Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Core Burn

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
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Springs
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Coruscation Mage
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Fire Magic
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Curiosity
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Bolt
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Firebrand Archer
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Combat Tutorial
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Opt
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tandem Lookout
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Queen Brahne
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Mysidian Elder
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Quistis Trepe
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Urabrask
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Flame of Anor
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Think Twice
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Haste Magic
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Thunder Magic
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Twisted Image
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Fists of Flame
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Reckless Ransacking
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Opera Love Song
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Monstrous Rage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Self-Destruct
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Electrolyze
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Syncopate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unleash Fury
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Serum Visions
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Ride
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Crash Through
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Impolite Entrance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Soul Immolation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang Basics
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Charge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Overmaster
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Memories Returning
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Mark
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mind Spring
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Zenith Festival
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Lock and Load
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ophidian Eye
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Inscription
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Wizard Class
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Cast Through Time
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Potioner's Trove
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Oracles
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Crossroads Village
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Highland Lake
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Peak
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy