Like Timmy, Power Gamer and Johnny, Combo Player before her, Spike is a 4-mana 1/1 with a game-breaking activated ability
The deck was pretty much just the Modern list with Artifact Lands and Stoneforge Mystic - cards banned in the Modern format at the time
Spore Frog to fog every turn, Seal of Primordium to keep wiping out artifacts and enchantments, Pernicious Deed to keep board wiping, Plaguecrafter to keep them sacrificing creatures or Planeswalkers its strong stuff when it gets going
If it werent for the mana engine, Vivi might not be as terrifying, but the fact that he provides a huge source of resources for free on his turn makes him one of, if not the best Commander in the game
Making each other land (including your opponents') swamps instantly fixes your mana and makes your Caged Suns and Crypt Ghasts sing
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