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Price
€99.14of €100.00
Overall win rate
20%53 wins in 261 scored games
Games
270 (9)played in 27 tournaments, 9 not scored (time limit)
Rank
38in the rankings up to €100 · Elo 1475 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 32 lands, 15 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
1complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

AI note: the Forge AI can't play 8 cards of this deck (replaced with similar cards in the Forge games) and plays 2 more only partially well. This result is therefore somewhat less meaningful. Affected cards

At most €100 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €100.15, above €100.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (14)

Instants (30)

Sorceries (12)

Artifacts (9)

Enchantments (2)

Lands (32)

Vivi Ornitier
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (1)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
    Example – 6 versions with these cards: Niv-Mizzet, Parun · Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind · Curiosity · Ophidian Eye · Tandem Lookout

Commander Spellbook lists 6 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 6 entries
  • Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
  • Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage
  • Tandem Lookout + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage
  • Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage
  • Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Ophidian Eye → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage
  • Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Tandem Lookout → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage

What the games show

From 261 analysed games in 27 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins mostly through direct damage – only 23% is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 45 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 31) logged (261 games)
  • Rarely out first: eliminated first in only 10% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (27 of 261 games)
  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 11th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (53 wins)
  • Resilient: even in losses it lasts until its 11th own turn on average (all-deck avg: 10th) logged (208 losses)

Weaknesses

  • Vulnerable to attacks: 71% of losses to combat damage (all-deck avg: 61%) trend – not yet certain (147 of 208 losses)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 261 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Vivi Ornitier avg 22.4hit in 237 of 261 games
  2. Firebrand Archer avg 3.6hit in 62 of 261 games
  3. Guttersnipe avg 3.5hit in 51 of 261 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Vivi Ornitier avg 24.7hit in 237 of 261 games
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun avg 19.2hit in 33 of 261 games
  3. Guttersnipe avg 17.9hit in 51 of 261 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Vivi Ornitier 61×261 games in deck
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun 19×261 games in deck
  3. Guttersnipe 17×261 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Niv-Mizzet, Parun 38×avg 0.1 per game · 261 games in deck
  2. Pongify 30×avg 0.1 per game · 261 games in deck
  3. Counterspell 27×avg 0.1 per game · 261 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 18% of 709 attackers blocked in total, 16% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Baylen, the Haymaker 4×blocked in 3 games
  2. Fish Token 3×blocked in 3 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Borne Upon a Wind 0%cast in 0 of 157 games
  2. Magic Damper 9%cast in 23 of 261 games
  3. Dreams of Laguna 9%cast in 24 of 261 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 53 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–925%
  • turns 10–1130%
  • turns 12–1340%
  • turn 14+6%

Combos in play logged Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun: all pieces cast in 8 games, 3 won · Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye: all pieces cast in 10 games, 3 won · Tandem Lookout + Niv-Mizzet, Parun: all pieces cast in 11 games, 3 won · Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity: all pieces cast in 10 games, 2 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 1.97

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0
24
1
26
2
12
3
2
4
5
2
6
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
10 / 12
Card draw
26 / 16
Removal
18 / 12
Board wipe
0 / 2
Protection
1 / 2
Strategy
12 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 67 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
14
Instants
30
Sorceries
12
Artifacts
9
Enchantments
2
Lands
32

Most expensive cards

Ophidian Eye
€6.42
Wizard's Staff
€3.60
Flusterstorm
€3.53
Veyran, Voice of Duality
€3.48
Gitaxian Probe
€3.41
Snap
€3.15
An Offer You Can't Refuse
€3.03
Brain Freeze
€2.77

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Blazing Bomb instead of Essence Scatter · win rate 15% with, 21% without (46 / 215 games)
  • no clear difference Haste Magic instead of Drift of Phantasms · win rate 19% with, 22% without (134 / 127 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

4 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

Copy the list, create a new list under “Wants” on Cardmarket and paste it.

Total €99.14 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 10 · average place 38.0 · 0× top 3 · 2× top 10 out of 27 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?