Vivi was finally banned on November 10, 2025, with Carmen Klomparens noting in the announcement that Vivi's dominance was a result not only of a misjudgment of its individual power level but a failure to identify its strongest synergies in Standard as well
We all know this to be great because it is and has been for a long while
You can also grab low-power reanimation creatures, like Karmic Guide and Priest of Fell Rites, and use them as stepping stones to bigger threats
The deck features a number of powerful proliferate effects, not to mention numerous strong mythic and rare creatures, planeswalkers, as well as a number of effects that benefit from elemental creatures' ability to interact with lands
However, even just copying something like a Solemn Simulacrum for an extra bit of card draw and land ramp is more than worthwhile
Flavor-wise, there are fantasy-like elements to Stan Lee's creation, but the overlap is reduced with this new expansion