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
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
4.0%inclusion5 decks124 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion288 decks390 decks
67%synergy
Firebrand Archer
68%inclusion269 decks398 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion311 decks398 decks
52%synergy
Flame Rift
54%inclusion213 decks398 decks
52%synergy
Coruscation Mage
69%inclusion276 decks398 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion298 decks398 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
56%inclusion222 decks398 decks
44%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion198 decks398 decks
42%synergy
Fiery Inscription
50%inclusion199 decks398 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
67%inclusion267 decks398 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion254 decks398 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion246 decks398 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion220 decks398 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion211 decks398 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
52%inclusion205 decks398 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion193 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion191 decks398 decks
38%synergy
Seething Song
44%inclusion175 decks398 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion174 decks398 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion172 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
41%inclusion165 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion151 decks398 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion125 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion121 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion111 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion89 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion74 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
18%inclusion72 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion66 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion46 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion150 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion141 decks393 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion135 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion124 decks398 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion123 decks398 decks
23%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
29%inclusion117 decks398 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion107 decks398 decks
21%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
25%inclusion100 decks398 decks
19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion99 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion97 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion91 decks398 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion89 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion81 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion68 decks398 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion68 decks398 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion67 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion66 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion62 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion59 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion58 decks398 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion57 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion54 decks398 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion49 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion48 decks398 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion25 decks208 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion44 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion43 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion43 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion39 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion39 decks398 decks
-7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion38 decks398 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.5%inclusion37 decks391 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
-8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Unruly Catapult
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.8%inclusion35 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.8%inclusion35 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.0%inclusion32 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Spellseeker
7.5%inclusion30 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.0%inclusion28 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.8%inclusion27 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.0%inclusion24 decks398 decks
-7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Spellskite
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Negate
41%inclusion165 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion158 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion148 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion143 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion140 decks398 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion136 decks398 decks
13%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion131 decks398 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion116 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion113 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion113 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Price of Progress
28%inclusion113 decks398 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion105 decks398 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion104 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion103 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion102 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion96 decks398 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion95 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
23%inclusion93 decks398 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion90 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
21%inclusion85 decks398 decks
18%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion80 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion76 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion74 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion72 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion72 decks398 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion72 decks398 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion67 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion57 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion57 decks398 decks
10%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion55 decks398 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion55 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion55 decks398 decks
-9%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion55 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion54 decks398 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion54 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion52 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion51 decks397 decks
8%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion50 decks398 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion49 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion48 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion46 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion44 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion42 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion39 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion39 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion163 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion151 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
37%inclusion149 decks398 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion135 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion130 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion125 decks398 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion120 decks398 decks
27%synergy
End the Festivities
29%inclusion116 decks398 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion100 decks398 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion95 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Slagstorm
24%inclusion94 decks398 decks
23%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
21%inclusion83 decks398 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion76 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion73 decks398 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion72 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion70 decks398 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion67 decks398 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion58 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion47 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion47 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion45 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion43 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion40 decks398 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.0%inclusion32 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.8%inclusion31 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.5%inclusion30 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.5%inclusion30 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.8%inclusion27 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Cave-In
6.0%inclusion24 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.5%inclusion22 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion21 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion20 decks398 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
37%inclusion149 decks398 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion129 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion123 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion57 decks398 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion41 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion32 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion151 decks398 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion112 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion99 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion70 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion60 decks390 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion61 decks398 decks
13%synergy
Ophidian Eye
14%inclusion55 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion52 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion50 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion48 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
7.3%inclusion29 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.3%inclusion25 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Manabarbs
6.3%inclusion25 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.5%inclusion22 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion20 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion104 decks398 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
16%inclusion64 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion52 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.8%inclusion35 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.8%inclusion27 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion245 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion124 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion83 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion77 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion40 decks208 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.0%inclusion36 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.8%inclusion35 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.3%inclusion29 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion28 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion27 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion25 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.5%inclusion22 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion22 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion21 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion363 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion357 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion268 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion264 decks398 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion202 decks398 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion155 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion103 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion81 decks398 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion71 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion59 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion45 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion41 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.8%inclusion31 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion30 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.0%inclusion28 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion26 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion24 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion21 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion21 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.0%inclusion20 decks398 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion392 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion391 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion346 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion279 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion251 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion233 decks398 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion191 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion190 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion185 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion179 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion154 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion150 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion141 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion141 decks398 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
35%inclusion140 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion112 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion68 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion108 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion104 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion102 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
24%inclusion97 decks398 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion81 decks398 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion81 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion81 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion80 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion61 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion60 decks398 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion60 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion58 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion54 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion51 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion51 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion48 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion48 decks398 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion45 decks398 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion44 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion43 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion41 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion38 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.3%inclusion37 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.0%inclusion36 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.0%inclusion36 decks398 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.5%inclusion34 decks398 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion33 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion28 decks398 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion25 decks398 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion23 decks398 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion22 decks398 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion21 decks398 decks
0%synergy