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
Agna Qel'a
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.0%inclusion3 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Chakra Meditation
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion427 decks619 decks
56%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
54%inclusion334 decks618 decks
50%synergy
Boltwave
48%inclusion298 decks616 decks
42%synergy
Burst Lightning
42%inclusion261 decks619 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion416 decks619 decks
41%synergy
Mocking Sprite
43%inclusion264 decks619 decks
40%synergy
Slagstorm
40%inclusion247 decks619 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion298 decks619 decks
38%synergy
Refute
42%inclusion258 decks619 decks
37%synergy
Shock
39%inclusion244 decks619 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
55%inclusion341 decks619 decks
26%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion328 decks619 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion308 decks619 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion287 decks619 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion278 decks619 decks
17%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion277 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Coruscation Mage
43%inclusion268 decks619 decks
22%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
42%inclusion260 decks619 decks
33%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion241 decks619 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion222 decks619 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion206 decks619 decks
25%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
32%inclusion200 decks619 decks
20%synergy
Electrostatic Field
32%inclusion197 decks619 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion196 decks619 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion192 decks619 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion180 decks619 decks
-10%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
27%inclusion168 decks616 decks
26%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion168 decks619 decks
26%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
25%inclusion155 decks619 decks
15%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion136 decks619 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
20%inclusion121 decks619 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion103 decks619 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion101 decks619 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion91 decks619 decks
-3%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
14%inclusion86 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion83 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion76 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Erudite Wizard
12%inclusion74 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion73 decks619 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion71 decks619 decks
-6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion70 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion70 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion68 decks619 decks
-23%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion67 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion63 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
10%inclusion62 decks611 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion26 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Micromancer
10%inclusion61 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Sabotender
9.5%inclusion23 decks243 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
9.2%inclusion57 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.7%inclusion54 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.4%inclusion52 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
8.2%inclusion51 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion51 decks619 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.1%inclusion50 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.9%inclusion49 decks619 decks
-10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.8%inclusion48 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.4%inclusion46 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.1%inclusion44 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Viashino Pyromancer
7.1%inclusion44 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.1%inclusion44 decks619 decks
-2%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Devoted Duelist
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Elementalist Adept
6.8%inclusion42 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Giant
6.6%inclusion41 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion218 decks619 decks
-18%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion211 decks619 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Strike
32%inclusion201 decks619 decks
30%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion195 decks619 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion190 decks619 decks
-4%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion175 decks619 decks
23%synergy
Essence Scatter
28%inclusion173 decks619 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion172 decks619 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion160 decks619 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion158 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion149 decks619 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion110 decks619 decks
-27%synergy
Teach by Example
17%inclusion107 decks619 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion97 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion95 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion90 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion89 decks619 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion86 decks619 decks
11%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion80 decks619 decks
-9%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion74 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
12%inclusion73 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion72 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion69 decks619 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion67 decks619 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion67 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion59 decks619 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
9.2%inclusion57 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.9%inclusion55 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.6%inclusion53 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
-2%synergy
Shore Up
7.9%inclusion49 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.8%inclusion48 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Snap
7.8%inclusion48 decks619 decks
-15%synergy
Electrodominance
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Quick Study
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Time Stop
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.8%inclusion42 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.6%inclusion41 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.5%inclusion40 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion39 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
6.1%inclusion38 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Counterflux
6.0%inclusion37 decks619 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.0%inclusion37 decks619 decks
-12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Blast
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
-8%synergy
Rewind
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion35 decks619 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
33%inclusion204 decks619 decks
32%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion193 decks619 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion167 decks619 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion137 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion134 decks619 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion120 decks619 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion110 decks619 decks
-21%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion110 decks619 decks
-17%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion99 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion90 decks619 decks
-24%synergy
Skewer the Critics
13%inclusion81 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion78 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
13%inclusion78 decks619 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion73 decks619 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion70 decks619 decks
-9%synergy
Incinerating Blast
11%inclusion67 decks611 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
-8%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion65 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion63 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion63 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Seismic Rupture
9.2%inclusion57 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.4%inclusion52 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
-12%synergy
Involuntary Employment
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
7.8%inclusion48 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
7.4%inclusion46 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion44 decks619 decks
-20%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.0%inclusion43 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Mind Bomb
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.8%inclusion42 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Sizzle
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Crash Through
5.5%inclusion34 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.5%inclusion34 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.5%inclusion34 decks619 decks
-9%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
5.5%inclusion34 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Pyroclasm
5.3%inclusion33 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Strike It Rich
5.2%inclusion32 decks619 decks
-6%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.2%inclusion32 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Divination
5.0%inclusion31 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.0%inclusion31 decks619 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion211 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion81 decks619 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion38 decks619 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion206 decks619 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion198 decks619 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
26%inclusion164 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion135 decks619 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion96 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion94 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion78 decks619 decks
11%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion63 decks619 decks
10%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
8.1%inclusion50 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
7.6%inclusion47 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.1%inclusion44 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion41 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.3%inclusion33 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.3%inclusion45 decks619 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.0%inclusion31 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion212 decks619 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion67 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion62 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion54 decks619 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.5%inclusion40 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion38 decks619 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion465 decks619 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion449 decks619 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion304 decks619 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion230 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion197 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion194 decks619 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion160 decks619 decks
-29%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion128 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion126 decks619 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion123 decks619 decks
11%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion96 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion76 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion72 decks619 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
11%inclusion71 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion69 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion63 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
9.0%inclusion56 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.4%inclusion46 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion43 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.3%inclusion39 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.1%inclusion38 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.0%inclusion37 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.0%inclusion20 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion619 decks619 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion617 decks619 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion417 decks619 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion363 decks619 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion328 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion270 decks619 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion245 decks619 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion232 decks619 decks
-28%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion221 decks619 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion206 decks619 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion174 decks619 decks
-31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion133 decks619 decks
-12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
21%inclusion130 decks619 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion118 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion111 decks619 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion106 decks619 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion101 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion85 decks619 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion81 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion70 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion69 decks619 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion69 decks619 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion66 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.9%inclusion55 decks619 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.9%inclusion55 decks619 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.4%inclusion52 decks619 decks
-32%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.1%inclusion20 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion44 decks619 decks
-3%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.0%inclusion37 decks619 decks
5%synergy