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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MTGStocks
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Firebending Lesson
3.4%inclusion2 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
67%inclusion384 decks571 decks
61%synergy
Firebrand Archer
67%inclusion387 decks581 decks
54%synergy
Flame Rift
49%inclusion287 decks581 decks
48%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
50%inclusion290 decks576 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
70%inclusion406 decks581 decks
44%synergy
Slagstorm
40%inclusion235 decks581 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
46%inclusion268 decks581 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
56%inclusion328 decks581 decks
36%synergy
Grab the Prize
38%inclusion218 decks581 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
36%inclusion211 decks581 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion351 decks581 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
59%inclusion342 decks581 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion315 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion310 decks581 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion281 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion276 decks581 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion269 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
43%inclusion247 decks581 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion247 decks581 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion241 decks581 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
41%inclusion240 decks581 decks
32%synergy
Electrostatic Field
39%inclusion225 decks581 decks
24%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion220 decks581 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion212 decks581 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion200 decks581 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion196 decks581 decks
26%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion190 decks581 decks
20%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion137 decks581 decks
18%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion125 decks581 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion121 decks581 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion121 decks581 decks
-13%synergy
Unruly Catapult
20%inclusion116 decks581 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion96 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion92 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
15%inclusion90 decks581 decks
15%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion89 decks581 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion86 decks581 decks
6%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
15%inclusion85 decks581 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion84 decks581 decks
-3%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion81 decks573 decks
13%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion73 decks581 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion72 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion70 decks576 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion69 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion66 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion65 decks581 decks
2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion64 decks576 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion63 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
11%inclusion63 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion61 decks581 decks
-7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion60 decks581 decks
-5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion59 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion58 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion56 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
9.3%inclusion54 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.0%inclusion52 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
9.0%inclusion52 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.8%inclusion51 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.7%inclusion50 decks576 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.6%inclusion50 decks581 decks
-9%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.2%inclusion42 decks581 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Dragonologist
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
36%inclusion208 decks581 decks
16%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion203 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion198 decks581 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion188 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion184 decks581 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion182 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion176 decks581 decks
-14%synergy
Shock
29%inclusion168 decks581 decks
26%synergy
Burst Lightning
26%inclusion149 decks581 decks
24%synergy
Refute
25%inclusion144 decks579 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion143 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion133 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion130 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion125 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
20%inclusion118 decks581 decks
19%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion105 decks581 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion104 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Strike
18%inclusion103 decks581 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion98 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion98 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion96 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion90 decks581 decks
12%synergy
Think Twice
15%inclusion87 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion82 decks581 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion82 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion81 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion75 decks581 decks
11%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion65 decks581 decks
-11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
11%inclusion63 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion61 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion59 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Run Away Together
9.5%inclusion55 decks581 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion53 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion52 decks581 decks
-8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.6%inclusion50 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
-13%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Firestorm
8.3%inclusion48 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.9%inclusion46 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Teach by Example
7.9%inclusion46 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.7%inclusion45 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.2%inclusion42 decks581 decks
-7%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
6.8%inclusion39 decks570 decks
6%synergy
Gut Shot
6.7%inclusion39 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Shore Up
6.5%inclusion38 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
6.2%inclusion36 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Unsummon
5.9%inclusion34 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
5.9%inclusion34 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion215 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
27%inclusion157 decks581 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion155 decks581 decks
-12%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion153 decks581 decks
7%synergy
End the Festivities
26%inclusion152 decks581 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion141 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion140 decks581 decks
-11%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion139 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion97 decks581 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion92 decks581 decks
-11%synergy
Earthquake
15%inclusion89 decks581 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Approach
14%inclusion84 decks581 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion81 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion80 decks581 decks
-9%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion69 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion66 decks581 decks
11%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion61 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion60 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion59 decks581 decks
-17%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion59 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.6%inclusion50 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.7%inclusion45 decks581 decks
-3%synergy
Lava Spike
7.1%inclusion41 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Incinerating Blast
6.6%inclusion37 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion38 decks581 decks
-8%synergy
Sizzle
6.2%inclusion36 decks581 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
-16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.3%inclusion31 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Plasma Bolt
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.2%inclusion30 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.2%inclusion30 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
30%inclusion174 decks581 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion143 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion91 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion74 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Thrumming Stone
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
28%inclusion160 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion151 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
20%inclusion117 decks581 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
20%inclusion114 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion107 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion82 decks581 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion70 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion70 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion67 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion67 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion64 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion64 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.4%inclusion49 decks581 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
7.2%inclusion42 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.2%inclusion36 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.0%inclusion35 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.2%inclusion30 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion114 decks581 decks
16%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
8.8%inclusion51 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.9%inclusion46 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion40 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.4%inclusion37 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion305 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion122 decks581 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion84 decks581 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion73 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion44 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion39 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion502 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion496 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion365 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion294 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion271 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion194 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion192 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion139 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion116 decks581 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion114 decks581 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion94 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion82 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion78 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion62 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion51 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.4%inclusion43 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion40 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion34 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion31 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.2%inclusion30 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion578 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion577 decks581 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion463 decks581 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion345 decks581 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
51%inclusion299 decks581 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion290 decks581 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion261 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion226 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion224 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
35%inclusion205 decks581 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion193 decks581 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion190 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
31%inclusion178 decks581 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion170 decks581 decks
-11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion168 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion124 decks581 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion117 decks581 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion115 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion109 decks581 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
19%inclusion108 decks581 decks
-28%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion99 decks581 decks
-26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion99 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion86 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion70 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion66 decks581 decks
-13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion66 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion64 decks581 decks
-10%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion54 decks581 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.0%inclusion52 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion52 decks581 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.6%inclusion50 decks581 decks
-22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion43 decks581 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
7.2%inclusion42 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.2%inclusion36 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.5%inclusion32 decks581 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.3%inclusion31 decks581 decks
3%synergy