · 409 of 440	102
21	Gamble	93% · 407 of 440	100
22	Mana Vault	92% · 406 of 440	101
23	Gemstone Caverns	92% · 404 of 440	103
24	Mox Opal	92% · 404 of 440	100
25	Mental Misstep	91% · 402 of 440	98

Combos with Vivi Ornitier

The 10 most popular of 18 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Quicksilver Elemental + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite red mana · Infinite blue mana · Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Deadeye Navigator + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite red mana · Infinite blue mana · Infinite blinking
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Deadeye Navigator + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite blinking · Infinite blue mana · Infinite red mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Displacer Kitten + Haze of Rage + Hero's Blade + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite damage · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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Displacer Kitten + Hero's Blade + Seething Anger + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite damage · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Displacer Kitten + Hero's Blade + Mystic Speculation + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite damage · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite scry
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Displacer Kitten + Hero's Blade + Vivi Ornitier + Whim of Volrath
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite damage · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Geralf, the Fleshwright + Haze of Rage + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite blue mana · Infinite red mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on an infinite number of creature tokens · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Clockspinning + Displacer Kitten + Hero's Blade + Vivi Ornitier
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite damage · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite proliferate
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 485 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 16 — Battle for Bononia I : cEDH tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Andrea Trebbi
12th of 28 — Down Under Spring Scrimmage #1 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Liam Kidd
13th of 20 — Bracket 5 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Liam
4th of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Danny Wutini [🍍]
6th of 16 — ROK Beer Bash #10 - MIAMI MTG:CEDH TOURNAMENT on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Topp
10th of 60 — BellsCon CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Christopher Long
15th of 54 — Mortal-Kraumbat on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Shane Link
1st of 33 — Cedh Mox Diamond tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Melvin Baez

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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