Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - 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
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
3.3%inclusion4 decks122 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion287 decks389 decks
67%synergy
Firebrand Archer
68%inclusion268 decks397 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion310 decks397 decks
52%synergy
Flame Rift
53%inclusion211 decks397 decks
52%synergy
Coruscation Mage
69%inclusion275 decks397 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion296 decks397 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
56%inclusion221 decks397 decks
44%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion199 decks397 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
51%inclusion201 decks397 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
67%inclusion267 decks397 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion255 decks397 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion244 decks397 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion219 decks397 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion212 decks397 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
51%inclusion204 decks397 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion192 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion190 decks397 decks
38%synergy
Seething Song
44%inclusion175 decks397 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion174 decks397 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion171 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion167 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion152 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion127 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion123 decks397 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion111 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion90 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion76 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion67 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion46 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion151 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion140 decks392 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion134 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion122 decks397 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion122 decks397 decks
23%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
30%inclusion118 decks397 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion107 decks397 decks
22%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
25%inclusion100 decks397 decks
19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion99 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion98 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion92 decks397 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion87 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion82 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion70 decks397 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion68 decks397 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion67 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion66 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion61 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion58 decks397 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion58 decks397 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion57 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion55 decks397 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion50 decks397 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion47 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion44 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion44 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion43 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion40 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
-7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.5%inclusion37 decks390 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.3%inclusion37 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
-8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.8%inclusion35 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.8%inclusion35 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.1%inclusion32 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.9%inclusion31 decks392 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
7.8%inclusion31 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.8%inclusion27 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
6.8%inclusion27 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.0%inclusion24 decks397 decks
-7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Spellskite
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Negate
42%inclusion165 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion156 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion146 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion143 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion140 decks397 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion136 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion131 decks397 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion114 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Price of Progress
29%inclusion114 decks397 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion114 decks397 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion113 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion105 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion103 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion103 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion102 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion97 decks397 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion94 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion94 decks397 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion89 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
22%inclusion86 decks397 decks
18%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion79 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion76 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion73 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion66 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion59 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion57 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion55 decks397 decks
-9%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion55 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion55 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion54 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion53 decks397 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion53 decks397 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion51 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion49 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Firestorm
12%inclusion49 decks397 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion48 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion47 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion46 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion45 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion42 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.3%inclusion37 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
9.3%inclusion37 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion164 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion152 decks397 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
38%inclusion150 decks397 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion133 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion130 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion125 decks397 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion120 decks397 decks
28%synergy
End the Festivities
29%inclusion117 decks397 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion99 decks397 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion94 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Slagstorm
23%inclusion92 decks397 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
21%inclusion84 decks397 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion77 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion73 decks397 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion70 decks397 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion68 decks397 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion58 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion48 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion47 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion45 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion43 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion40 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.1%inclusion32 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.8%inclusion31 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.8%inclusion31 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.3%inclusion29 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.8%inclusion27 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.3%inclusion25 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Cave-In
6.0%inclusion24 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.0%inclusion20 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion20 decks397 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
38%inclusion150 decks397 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion128 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion121 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion57 decks397 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion42 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion31 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion151 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion110 decks397 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion99 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion70 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion60 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion59 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Ophidian Eye
14%inclusion55 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion52 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion49 decks397 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion47 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.6%inclusion34 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion33 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion33 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
7.6%inclusion30 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Manabarbs
6.3%inclusion25 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.3%inclusion25 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.5%inclusion22 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion20 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion103 decks397 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
16%inclusion64 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion51 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.8%inclusion35 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.8%inclusion27 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion245 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion124 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion83 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion37 decks179 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion79 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion38 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.3%inclusion29 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion28 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion27 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion25 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
5.5%inclusion22 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion361 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion355 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion267 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion266 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion201 decks397 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion154 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion104 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion80 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion72 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion59 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion45 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion42 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.3%inclusion37 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion33 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion33 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.8%inclusion31 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.6%inclusion30 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.1%inclusion28 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion24 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.0%inclusion20 decks397 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion391 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion390 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion346 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion278 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion253 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion233 decks397 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion192 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion189 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion186 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion181 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion154 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion149 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion143 decks397 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
36%inclusion141 decks397 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion141 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion113 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion110 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion68 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion105 decks397 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion102 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
24%inclusion97 decks397 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion82 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion81 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion80 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion80 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion61 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion60 decks397 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion60 decks397 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion58 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion53 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion51 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion50 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion49 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion48 decks397 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion45 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion44 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion43 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion41 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion39 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion38 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion36 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.8%inclusion35 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion33 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion29 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion23 decks397 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion22 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
0%synergy