Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Coastal Peak
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Springs
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Flow State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
67%inclusion397 decks593 decks
60%synergy
Firebrand Archer
66%inclusion398 decks603 decks
54%synergy
Flame Rift
49%inclusion296 decks603 decks
48%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
50%inclusion299 decks598 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
70%inclusion424 decks603 decks
45%synergy
Slagstorm
41%inclusion248 decks603 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
45%inclusion274 decks603 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
56%inclusion337 decks603 decks
35%synergy
Grab the Prize
37%inclusion222 decks603 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
36%inclusion216 decks603 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion364 decks603 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
58%inclusion350 decks603 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion332 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion315 decks603 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion290 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion283 decks603 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion277 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion253 decks603 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion251 decks603 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion250 decks603 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
41%inclusion247 decks603 decks
32%synergy
Electrostatic Field
39%inclusion238 decks603 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
39%inclusion235 decks603 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion224 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion207 decks603 decks
27%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion207 decks603 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion197 decks603 decks
20%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion142 decks603 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion127 decks603 decks
-13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion125 decks603 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion125 decks603 decks
18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
20%inclusion119 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
16%inclusion97 decks603 decks
13%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
15%inclusion91 decks603 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion90 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion90 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
15%inclusion89 decks603 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion88 decks603 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion85 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion86 decks603 decks
-3%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion78 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion72 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Urabrask
12%inclusion72 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion72 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion70 decks598 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion67 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
11%inclusion65 decks603 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion63 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
-6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion61 decks603 decks
-5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion60 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion58 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.3%inclusion56 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
9.3%inclusion56 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.8%inclusion53 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.6%inclusion52 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.5%inclusion51 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion50 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
8.3%inclusion50 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.1%inclusion49 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.6%inclusion46 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Abrade
36%inclusion216 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion208 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion208 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion196 decks603 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion195 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion190 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion185 decks603 decks
-13%synergy
Shock
29%inclusion172 decks603 decks
25%synergy
Burst Lightning
26%inclusion156 decks603 decks
25%synergy
Refute
24%inclusion146 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion144 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion136 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion133 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion131 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
21%inclusion124 decks603 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion114 decks603 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Strike
18%inclusion108 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion107 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion106 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion100 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion99 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion93 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion90 decks603 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion89 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
15%inclusion88 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion82 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion78 decks603 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
11%inclusion67 decks603 decks
10%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion64 decks603 decks
-12%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion64 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion62 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion58 decks603 decks
-12%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.5%inclusion57 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.0%inclusion54 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion54 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.8%inclusion53 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.6%inclusion52 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Teach by Example
8.3%inclusion50 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Firestorm
8.1%inclusion49 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.8%inclusion47 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.6%inclusion46 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
-5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.3%inclusion44 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Flashback
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Gut Shot
7.0%inclusion42 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Shore Up
6.5%inclusion39 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.0%inclusion36 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
6.0%inclusion36 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion234 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion163 decks603 decks
-11%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion158 decks603 decks
7%synergy
End the Festivities
26%inclusion157 decks603 decks
19%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
26%inclusion156 decks603 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion151 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion147 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion144 decks603 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion105 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion99 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Earthquake
15%inclusion90 decks603 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Approach
14%inclusion87 decks603 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion84 decks603 decks
-6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion83 decks603 decks
-9%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion71 decks603 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion67 decks603 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
-16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion62 decks603 decks
10%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
9.5%inclusion57 decks603 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion51 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.5%inclusion51 decks603 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.6%inclusion46 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Lava Spike
7.0%inclusion42 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Incinerating Blast
6.4%inclusion37 decks580 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.3%inclusion38 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Abstract Performance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion37 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Past in Flames
6.1%inclusion37 decks603 decks
-5%synergy
Sizzle
6.0%inclusion36 decks603 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.6%inclusion34 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion32 decks603 decks
-16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.1%inclusion31 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.1%inclusion31 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
30%inclusion179 decks603 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion161 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion91 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion78 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Thrumming Stone
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
28%inclusion167 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion160 decks603 decks
11%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
20%inclusion121 decks603 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
19%inclusion114 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion112 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion88 decks603 decks
13%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion73 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion72 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion71 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion71 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion66 decks603 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion66 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion50 decks603 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
7.1%inclusion43 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.5%inclusion39 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.5%inclusion39 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.3%inclusion38 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion32 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion119 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9.1%inclusion55 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.6%inclusion52 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.1%inclusion43 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.5%inclusion39 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion318 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion126 decks603 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion86 decks603 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion77 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion45 decks603 decks
-6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion37 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.6%inclusion34 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion522 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion518 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion377 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion309 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion286 decks603 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion205 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion200 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion142 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion119 decks603 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion114 decks603 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion93 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion82 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion78 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion67 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion53 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.3%inclusion44 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion40 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion600 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion599 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion482 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion360 decks603 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion312 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion304 decks603 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion274 decks603 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion242 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion227 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
34%inclusion204 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion202 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion198 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion184 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
30%inclusion181 decks603 decks
23%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion174 decks603 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion126 decks603 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion123 decks603 decks
-28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion120 decks603 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion116 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion114 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion106 decks603 decks
-25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion101 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion89 decks603 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion71 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion69 decks603 decks
-13%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion69 decks603 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion67 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion56 decks603 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion54 decks603 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.0%inclusion54 decks603 decks
-22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
8.5%inclusion31 decks365 decks
-13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion50 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion48 decks603 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion41 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion36 decks603 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.3%inclusion32 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.3%inclusion32 decks603 decks
1%synergy