Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
81%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
60%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Coruscation Mage
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Flame Rift
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Firebrand Archer
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Bolt
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Curiosity
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Ruby Medallion
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Gamble
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Breach
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Urabrask
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Tandem Lookout
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Stormscale Scion
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Body of Knowledge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Generous Plunderer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Dragonologist
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Price of Progress
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Ionize
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Desperate Ritual
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mental Misstep
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Firestorm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Shock
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Burst Lightning
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
End the Festivities
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Slagstorm
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Fiery Confluence
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Rite of Flame
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Inner Fire
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Personal Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lava Spike
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Cave-In
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Bomb
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Inscription
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Ophidian Eye
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Roiling Vortex
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy