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
Wild Unraveling
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Rimefire Torque
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Noggle the Mind
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Summit Sentinel
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion437 decks630 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
54%inclusion341 decks629 decks
50%synergy
Boltwave
49%inclusion305 decks628 decks
42%synergy
Guttersnipe
68%inclusion429 decks630 decks
42%synergy
Burst Lightning
42%inclusion265 decks630 decks
41%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion304 decks630 decks
38%synergy
Slagstorm
39%inclusion246 decks630 decks
38%synergy
Mocking Sprite
41%inclusion256 decks630 decks
38%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion257 decks630 decks
37%synergy
Refute
41%inclusion258 decks630 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
55%inclusion344 decks630 decks
26%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion337 decks630 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion312 decks630 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion292 decks630 decks
27%synergy
Opt
46%inclusion287 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion286 decks630 decks
17%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion276 decks630 decks
35%synergy
Coruscation Mage
43%inclusion269 decks630 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion239 decks630 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion231 decks630 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion209 decks630 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
33%inclusion206 decks630 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion200 decks630 decks
24%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
31%inclusion194 decks630 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion192 decks630 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion177 decks630 decks
-11%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion171 decks630 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion166 decks628 decks
25%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion151 decks630 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion140 decks630 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion121 decks630 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion108 decks630 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
17%inclusion104 decks630 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion96 decks630 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion87 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
14%inclusion85 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion78 decks630 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion75 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion72 decks630 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion72 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Erudite Wizard
11%inclusion70 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion70 decks629 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion70 decks630 decks
-23%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion68 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion67 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Tempest Angler
10%inclusion66 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
10%inclusion63 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Sabotender
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Micromancer
9.0%inclusion57 decks630 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.7%inclusion55 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.7%inclusion55 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.7%inclusion55 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion54 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.6%inclusion54 decks630 decks
-9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion53 decks630 decks
0%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
7.9%inclusion50 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.3%inclusion46 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.3%inclusion46 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.3%inclusion46 decks630 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.2%inclusion45 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
7.1%inclusion45 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.0%inclusion44 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.8%inclusion43 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6.8%inclusion43 decks630 decks
-2%synergy
Devoted Duelist
6.7%inclusion25 decks371 decks
6%synergy
Viashino Pyromancer
6.7%inclusion42 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
6.7%inclusion42 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
36%inclusion229 decks630 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Strike
35%inclusion220 decks630 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion211 decks630 decks
22%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion204 decks630 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion185 decks630 decks
-6%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion178 decks630 decks
23%synergy
Essence Scatter
28%inclusion176 decks630 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion173 decks630 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion168 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion158 decks630 decks
-18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion150 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion121 decks630 decks
-25%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion102 decks630 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion101 decks630 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion94 decks630 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion94 decks630 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion93 decks630 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion90 decks630 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion88 decks630 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
12%inclusion74 decks628 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion73 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion72 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion68 decks630 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion67 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion66 decks630 decks
-19%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion61 decks630 decks
-13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.0%inclusion57 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.7%inclusion55 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.4%inclusion53 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.3%inclusion52 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.9%inclusion50 decks630 decks
-15%synergy
Shore Up
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion48 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.5%inclusion47 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Time Stop
7.1%inclusion45 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion45 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
7.0%inclusion44 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
7.0%inclusion44 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Quick Study
6.7%inclusion42 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.5%inclusion41 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.3%inclusion40 decks630 decks
-11%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.2%inclusion39 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.2%inclusion39 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Backlash
6.2%inclusion39 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
6.0%inclusion38 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
6.0%inclusion38 decks630 decks
-22%synergy
Demand Answers
5.9%inclusion37 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.9%inclusion37 decks630 decks
-8%synergy
Incinerate
5.7%inclusion36 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
34%inclusion214 decks630 decks
33%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion203 decks630 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
28%inclusion176 decks630 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion141 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion139 decks630 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion126 decks630 decks
-13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion119 decks630 decks
-20%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion114 decks630 decks
-16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion103 decks630 decks
-22%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion100 decks630 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
14%inclusion86 decks630 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion80 decks630 decks
-10%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion80 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
13%inclusion80 decks630 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion73 decks630 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion70 decks630 decks
9%synergy
Incinerating Blast
11%inclusion67 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion67 decks630 decks
-8%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion64 decks630 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion62 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.6%inclusion54 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Involuntary Employment
8.1%inclusion51 decks630 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.9%inclusion50 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.9%inclusion50 decks630 decks
-12%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.6%inclusion48 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.5%inclusion47 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.5%inclusion47 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.3%inclusion46 decks630 decks
-20%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.1%inclusion45 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.7%inclusion42 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.5%inclusion41 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion38 decks630 decks
-8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.9%inclusion37 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Sizzle
5.9%inclusion37 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.7%inclusion36 decks630 decks
0%synergy
Playful Shove
5.6%inclusion35 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Crash Through
5.6%inclusion35 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.3%inclusion19 decks361 decks
4%synergy
Divination
5.2%inclusion33 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.1%inclusion32 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
5.1%inclusion32 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion215 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion80 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion42 decks630 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
34%inclusion212 decks630 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion198 decks630 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion175 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
21%inclusion133 decks630 decks
19%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion99 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion88 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion74 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion66 decks630 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion65 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion60 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
7.9%inclusion50 decks630 decks
0%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.5%inclusion47 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.8%inclusion43 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.8%inclusion43 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion37 decks630 decks
-2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.1%inclusion32 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion74 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.8%inclusion49 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.1%inclusion32 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion214 decks630 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion66 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion65 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion54 decks630 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.3%inclusion40 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.2%inclusion39 decks630 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion476 decks630 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion458 decks630 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion309 decks630 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion221 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion199 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion194 decks630 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion152 decks630 decks
-30%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion129 decks630 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion126 decks630 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion118 decks630 decks
-13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion98 decks630 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion76 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Locket
12%inclusion76 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion69 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion67 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion63 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion61 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.5%inclusion47 decks630 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion45 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.2%inclusion39 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.0%inclusion38 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion35 decks630 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion630 decks630 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion628 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion429 decks630 decks
-19%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion369 decks630 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion327 decks630 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion275 decks630 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion251 decks630 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion233 decks630 decks
-29%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion221 decks630 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion204 decks630 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion176 decks630 decks
-31%synergy
Eroded Canyon
21%inclusion135 decks630 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion135 decks630 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion126 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion110 decks630 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion107 decks630 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion102 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion86 decks630 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion82 decks630 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion70 decks630 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion69 decks630 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion69 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion63 decks630 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.9%inclusion56 decks630 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.6%inclusion54 decks630 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.1%inclusion51 decks630 decks
-32%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.6%inclusion48 decks630 decks
-2%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.4%inclusion34 decks630 decks
5%synergy