Vivi Ornitier
{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.
A ready-made Vivi Ornitier decklist
Complete 100-card Izzet deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Vivi Ornitier decks play in EDH
Vivi Ornitier is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, and its legendary creature - wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Vivi Ornitier decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $140Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Vivi Ornitier decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with Vivi OrnitierVivi Ornitier deck questions
What colours can I use in a Vivi Ornitier deck?
Vivi Ornitier has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Vivi Ornitier?
The cards played most often in Vivi Ornitier decks include Wizard's Staff, Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Vivi Ornitier deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $140 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Vivi Ornitier deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.