Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Midrange

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Firebrand Archer
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Coruscation Mage
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Flame Rift
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Price of Progress
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Curiosity
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Seething Song
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Swan Song
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Deflecting Swat
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Force of Negation
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Underworld Breach
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Gamble
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Force of Will
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sabotender
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Viper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Generous Plunderer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Magebane Lizard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
_____ Goblin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Flusterstorm
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Mental Misstep
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Brain Freeze
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Pact of Negation
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Pyroblast
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Misdirection
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Firestorm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ionize
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Retraction Helix
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Miscast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Opera Love Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pyrokinesis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Refute
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Intuition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
End the Festivities
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Rite of Flame
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Cave-In
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Strike It Rich
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Approach
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Molten Duplication
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Bomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Twinflame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Inner Fire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Slagstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Strings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Manifold Key
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Voltaic Key
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Semblance Anvil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Roiling Vortex
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Ophidian Eye
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Counterbalance
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Mistrise Village
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sandstone Needle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Lotus Petal
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Chrome Mox
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mox Diamond
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Grim Monolith
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Jasper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Training Center
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Thundering Falls
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Fiery Islet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Volcanic Island
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Wooded Foothills
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy