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Vivi Ornitier

Legendary Creature — Wizard

{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.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
mythic
Set
Final Fantasy
Price
$35.28
EDHREC rank
#1358
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Vivi Ornitier card art
Vivi Ornitier is a one-card engine that converts every instant or sorcery into a 1-damage ping to any target — and in decks like Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph that care about dealing exactly 1 damage, that ping cascades into full removal. The cost is a three-mana blue creature with no built-in protection, but the payoff is so immediate and so wide that Quicksilver Elemental comparisons undersell it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard banned
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Vivi Ornitier is banned in Standard, which tells you everything about how warping the effect is in an environment with fewer answers and a tighter card pool. In every other format it's legal, but realistically it's a Commander card — the 60-card formats offer plenty of faster threats and less reliable ways to protect a three-drop over multiple turns. Commander gives Vivi Ornitier exactly what it needs: a slower clock, access to tutors, and commanders whose triggered abilities turn each ping into a kill shot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

48.5% of decks · synergy 0.36

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph is the definitive home — his triggered ability deals 2 additional damage whenever a source deals exactly 1 damage, so every spell Vivi Ornitier casts becomes a free Lightning Bolt to any target. Nearly half of all Ghyrson decks run Vivi Ornitier, and that inclusion rate is fully justified.

02
Prismari, the Inspiration

Prismari, the Inspiration

45.4% of decks · synergy 0.33

Prismari, the Inspiration rewards casting instants and sorceries with value, and Vivi Ornitier adds a persistent damage trigger on top of every spell the deck already wants to cast. The synergy is additive rather than combo-reliant, which makes Vivi Ornitier a low-risk high-upside include.

03
Storm, Force of Nature

Storm, Force of Nature

33.1% of decks · synergy 0.29

Storm, Force of Nature goes wide on spell volume, and Vivi Ornitier turns that volume into a board-control tool by pinging down mana dorks, small blockers, and planeswalker loyalty with each cast. One-third of Storm decks already run it.

04
Krark, the ThumblessSakashima of a Thousand Faces

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

40.3% of decks · synergy 0.28

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces copies spells and bounces them constantly, so Vivi Ornitier's triggered ability fires repeatedly off the same card — each recurrence pings a new target for free. The storm-style spell volume this pairing generates makes Vivi Ornitier a reliable damage engine rather than an occasional bonus.

05

Kefka, Court Mage

28.1% of decks · synergy 0.20

Kefka, Court Mage wants to ping opponents and permanents as a core game plan, and Vivi Ornitier supplements that with a trigger on every spell cast rather than on Kefka's own activations. The overlap in damage-ping identity explains the strong inclusion pull.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

No single card replicates Vivi Ornitier's exact effect, but Guttersnipe covers the closest ground — it pings each opponent for 2 whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, which in multiplayer often outpaces a targeted 1-damage trigger on raw damage output, though it loses the precision targeting that makes Vivi Ornitier so good in Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph shells. Electrostatic Field offers similar redundancy at an even lower price, replacing the board-control angle with a strict damage-to-opponents clause.

Price Context

Current price

$35.28 premium tier

At $35.28, Vivi Ornitier sits firmly in premium territory — the price reflects both its Universes Beyond scarcity and its near-50% inclusion rate in the most popular shell that runs it. It's a real investment, but the effect is unique enough that no strict budget substitute exists, so the price is unlikely to crater as long as Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph remains popular.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.