Vivi Ornitier

Legendary Creature — Wizard

{0}: Add X mana in any combination of {U} and/or {R}, where X is this creature's power. Activate this ability only during your turn and only once each turn.

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this and this deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (4)

Cloudy2024 on ☆$WIZARDS GONE WILD$☆

3 weeks ago

maybe some Vivi Ornitier

Crow_Umbra on Is Anyone Else Concerned with …

2 months ago

I agree to an extent that power creep exists and is an unavoidable facet of this game; boundaries in design space will be pushed and broken interactions with various mechanics from the game's 30+ year history may not always be evident at first glance. I think that the various cards you listed in your example are more gimmicky than examples of being broken or power crept.

• Overkill - This is a flavorful uncommon, but it still costs 3 mana. Since 3 toughness is considered a benchmark by many players due to Lightning Bolt, then something like Nightmarish End, Ob Nixilis's Cruelty, or Sudden Death achieve a similar effect for a similar cmc. Here's a more extensive list of Black instants that give some -x/-x effect as removal for comparison.

• Jumbo Cactuar - Again, this is a flavor gimmick given the Jumbo Cactuar's infamous attack. While 10k damage is a lot, the Cactuar costs 7 mana, needs {G}{G} to be cast, and lacks Haste or Trample. Yes, you could Fling or Self-Destruct the Cactuar, but that's now 9 total mana across 2 colors to send 10k damage directly at someone's face.

• The Station Artifacts you mentioned are both 5 cmc and each require 20+ Stationing power from other creatures on your board to achieve their fullest potential. Some strategies will have an easier time accomplishing this, but that's still a very steep investment of resources towards a single artifact/creature. I'd recommend checking out any gameplay videos of any of the Station commanders to see direct examples of the resource commitment needed, especially once they get into mid-late game where boards suffer more removal, and Stationing is harder to do.

In regards to more blatant power creep, I think cards that start seeing a lot of saturation in tournament top 8s should be examined. Take all of the cards recently banned from Standard as examples of power creep that have more direct effects on tournament metas. Vivi Ornitier is now getting similar complaints from different outlets.

BotaNickill on Rakdos Wizards

4 months ago

LycanoftheDarknessFlame Thanks for the interest in the deck! I have looked into Queen Brahne, think I may have a couple, But i think my brother stole them for his Wizard deck. Alas, I was not super impressed with her stats, she is 3 to cast, and has prowess yes, but Haste? NO! So, in most red Standard decks this is a 4th turn card before it makes any impact, which in Aggro is Too Slow!! Also, I am not a blue player, but I popped pretty much every other blue card from FIN, except Vivi Ornitier, so I haven't really considered it, but I'm not really a blue player anyways, so maybe not the best guy to ask, lol. I don't really like the Mysidian Elder either, Coruscation Mage seems way better honestly,I'm looking for a couple more actually, and also I am still on the lookout for better options. Maybe I need to consider VIVI? Let me know how it goes for you? Do you have any other options?

zelous666 on A Target-Rich Environment

4 months ago

Dismiss into Dream and/or Repercussion might be fun in this deck.

Vivi Ornitier i would heavily suggest.

Shadowspear is pretty great along with that Arcane Lighthouse you mentioned.