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
Coastal Peak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Spectacle Summit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abstract Performance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
63%synergy
Firebrand Archer
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
59%synergy
Flame Rift
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
53%synergy
Coruscation Mage
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
51%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Confluence
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
46%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Fiery Inscription
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Gelectrode
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Ionize
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Shock
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Strike
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Price of Progress
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Prismari Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Refute
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Firestorm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Play with Fire
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Delay
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Grab the Prize
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
End the Festivities
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Inner Fire
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Mind Bomb
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Dragon's Approach
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Master the Way
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Serum Visions
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Spiraling Embers
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Lava Spike
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Earthquake
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Boulder Dash
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Conflagrate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Roil Eruption
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chain Lightning
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mana Clash
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Spellshock
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Manabarbs
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Fevered Visions
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Repercussion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Jaya Ballard
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Gorge
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion46 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion48 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Scorched Geyser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-31%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-22%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Airship Engine Room
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
TCRI Building
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy