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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Enraged Flamecaster
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Tweeze
4.4%inclusion4 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
3.4%inclusion3 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sear
3.3%inclusion3 decks91 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion454 decks656 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion345 decks655 decks
49%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion438 decks656 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
47%inclusion305 decks654 decks
40%synergy
Burst Lightning
41%inclusion266 decks656 decks
39%synergy
Shock
41%inclusion272 decks656 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion312 decks656 decks
38%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion264 decks656 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion252 decks656 decks
37%synergy
Refute
40%inclusion261 decks656 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
54%inclusion354 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion344 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion327 decks656 decks
21%synergy
Opt
45%inclusion298 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion296 decks656 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion290 decks656 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion285 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Coruscation Mage
42%inclusion278 decks656 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion251 decks656 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion236 decks656 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion235 decks656 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion214 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion208 decks656 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
32%inclusion207 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
30%inclusion198 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion196 decks656 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion178 decks656 decks
-12%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
27%inclusion175 decks656 decks
26%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
26%inclusion170 decks654 decks
25%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion157 decks656 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
22%inclusion146 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion125 decks656 decks
17%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion109 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
16%inclusion106 decks656 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
15%inclusion98 decks656 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion89 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion86 decks655 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion81 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion76 decks655 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion76 decks656 decks
-5%synergy
Tolarian Terror
12%inclusion76 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion73 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion71 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion71 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion70 decks656 decks
-23%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion69 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Erudite Wizard
10%inclusion67 decks655 decks
10%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Sabotender
9.0%inclusion28 decks311 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.4%inclusion55 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Micromancer
8.1%inclusion53 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.8%inclusion51 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
7.8%inclusion51 decks656 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.2%inclusion47 decks655 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
6.9%inclusion45 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.7%inclusion44 decks655 decks
4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Strike
36%inclusion233 decks656 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion220 decks656 decks
22%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion211 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion183 decks656 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion182 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion180 decks656 decks
-14%synergy
Essence Scatter
27%inclusion176 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion173 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion161 decks656 decks
-18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion155 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion127 decks656 decks
-24%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion108 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion106 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion97 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion96 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion95 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion95 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion91 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion78 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
11%inclusion75 decks654 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion71 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion71 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion71 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion64 decks656 decks
-19%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.5%inclusion62 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
9.3%inclusion61 decks656 decks
-14%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.8%inclusion58 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
8.2%inclusion54 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.1%inclusion53 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Snap
8.1%inclusion53 decks656 decks
-15%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.1%inclusion53 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
6.9%inclusion45 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.7%inclusion44 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.7%inclusion44 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
-11%synergy
Quick Study
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Time Stop
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.4%inclusion42 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.4%inclusion42 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Counterflux
6.3%inclusion41 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.1%inclusion40 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion39 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
-22%synergy
Electrolyze
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Backlash
5.6%inclusion37 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
33%inclusion218 decks656 decks
32%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion208 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion180 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion149 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion143 decks656 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion132 decks656 decks
-13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion121 decks656 decks
-20%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion117 decks656 decks
-16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion105 decks656 decks
-22%synergy
End the Festivities
15%inclusion96 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
13%inclusion87 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion79 decks656 decks
-11%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion79 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion78 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion77 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
11%inclusion73 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
11%inclusion69 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion67 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion65 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.7%inclusion57 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.6%inclusion23 decks267 decks
8%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.4%inclusion55 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.8%inclusion51 decks656 decks
-12%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
7.5%inclusion20 decks267 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.2%inclusion47 decks655 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
-20%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.1%inclusion25 decks410 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion40 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Sizzle
5.9%inclusion39 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Playful Shove
5.3%inclusion35 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Divination
5.3%inclusion35 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.3%inclusion35 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Crash Through
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.0%inclusion33 decks655 decks
4%synergy
Lava Spike
5.0%inclusion33 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.0%inclusion33 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion216 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion83 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion45 decks656 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
32%inclusion213 decks656 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion206 decks656 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
27%inclusion180 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion142 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion96 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion91 decks654 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion77 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion68 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion67 decks656 decks
-5%synergy
Omniscience
9.0%inclusion59 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.8%inclusion51 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.5%inclusion49 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.4%inclusion42 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion75 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.0%inclusion33 decks656 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion224 decks656 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion67 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
10%inclusion66 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion54 decks656 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion41 decks656 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion491 decks656 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion461 decks656 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion313 decks656 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion229 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion197 decks656 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion195 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion153 decks656 decks
-31%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion131 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion129 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion121 decks656 decks
-13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
15%inclusion100 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion84 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion70 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion68 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion65 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion63 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion60 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.4%inclusion30 decks403 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion45 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.9%inclusion45 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.3%inclusion41 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.5%inclusion36 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion656 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion654 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion432 decks656 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion386 decks656 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion343 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion279 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion262 decks656 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion235 decks656 decks
-30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
34%inclusion222 decks656 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion208 decks656 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion178 decks656 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion144 decks656 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion131 decks656 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion121 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion111 decks656 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion109 decks656 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion103 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion91 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion83 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion73 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion70 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion70 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion67 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.8%inclusion58 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.5%inclusion56 decks656 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
8.2%inclusion54 decks656 decks
-32%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.1%inclusion53 decks656 decks
-2%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.5%inclusion36 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
-7%synergy