Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Budget cEDH Spellslinger

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flow State
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flashback
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Curiosity
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Ophidian Eye
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Tandem Lookout
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Remora
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Brainstorm
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Ponder
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Opt
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Mystical Tutor
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Underworld Breach
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Gamble
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Walking Ballista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Spark Double
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Flamekin Harbinger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Consider
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Flusterstorm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Gut Shot
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Redirect Lightning
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Force of Negation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Magic Damper
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Mental Misstep
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Twisted Image
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Final Fortune
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Monstrous Rage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
High Tide
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fists of Flame
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bulk Up
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dizzy Spell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Misdirection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Fire Magic
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Retraction Helix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Augury
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Wild Ride
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Serum Visions
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Strike It Rich
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Stock Up
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Rite of Flame
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Crackle with Power
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Last Chance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Overmaster
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Savor the Moment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang Basics
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Performance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Bonus Round
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Molten Duplication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Fireball
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Burning Inquiry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ancestral Anger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Portent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mishra's Bauble
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Bauble
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Courage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eel Umbra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Great Furnace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Mox Amber
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Vault
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Paradise Mantle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Starting Town
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spectacle Summit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Springs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Scorched Geyser
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy