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
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Tweeze
4.3%inclusion4 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
3.3%inclusion3 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sear
3.2%inclusion3 decks95 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion452 decks658 decks
56%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion345 decks657 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion437 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
46%inclusion303 decks656 decks
40%synergy
Burst Lightning
40%inclusion266 decks658 decks
39%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion271 decks658 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion311 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion263 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion251 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion285 decks658 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
54%inclusion354 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion343 decks658 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion327 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion299 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion295 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion291 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
43%inclusion280 decks658 decks
22%synergy
Refute
39%inclusion258 decks658 decks
34%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion251 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion235 decks658 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion234 decks658 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion213 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion207 decks658 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
31%inclusion205 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
30%inclusion199 decks658 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion192 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion180 decks658 decks
-12%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
26%inclusion174 decks658 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion168 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion157 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion147 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion123 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion110 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion104 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion97 decks658 decks
-3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion87 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion86 decks657 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion81 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion76 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion76 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion73 decks657 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion73 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
-23%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion71 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion71 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Erudite Wizard
10%inclusion68 decks657 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
9.4%inclusion61 decks652 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
9.3%inclusion31 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Sabotender
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.8%inclusion58 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Micromancer
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.9%inclusion52 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
7.8%inclusion51 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.6%inclusion50 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.2%inclusion47 decks657 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.1%inclusion47 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.1%inclusion47 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Duelist
7.1%inclusion29 decks410 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.0%inclusion46 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
7.0%inclusion46 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.7%inclusion44 decks657 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion233 decks658 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion219 decks658 decks
22%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion212 decks658 decks
29%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion183 decks658 decks
22%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion182 decks658 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion180 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion175 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
26%inclusion174 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion162 decks658 decks
-18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion157 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion125 decks658 decks
-25%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion107 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion106 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion96 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
15%inclusion96 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion95 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion95 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion94 decks658 decks
-8%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion79 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
11%inclusion75 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion74 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion71 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion69 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion63 decks658 decks
-20%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.4%inclusion62 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
9.3%inclusion61 decks658 decks
-14%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.8%inclusion58 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.4%inclusion55 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
8.4%inclusion55 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Snap
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
-15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.8%inclusion51 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.8%inclusion45 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
6.8%inclusion45 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Quick Study
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.5%inclusion43 decks658 decks
-11%synergy
Rewind
6.5%inclusion43 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Time Stop
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.2%inclusion41 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Electrolyze
6.1%inclusion40 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
-8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
5.8%inclusion38 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
-22%synergy
Essence Backlash
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
33%inclusion216 decks658 decks
31%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion207 decks658 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion180 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion151 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion146 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
21%inclusion136 decks658 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion122 decks658 decks
-20%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion115 decks658 decks
-17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion105 decks658 decks
-22%synergy
End the Festivities
15%inclusion98 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
13%inclusion86 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion81 decks658 decks
-10%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion79 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion78 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion68 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion66 decks658 decks
-8%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion64 decks652 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.8%inclusion58 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.6%inclusion50 decks658 decks
-12%synergy
Fireball
7.6%inclusion50 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.2%inclusion47 decks657 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion47 decks658 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.1%inclusion47 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion45 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.8%inclusion45 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.2%inclusion41 decks658 decks
-8%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.0%inclusion25 decks414 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Sizzle
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Playful Shove
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Divination
5.5%inclusion36 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.2%inclusion34 decks657 decks
5%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.2%inclusion34 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.2%inclusion34 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.2%inclusion34 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Crash Through
5.0%inclusion33 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion214 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion83 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion46 decks658 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion214 decks658 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion208 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion184 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion143 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion93 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion89 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion76 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion69 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion67 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Omniscience
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.8%inclusion51 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.8%inclusion51 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.6%inclusion50 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion47 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.0%inclusion46 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion75 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.5%inclusion36 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion225 decks658 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion69 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion66 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.2%inclusion41 decks658 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion493 decks658 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion463 decks658 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion313 decks658 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion231 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion200 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion194 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion153 decks658 decks
-31%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion128 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion126 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion122 decks658 decks
-13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion98 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion83 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion71 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion66 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion65 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion63 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion60 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.4%inclusion30 decks407 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion45 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.1%inclusion40 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion38 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.5%inclusion36 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion658 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion656 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion434 decks658 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion386 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion340 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion279 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion261 decks658 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion238 decks658 decks
-30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
34%inclusion226 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion208 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion180 decks658 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion146 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion133 decks658 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion122 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion114 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion112 decks658 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion102 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion92 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion84 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion74 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion70 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion69 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion66 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.8%inclusion58 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.7%inclusion57 decks658 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.4%inclusion55 decks658 decks
-32%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
6.9%inclusion22 decks321 decks
3%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.8%inclusion38 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.2%inclusion34 decks658 decks
-7%synergy