Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Guttersnipe
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Coruscation Mage
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Boltwave
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Flame Rift
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Electrostatic Field
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Ionize
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Confluence
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Shock
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Viper
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Young Pyromancer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Queen Brahne
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Unruly Catapult
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Sabotender
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gelectrode
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Abrade
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Strike
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Price of Progress
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Burst Lightning
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Counterflux
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Play with Fire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Firestorm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dive Down
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Slagstorm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
End the Festivities
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Approach
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Mind Bomb
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Inner Fire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Master the Way
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Earthquake
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Lava Spike
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Chain Lightning
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Plasma Bolt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spiraling Embers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
From the Ashes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mana Clash
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Suplex
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Firemind's Research
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Double Vision
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Invasion of Regatha
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Gorge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Gorge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Forger's Foundry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Keyrune
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Eroded Canyon
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-40%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy