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
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
67%synergy
Flame Rift
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Coruscation Mage
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Fiery Confluence
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Slagstorm
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Ionize
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
13%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Viper
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Sprite
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gelectrode
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Spear Spewer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Shock
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Strike
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Price of Progress
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Firestorm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Run Away Together
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Play with Fire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Incinerate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Remand
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Arcbond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mind Bomb
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
End the Festivities
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Inner Fire
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Spiraling Embers
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Master the Way
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Conflagrate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Serum Visions
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mana Clash
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Manabarbs
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ral Zarek
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Gorge
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-26%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-35%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-24%synergy