Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Pingers

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spectacle Summit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
72%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Boltwave
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Electrostatic Field
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Coruscation Mage
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ionize
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Archmage of Runes
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Urabrask
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Viper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tandem Lookout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Unruly Catapult
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Brimstone Trebuchet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lutri, the Spellchaser
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Vithian Stinger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Viashino Heretic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Price of Progress
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mindswipe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Siege Smash
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Quick Study
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
6%synergy
End the Festivities
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Slagstorm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Confluence
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Inner Fire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Rapturous Moment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mind Bomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mathemagics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Soul Immolation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Past in Flames
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Crash Through
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Cave-In
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Pyroclasm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Change
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
World Map
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Ophidian Eye
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cool but Rude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
City on Fire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli Rai
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Gorge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Fiery Islet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Campus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Airship Engine Room
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy