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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Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boulder Dash
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Soul Immolation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Summit Sentinel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Flame Rift
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Coruscation Mage
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Confluence
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Slagstorm
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Viper
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Chasm Skulker
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Gelectrode
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Queen Brahne
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Ionize
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Shock
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Strike
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Price of Progress
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Firestorm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Run Away Together
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Play with Fire
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Delay
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Remand
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Incinerate
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Bomb
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Inner Fire
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
End the Festivities
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Dragon's Approach
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-19%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Spiraling Embers
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Lava Spike
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Master the Way
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Conflagrate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Roil Eruption
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Chain Lightning
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Clash
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fireball
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Reckless Blaze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Curiosity
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Vortex
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Spellshock
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fevered Visions
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Repercussion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Jaya Ballard
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Jace Reawakened
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Gorge
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion46 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-33%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Molten Tributary
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-25%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy