Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Flashback
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
67%inclusion403 decks599 decks
61%synergy
Firebrand Archer
66%inclusion399 decks609 decks
53%synergy
Flame Rift
49%inclusion299 decks609 decks
48%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
50%inclusion300 decks604 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
70%inclusion425 decks609 decks
44%synergy
Slagstorm
41%inclusion252 decks609 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
45%inclusion276 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
56%inclusion341 decks609 decks
36%synergy
Grab the Prize
37%inclusion225 decks609 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
36%inclusion217 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion367 decks609 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
58%inclusion351 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion335 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion316 decks609 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion291 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion285 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion282 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion253 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
41%inclusion252 decks609 decks
31%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
41%inclusion251 decks609 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
41%inclusion250 decks609 decks
33%synergy
Electrostatic Field
39%inclusion240 decks609 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
39%inclusion237 decks609 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion228 decks609 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion206 decks609 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion205 decks609 decks
26%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion199 decks609 decks
20%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
23%inclusion141 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion130 decks609 decks
-14%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion126 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20%inclusion124 decks609 decks
18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
20%inclusion119 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
16%inclusion96 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
15%inclusion94 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
15%inclusion89 decks609 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion88 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion86 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion78 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Urabrask
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion68 decks604 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion23 decks208 decks
-1%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion64 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
11%inclusion64 decks609 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion63 decks603 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion63 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion61 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion61 decks609 decks
-5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion58 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion58 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
9.4%inclusion57 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
-7%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.4%inclusion51 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.3%inclusion50 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
8.2%inclusion50 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion49 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.4%inclusion45 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.4%inclusion45 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.4%inclusion45 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.4%inclusion20 decks272 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Abrade
35%inclusion216 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion209 decks609 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion209 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion196 decks609 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion196 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion191 decks609 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion186 decks609 decks
-13%synergy
Shock
28%inclusion173 decks609 decks
25%synergy
Burst Lightning
26%inclusion161 decks609 decks
25%synergy
Refute
24%inclusion148 decks607 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion147 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion138 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion135 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion133 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Price of Progress
21%inclusion125 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion115 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Strike
18%inclusion110 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion107 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion100 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion99 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion94 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion92 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Think Twice
15%inclusion90 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion89 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion82 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion80 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
11%inclusion67 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion65 decks609 decks
-12%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion63 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion62 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion59 decks609 decks
-12%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.2%inclusion56 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion55 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.9%inclusion54 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.5%inclusion52 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Firestorm
8.2%inclusion50 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Teach by Example
8.2%inclusion50 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
7.7%inclusion47 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion47 decks609 decks
-7%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.2%inclusion44 decks609 decks
-5%synergy
Gut Shot
6.9%inclusion42 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Shore Up
6.4%inclusion39 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
6.2%inclusion37 decks598 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion236 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion163 decks609 decks
-11%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion159 decks609 decks
7%synergy
End the Festivities
26%inclusion157 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
26%inclusion157 decks609 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion153 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion148 decks609 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion145 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion106 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion100 decks609 decks
-9%synergy
Earthquake
15%inclusion89 decks609 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Approach
14%inclusion88 decks609 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion85 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion85 decks609 decks
-10%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion71 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion68 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion63 decks609 decks
-15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion63 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion62 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion59 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion52 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.5%inclusion52 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
-5%synergy
Lava Spike
6.9%inclusion42 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Incinerating Blast
6.5%inclusion38 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.2%inclusion38 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Past in Flames
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Sizzle
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
-16%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.1%inclusion31 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.1%inclusion31 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
29%inclusion179 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion160 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion91 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion78 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Thrumming Stone
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
27%inclusion167 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion162 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
20%inclusion123 decks609 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
19%inclusion115 decks599 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion111 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion86 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion72 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion72 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion69 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion67 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.2%inclusion50 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
7.1%inclusion43 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.6%inclusion40 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.4%inclusion39 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9.2%inclusion56 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.7%inclusion53 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.2%inclusion44 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.6%inclusion40 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion320 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion126 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion88 decks609 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion76 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion46 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion20 decks272 decks
-8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.1%inclusion37 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
5.6%inclusion34 decks609 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion528 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion521 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion376 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion309 decks609 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion289 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion206 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion200 decks609 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion146 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion119 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion115 decks609 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion95 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion82 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion75 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion65 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.5%inclusion52 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion43 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion32 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion606 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion605 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion485 decks609 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion362 decks609 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
51%inclusion313 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion305 decks609 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion276 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion244 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion229 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
34%inclusion210 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion205 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion199 decks609 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion188 decks609 decks
-11%synergy
Eroded Canyon
30%inclusion180 decks609 decks
22%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion175 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion128 decks609 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion123 decks609 decks
-29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion121 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion118 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion114 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion108 decks609 decks
-25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion100 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion89 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion73 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion70 decks609 decks
-13%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion70 decks609 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion66 decks609 decks
-2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.4%inclusion57 decks609 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.2%inclusion56 decks609 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion55 decks609 decks
-8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
8.9%inclusion33 decks371 decks
-13%synergy
Coastal Peak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion49 decks609 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion49 decks609 decks
0%synergy
Highland Lake
6.7%inclusion41 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Turbulent Springs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.7%inclusion35 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
-4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.4%inclusion33 decks609 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.1%inclusion31 decks609 decks
2%synergy