Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Peak
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Spectacle Summit
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Guttersnipe
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Coruscation Mage
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Boltwave
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Electrostatic Field
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Flame Rift
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Ionize
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Confluence
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Shock
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Viper
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Unruly Catapult
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dragonologist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Harmonized Trio
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Strike
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Burst Lightning
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Price of Progress
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Electrodominance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Counterflux
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Divergent Equation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Brush Off
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Traumatic Critique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-0%synergy
Flashback
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Slagstorm
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Grab the Prize
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
End the Festivities
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Inner Fire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon's Approach
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Master the Way
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mind Bomb
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Lava Spike
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Earthquake
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Flow State
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Plasma Bolt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Furygale Flocking
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Steal the Show
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Artistic Process
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Conflagrate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Boulder Dash
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Elixir
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Gorge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Firemind Vessel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Keyrune
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Weather Maker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Turbulent Springs
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Training Center
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-35%synergy
TCRI Building
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy