Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget

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Josh Nelson
Nov 14, 2025
Examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, One Year Later
Today, we're examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, the Magic core set to outdo all other core set expansions that have come before it.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Enraged Flamecaster
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tweeze
4.8%inclusion3 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
2.2%inclusion2 decks91 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion446 decks643 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion340 decks642 decks
49%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion430 decks643 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
47%inclusion303 decks641 decks
41%synergy
Burst Lightning
41%inclusion264 decks643 decks
40%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion265 decks643 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion305 decks643 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion246 decks643 decks
37%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion254 decks643 decks
37%synergy
Refute
40%inclusion256 decks643 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
54%inclusion345 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion339 decks643 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion319 decks643 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion290 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion288 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion287 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion276 decks643 decks
34%synergy
Coruscation Mage
42%inclusion271 decks643 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion241 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion232 decks643 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion211 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
33%inclusion210 decks643 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion205 decks643 decks
24%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
31%inclusion198 decks643 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion194 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion179 decks643 decks
-11%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion173 decks643 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion167 decks641 decks
25%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion152 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion143 decks643 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion107 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion105 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion96 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion89 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion84 decks642 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion76 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion74 decks642 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion74 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion74 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion73 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion69 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion69 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion69 decks643 decks
-23%synergy
Erudite Wizard
11%inclusion68 decks642 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
10%inclusion62 decks637 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
9.1%inclusion28 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Sabotender
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.4%inclusion54 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion54 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Micromancer
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Duelist
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.0%inclusion45 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.7%inclusion43 decks642 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.7%inclusion43 decks642 decks
4%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.5%inclusion42 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
36%inclusion229 decks643 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion222 decks643 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion210 decks643 decks
21%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion210 decks643 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion179 decks643 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion178 decks643 decks
-8%synergy
Think Twice
27%inclusion176 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Essence Scatter
27%inclusion175 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion171 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion160 decks643 decks
-17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion151 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion125 decks643 decks
-25%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion106 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion104 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion96 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion95 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion95 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion92 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion88 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion77 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
11%inclusion72 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion71 decks643 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion68 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion66 decks643 decks
-19%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.3%inclusion60 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
9.2%inclusion59 decks643 decks
-14%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.0%inclusion58 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Snap
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
-16%synergy
Shore Up
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.0%inclusion45 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Time Stop
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Quick Study
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.2%inclusion40 decks643 decks
-11%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.2%inclusion40 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Essence Backlash
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Blooming Blast
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
34%inclusion217 decks643 decks
32%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion203 decks643 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion176 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion144 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion142 decks643 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion124 decks643 decks
-14%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion115 decks643 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion115 decks643 decks
-20%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion102 decks643 decks
-22%synergy
End the Festivities
15%inclusion99 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
14%inclusion87 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion81 decks643 decks
-10%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion80 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion78 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion72 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion68 decks643 decks
-8%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion65 decks637 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
9.2%inclusion59 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.9%inclusion22 decks246 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.4%inclusion54 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
-12%synergy
Fireball
7.9%inclusion51 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Chart a Course
7.2%inclusion46 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
7.0%inclusion45 decks643 decks
-20%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.4%inclusion41 decks642 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion41 decks643 decks
-8%synergy
Sizzle
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
5.9%inclusion23 decks387 decks
6%synergy
Playful Shove
5.6%inclusion36 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Crash Through
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Lava Spike
5.3%inclusion34 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.3%inclusion34 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
5.1%inclusion33 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion214 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion82 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion209 decks643 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion200 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion178 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion140 decks643 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion99 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion89 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion75 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion64 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Omniscience
9.2%inclusion59 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.8%inclusion50 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion38 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion72 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.6%inclusion49 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion218 decks643 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion66 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion43 decks643 decks
-19%synergy
Restless Spire
6.2%inclusion40 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion482 decks643 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion458 decks643 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion310 decks643 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion227 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion196 decks643 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion195 decks643 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion152 decks643 decks
-30%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion129 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion128 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion117 decks643 decks
-14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion97 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
12%inclusion79 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion75 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion67 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion66 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
9.5%inclusion61 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.3%inclusion60 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.3%inclusion47 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion44 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.1%inclusion39 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion37 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion34 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion643 decks643 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion641 decks643 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion429 decks643 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion377 decks643 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion339 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion276 decks643 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion255 decks643 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion232 decks643 decks
-30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion224 decks643 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion204 decks643 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion176 decks643 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion139 decks643 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion131 decks643 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion121 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion108 decks643 decks
-26%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion108 decks643 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion101 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion87 decks643 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion83 decks643 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion71 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion70 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion65 decks643 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.0%inclusion58 decks643 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.6%inclusion55 decks643 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.1%inclusion52 decks643 decks
-32%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.5%inclusion48 decks643 decks
-2%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
6.8%inclusion20 decks296 decks
3%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.4%inclusion35 decks643 decks
5%synergy