Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Counterspells

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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
Collective Inferno
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Immolation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Electrostatic Field
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Bolt
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Ionize
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Flame Rift
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Coruscation Mage
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Firebrand Archer
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sabotender
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Tandem Lookout
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Oneirophage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Silver Myr
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Egg
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sprite Dragon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Unruly Catapult
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Crackling Drake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Strike
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Electrolyze
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Refute
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Burst Lightning
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Counterflux
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Shock
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Essence Scatter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Slick Sequence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Invert Polarity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Firestorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Misdirection
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Essence Backlash
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dissolve
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Mindswipe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Setback
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dismiss
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Searing Blaze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
End the Festivities
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Slagstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Confluence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Chain Lightning
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Playful Shove
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Lava Spike
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Devil's Play
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Plasma Bolt
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Crackle with Power
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Dragon's Approach
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Firebolt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Beacon Bolt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Burn from Within
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flame Slash
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Master the Way
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teleportal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Firecraft
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Boomerang Basics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Memories Returning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Suplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Vortex
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Ophidian Eye
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Firemind's Research
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dracogenesis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Ral Zarek
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-26%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Locket
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-40%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Highland Lake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-29%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Command Bridge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy