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
Bespoke Bō
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
General Traag, Heart of Stone
1.4%inclusion1 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Metalhead
1.4%inclusion1 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion470 decks678 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
54%inclusion364 decks677 decks
50%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion451 decks678 decks
41%synergy
Burst Lightning
41%inclusion277 decks678 decks
40%synergy
Boltwave
46%inclusion308 decks676 decks
39%synergy
Mocking Sprite
42%inclusion284 decks678 decks
39%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion275 decks678 decks
37%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion316 decks678 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion255 decks678 decks
37%synergy
Refute
40%inclusion270 decks678 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
53%inclusion358 decks678 decks
24%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion351 decks678 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion337 decks678 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion309 decks678 decks
26%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion304 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion293 decks678 decks
15%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion289 decks678 decks
34%synergy
Coruscation Mage
42%inclusion288 decks678 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion261 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion247 decks678 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion214 decks678 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
31%inclusion210 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion208 decks678 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion201 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
29%inclusion195 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion188 decks678 decks
-11%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion184 decks678 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion179 decks676 decks
26%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion165 decks678 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
21%inclusion145 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion132 decks678 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion116 decks678 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion109 decks678 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion100 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion89 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion87 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion83 decks678 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion82 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion80 decks678 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion78 decks678 decks
-5%synergy
Erudite Wizard
11%inclusion77 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion77 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion75 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion75 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion72 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion72 decks678 decks
-24%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Sabotender
9.5%inclusion32 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.6%inclusion58 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.6%inclusion58 decks678 decks
-9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Micromancer
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.3%inclusion56 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
8.3%inclusion56 decks678 decks
8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.0%inclusion54 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.0%inclusion54 decks678 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Duelist
7.5%inclusion32 decks428 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.4%inclusion50 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Dragonologist
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.1%inclusion48 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.0%inclusion30 decks428 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
6.8%inclusion46 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Giant
6.6%inclusion45 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
6.6%inclusion45 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Elementalist Adept
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion238 decks678 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion236 decks678 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion224 decks678 decks
21%synergy
Ionize
31%inclusion209 decks678 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion194 decks678 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion191 decks678 decks
-14%synergy
Essence Scatter
28%inclusion191 decks678 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion189 decks678 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion180 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion162 decks678 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion158 decks678 decks
-19%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion124 decks678 decks
-25%synergy
Teach by Example
17%inclusion114 decks678 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion110 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion104 decks678 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion104 decks678 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion102 decks678 decks
13%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion96 decks678 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion93 decks678 decks
-9%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
12%inclusion82 decks676 decks
12%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion82 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion78 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion74 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion69 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion66 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.3%inclusion63 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
9.1%inclusion62 decks678 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.8%inclusion60 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion60 decks678 decks
-20%synergy
Shore Up
8.6%inclusion58 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.3%inclusion56 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
8.0%inclusion54 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Snap
7.7%inclusion52 decks678 decks
-16%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.7%inclusion52 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Time Stop
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
7.1%inclusion48 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion48 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
6.6%inclusion45 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Quick Study
6.2%inclusion42 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.2%inclusion42 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.2%inclusion42 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Electrolyze
5.9%inclusion40 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.9%inclusion40 decks678 decks
-12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.9%inclusion40 decks678 decks
-9%synergy
Essence Backlash
5.9%inclusion40 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.8%inclusion39 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
5.8%inclusion39 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
32%inclusion214 decks678 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion210 decks678 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Confluence
26%inclusion179 decks678 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion150 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion147 decks678 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion131 decks678 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion120 decks678 decks
-20%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion115 decks678 decks
-17%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion105 decks678 decks
-23%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion96 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Skewer the Critics
13%inclusion89 decks678 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion82 decks678 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion82 decks678 decks
-9%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion81 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion80 decks678 decks
-11%synergy
Inner Fire
10%inclusion71 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion69 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion69 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
9.4%inclusion64 decks678 decks
-8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.6%inclusion58 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.5%inclusion25 decks295 decks
8%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.4%inclusion57 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
8.1%inclusion24 decks295 decks
8%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.8%inclusion53 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.5%inclusion51 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.4%inclusion50 decks678 decks
-12%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion48 decks678 decks
-20%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.3%inclusion27 decks432 decks
6%synergy
Sizzle
6.2%inclusion42 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion41 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Playful Shove
5.6%inclusion38 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.6%inclusion38 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.5%inclusion37 decks678 decks
-9%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.3%inclusion36 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Divination
5.3%inclusion36 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Crash Through
5.2%inclusion35 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Strike It Rich
5.2%inclusion35 decks678 decks
-6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.0%inclusion34 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.0%inclusion34 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Pyroclasm
5.0%inclusion34 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion212 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion84 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion45 decks678 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
32%inclusion220 decks678 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion219 decks678 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion189 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
23%inclusion154 decks678 decks
21%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion95 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion92 decks676 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion78 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion66 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion65 decks678 decks
-6%synergy
Omniscience
9.0%inclusion61 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
8.3%inclusion56 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion50 decks678 decks
0%synergy
Wizard Class
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.2%inclusion49 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.3%inclusion43 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.3%inclusion36 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion73 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.8%inclusion53 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.8%inclusion39 decks678 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.3%inclusion36 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion225 decks678 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion70 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
9.1%inclusion62 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion59 decks678 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.5%inclusion44 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion37 decks678 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion35 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion504 decks678 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion474 decks678 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion318 decks678 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion233 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion203 decks678 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion195 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion149 decks678 decks
-32%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion135 decks678 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion133 decks678 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion119 decks678 decks
-14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion105 decks678 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion85 decks678 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion70 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion68 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion67 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion66 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion65 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.9%inclusion47 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion43 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.2%inclusion42 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.6%inclusion38 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.5%inclusion37 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion678 decks678 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion676 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion444 decks678 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion403 decks678 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion343 decks678 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion291 decks678 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion269 decks678 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion241 decks678 decks
-30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
32%inclusion220 decks678 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion211 decks678 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion182 decks678 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion146 decks678 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion131 decks678 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion127 decks678 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion111 decks678 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion111 decks678 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion103 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion97 decks678 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion84 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion76 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion71 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion71 decks678 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion70 decks678 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.8%inclusion60 decks678 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.1%inclusion55 decks678 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.8%inclusion53 decks678 decks
-33%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.7%inclusion52 decks678 decks
-19%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.0%inclusion41 decks678 decks
5%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion37 decks678 decks
-7%synergy