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
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Soul Immolation
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
75%inclusion272 decks364 decks
68%synergy
Firebrand Archer
67%inclusion250 decks372 decks
55%synergy
Flame Rift
53%inclusion198 decks372 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion290 decks372 decks
52%synergy
Coruscation Mage
69%inclusion257 decks372 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion280 decks372 decks
47%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
56%inclusion208 decks372 decks
44%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion187 decks372 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion195 decks372 decks
41%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion174 decks372 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion245 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
65%inclusion243 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion224 decks372 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion205 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion200 decks372 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
51%inclusion188 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion180 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
46%inclusion171 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion165 decks372 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion161 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion157 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion141 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion125 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion120 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion106 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
24%inclusion91 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion70 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion62 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion142 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion132 decks367 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion128 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
33%inclusion121 decks372 decks
25%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion117 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
30%inclusion47 decks156 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion109 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion102 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
26%inclusion97 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion95 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask
24%inclusion89 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion81 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion79 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion63 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion61 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion53 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion52 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Unruly Catapult
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion19 decks178 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion35 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.2%inclusion30 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Sabotender
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-12%synergy
Spellskite
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Negate
42%inclusion155 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion146 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion141 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion138 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion130 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion118 decks372 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion110 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion106 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Price of Progress
28%inclusion104 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion103 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion101 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion95 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
25%inclusion92 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion89 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion89 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion83 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
22%inclusion80 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion72 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion70 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion70 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion67 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion66 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion61 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion53 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion49 decks371 decks
8%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion49 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion49 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Gut Shot
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Think Twice
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion151 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
40%inclusion148 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
37%inclusion137 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion125 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion123 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion121 decks372 decks
29%synergy
End the Festivities
31%inclusion116 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion112 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion88 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Slagstorm
23%inclusion84 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion82 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion72 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion70 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion70 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion68 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Lava Spike
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Cave-In
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
37%inclusion138 decks372 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion117 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion111 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion143 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion101 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion94 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion52 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Manabarbs
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Firemind's Research
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion94 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion226 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion114 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion79 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion36 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion340 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion336 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
69%inclusion256 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
68%inclusion253 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion191 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion147 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion76 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion72 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion366 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion365 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion325 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion261 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion235 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion208 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion182 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion176 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion175 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion170 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion144 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion140 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion137 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
36%inclusion134 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion132 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion106 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion100 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion59 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion81 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion78 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion77 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion52 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
0%synergy