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.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fire Nation Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
88%inclusion46 decks52 decks
82%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
62%synergy
Flame Rift
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Bolt
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
56%synergy
Coruscation Mage
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Seething Song
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Mystical Tutor
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Gamble
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Breach
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Vivi Ornitier
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Electrostatic Field
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tandem Lookout
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Body of Knowledge
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Stormscale Scion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Stormsplitter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Progress
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Ionize
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Desperate Ritual
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Gut Shot
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Firestorm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Burst Lightning
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
20%synergy
End the Festivities
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Fiery Confluence
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Slagstorm
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Flame
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Inner Fire
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Serum Visions
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Earthquake
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Approach
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Arc Lightning
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Overmaster
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Ophidian Eye
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Manabarbs
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Vortex
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Gorge
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Islet
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy