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
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Tweeze
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
3.1%inclusion3 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Boulder Dash
3.0%inclusion2 decks66 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion449 decks646 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion343 decks645 decks
49%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion431 decks646 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
47%inclusion303 decks644 decks
41%synergy
Burst Lightning
41%inclusion265 decks646 decks
40%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion267 decks646 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion308 decks646 decks
38%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion247 decks646 decks
37%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion257 decks646 decks
37%synergy
Refute
40%inclusion256 decks646 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
54%inclusion348 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion339 decks646 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion322 decks646 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion291 decks646 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion290 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion290 decks646 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion275 decks646 decks
34%synergy
Coruscation Mage
42%inclusion274 decks646 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion244 decks646 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion235 decks646 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion213 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
33%inclusion210 decks646 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion205 decks646 decks
24%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
31%inclusion199 decks646 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion196 decks646 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion178 decks646 decks
-11%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion174 decks646 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion166 decks644 decks
25%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
23%inclusion151 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion145 decks646 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion123 decks646 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion107 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion105 decks646 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion96 decks646 decks
-3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion89 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion77 decks646 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion75 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion74 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion73 decks646 decks
-6%synergy
Tolarian Terror
11%inclusion73 decks646 decks
11%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion70 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion69 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion69 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion69 decks646 decks
-23%synergy
Erudite Wizard
11%inclusion68 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
10%inclusion62 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.0%inclusion58 decks646 decks
0%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.7%inclusion56 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.5%inclusion55 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Sabotender
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.4%inclusion54 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.4%inclusion54 decks646 decks
-9%synergy
Micromancer
8.2%inclusion53 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
7.6%inclusion49 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
7.4%inclusion48 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.3%inclusion47 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.3%inclusion47 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.1%inclusion46 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Devoted Duelist
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
6.8%inclusion44 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion229 decks646 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion224 decks646 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion214 decks646 decks
21%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion210 decks646 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion180 decks646 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion177 decks646 decks
-9%synergy
Essence Scatter
27%inclusion176 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Think Twice
27%inclusion175 decks646 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion171 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion161 decks646 decks
-17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion153 decks646 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion126 decks646 decks
-25%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion106 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion104 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion97 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion95 decks646 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion95 decks646 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion92 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion90 decks646 decks
-9%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion79 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
11%inclusion74 decks644 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion70 decks646 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion70 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion67 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
-19%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.4%inclusion61 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
9.3%inclusion60 decks646 decks
-14%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.0%inclusion58 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.7%inclusion56 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.0%inclusion52 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion52 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Snap
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
-16%synergy
Shore Up
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.7%inclusion50 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion49 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
7.1%inclusion46 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.8%inclusion44 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Time Stop
6.5%inclusion42 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
6.3%inclusion41 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.3%inclusion41 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.3%inclusion41 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
6.0%inclusion39 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.0%inclusion39 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.9%inclusion38 decks646 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.9%inclusion38 decks646 decks
-12%synergy
Essence Backlash
5.9%inclusion38 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Electrolyze
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Demand Answers
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
34%inclusion219 decks646 decks
33%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion204 decks646 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion176 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion145 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion141 decks646 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion124 decks646 decks
-14%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion116 decks646 decks
-16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion115 decks646 decks
-21%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion103 decks646 decks
-22%synergy
End the Festivities
15%inclusion97 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
14%inclusion88 decks646 decks
13%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion80 decks646 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion79 decks646 decks
-10%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion77 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion72 decks646 decks
-10%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion69 decks646 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion67 decks646 decks
-8%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion66 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
9%synergy
Plasma Bolt
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.8%inclusion57 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.4%inclusion54 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.2%inclusion53 decks646 decks
-11%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion52 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.7%inclusion50 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion48 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.3%inclusion47 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
6.8%inclusion44 decks646 decks
-20%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion41 decks646 decks
-8%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion39 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Sizzle
6.0%inclusion39 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Playful Shove
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.6%inclusion36 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Lava Spike
5.3%inclusion34 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Crash Through
5.3%inclusion34 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Divination
5.1%inclusion33 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion213 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion82 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion210 decks646 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion202 decks646 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion182 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
21%inclusion137 decks646 decks
19%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion98 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion90 decks644 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion76 decks646 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion66 decks646 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
-5%synergy
Omniscience
9.1%inclusion59 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.9%inclusion51 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
7.7%inclusion50 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.7%inclusion50 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.8%inclusion44 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.5%inclusion42 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion38 decks646 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion74 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.7%inclusion50 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion220 decks646 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion53 decks646 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion44 decks646 decks
-19%synergy
Restless Spire
6.2%inclusion40 decks646 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion485 decks646 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion457 decks646 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion311 decks646 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion229 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion198 decks646 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion194 decks646 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion153 decks646 decks
-30%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion131 decks646 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion130 decks646 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion117 decks646 decks
-14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion97 decks646 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
12%inclusion80 decks646 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion73 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion67 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion66 decks646 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.3%inclusion60 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
9.3%inclusion60 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.1%inclusion46 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion45 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.7%inclusion26 decks386 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.2%inclusion40 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion34 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion646 decks646 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion644 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion430 decks646 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion379 decks646 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion341 decks646 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion276 decks646 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion256 decks646 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion232 decks646 decks
-30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion227 decks646 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion204 decks646 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion178 decks646 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion141 decks646 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion131 decks646 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion121 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion110 decks646 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion110 decks646 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion103 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
13%inclusion87 decks646 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion84 decks646 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion72 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion70 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion67 decks646 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion65 decks646 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.0%inclusion58 decks646 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.5%inclusion55 decks646 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.0%inclusion52 decks646 decks
-32%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.6%inclusion49 decks646 decks
-2%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.7%inclusion37 decks646 decks
5%synergy