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%inclusion12 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Soul Immolation
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
3.9%inclusion5 decks127 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion290 decks393 decks
67%synergy
Firebrand Archer
67%inclusion270 decks401 decks
55%synergy
Flame Rift
54%inclusion215 decks401 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion313 decks401 decks
52%synergy
Coruscation Mage
69%inclusion278 decks401 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion300 decks401 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
56%inclusion223 decks401 decks
44%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
49%inclusion198 decks401 decks
42%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
68%inclusion271 decks401 decks
39%synergy
Fiery Inscription
50%inclusion199 decks401 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion256 decks401 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion248 decks401 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion223 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion213 decks401 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
51%inclusion204 decks401 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion195 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion191 decks401 decks
38%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion175 decks401 decks
35%synergy
Seething Song
44%inclusion175 decks401 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion171 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
41%inclusion166 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion154 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion126 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion122 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion112 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion89 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion75 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
18%inclusion73 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion150 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion141 decks396 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion134 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion124 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion123 decks401 decks
23%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
30%inclusion57 decks189 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
29%inclusion118 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion106 decks401 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion100 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
25%inclusion100 decks401 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion97 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion92 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion90 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion81 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion68 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion68 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion62 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion59 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion57 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
13%inclusion54 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion48 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion44 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion44 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion43 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
-7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
-8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Unruly Catapult
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.4%inclusion37 decks394 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.1%inclusion32 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
-7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
-12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Negate
42%inclusion167 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion158 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
37%inclusion150 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion143 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion140 decks401 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion137 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion131 decks401 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion117 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion114 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion114 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Price of Progress
28%inclusion114 decks401 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion105 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion105 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion104 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion102 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion97 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion96 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
23%inclusion93 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion90 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
21%inclusion85 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion81 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion76 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion75 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion73 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion57 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion56 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
-9%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion52 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion51 decks400 decks
8%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion51 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion46 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion44 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion42 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion163 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
37%inclusion150 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
37%inclusion150 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion135 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion131 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion125 decks401 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion121 decks401 decks
27%synergy
End the Festivities
29%inclusion117 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion101 decks401 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion95 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Slagstorm
23%inclusion94 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
21%inclusion85 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion77 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion74 decks401 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion73 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
-4%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion45 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion44 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.7%inclusion31 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Lava Spike
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Cave-In
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
-9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
37%inclusion149 decks401 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion129 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion123 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion57 decks401 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion154 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion112 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion100 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion71 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion62 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion60 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Ophidian Eye
14%inclusion56 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion52 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion48 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Manabarbs
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion104 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
16%inclusion64 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion53 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion246 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion124 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion39 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion84 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion77 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion366 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion359 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion270 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion265 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion202 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion157 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion103 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion81 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion60 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion46 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion42 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion27 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion395 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion394 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion348 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion281 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion252 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion235 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion193 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion192 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion186 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion180 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion156 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion151 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion143 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion142 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
35%inclusion141 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion112 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion69 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion109 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion104 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion103 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
24%inclusion98 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion82 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion82 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion81 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion81 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion61 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion61 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion60 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion54 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion52 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion51 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion49 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion46 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion45 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion43 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
0%synergy