Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core Burn

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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
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Firebrand Archer
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Flame Rift
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Fiery Confluence
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Coruscation Mage
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Ionize
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Electrostatic Field
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Firespitter Whelp
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Queen Brahne
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Gelectrode
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Spear Spewer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Shock
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Strike
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Price of Progress
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Firestorm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Play with Fire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Remand
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Incinerate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Arcbond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Mind Bomb
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Faithless Looting
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
End the Festivities
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Inner Fire
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Master the Way
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Spiraling Embers
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Lava Spike
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Clash
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Plasma Bolt
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Electro's Bolt
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Curiosity
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Manabarbs
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Spellshock
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Repercussion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Courage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Ral Zarek
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-29%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Training Center
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-35%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy