Although Vivi Ornitier has some strong potential as your primary commander, just having Vivi included in your deck can be a massive boon, with plenty of game-ending combos just waiting to be abused
An ever-popular Standard archetype in Magic: The Gathering, mono-red aggro is an ideal deck for those new to the game, or ultra-aggressive players who want to end games early as opposed to being part of long, drawn-out battles for board control
After the first set of cards in Legends and a few other sprinklings, many of which established that gold cards would be consistently more powerful than their competition, gold came into its own in Invasion block
Otherwise, the player casts it without paying its mana cost if able
(Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Creature - Merfolk Mutant Color tag templates(None) Phyrexian Swarmlord Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Phyrexian Insect creature token with infect for each poison counter your opponents have
With its hybrid cost, it's an excellent early pick that fits in most decks