Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Optimized 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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
81%synergy
Flame Rift
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
63%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
59%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
57%synergy
Coruscation Mage
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
56%synergy
Lightning Bolt
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
52%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Seething Song
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Jeska's Will
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Gamble
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Breach
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Firespitter Whelp
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Urabrask
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
1%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
The Locust God
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Unruly Catapult
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Stormscale Scion
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Price of Progress
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Snap
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Ionize
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Gut Shot
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Shock
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Duplication
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
22%synergy
End the Festivities
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Rite of Flame
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Inner Fire
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Slagstorm
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Serum Visions
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Lava Spike
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Dragon's Approach
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Earthquake
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Arc Lightning
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Molten Duplication
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Overmaster
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Ophidian Eye
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Vortex
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion42 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
73%inclusion41 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Islet
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy