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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Soul Immolation
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Collective Inferno
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion279 decks376 decks
68%synergy
Firebrand Archer
67%inclusion259 decks384 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion302 decks384 decks
53%synergy
Flame Rift
53%inclusion205 decks384 decks
52%synergy
Coruscation Mage
70%inclusion268 decks384 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
74%inclusion286 decks384 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
56%inclusion216 decks384 decks
45%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion193 decks384 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
51%inclusion197 decks384 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
66%inclusion255 decks384 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion250 decks384 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion236 decks384 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion213 decks384 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion206 decks384 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
51%inclusion197 decks384 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion189 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
48%inclusion183 decks384 decks
37%synergy
Seething Song
45%inclusion174 decks384 decks
27%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion170 decks384 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion167 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion160 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion147 decks384 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion127 decks384 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion120 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion109 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion90 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion74 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion72 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion64 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion46 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion147 decks384 decks
17%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
35%inclusion134 decks379 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
34%inclusion132 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion121 decks384 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion118 decks384 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion118 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
31%inclusion52 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion105 decks384 decks
22%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
26%inclusion99 decks384 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion98 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion92 decks384 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion90 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
22%inclusion83 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion81 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion69 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion67 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion64 decks384 decks
14%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion64 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion61 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion57 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion56 decks384 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion56 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion55 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion50 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion43 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion42 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Unruly Catapult
10%inclusion39 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.5%inclusion36 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.4%inclusion36 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.4%inclusion36 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
9.1%inclusion35 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion35 decks384 decks
-8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
-9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.3%inclusion32 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion32 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
7.6%inclusion29 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.0%inclusion27 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
-12%synergy
Sabotender
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Negate
41%inclusion159 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion149 decks384 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
38%inclusion144 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion144 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion137 decks384 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion136 decks384 decks
14%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion125 decks384 decks
29%synergy
Price of Progress
29%inclusion111 decks384 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion110 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion110 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion109 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion103 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion102 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion101 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion99 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion93 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion92 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion91 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion87 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
22%inclusion84 decks384 decks
18%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion79 decks384 decks
17%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion74 decks384 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion72 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion71 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion71 decks384 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion67 decks384 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion66 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion58 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
15%inclusion57 decks384 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion55 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion53 decks384 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion53 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion52 decks384 decks
-9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion52 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion51 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion50 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion50 decks384 decks
11%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion49 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion47 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion47 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Gut Shot
12%inclusion45 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion45 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion41 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion37 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion37 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.4%inclusion36 decks384 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.4%inclusion36 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.1%inclusion35 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Think Twice
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
41%inclusion157 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
39%inclusion148 decks384 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion146 decks384 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion129 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion126 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion124 decks384 decks
29%synergy
End the Festivities
30%inclusion117 decks384 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
30%inclusion117 decks384 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion94 decks384 decks
-9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion90 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Slagstorm
23%inclusion89 decks384 decks
22%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
22%inclusion84 decks384 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion75 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Flame
18%inclusion70 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion70 decks384 decks
-4%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion67 decks384 decks
-9%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion65 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion56 decks384 decks
-4%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion46 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion45 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion39 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.1%inclusion31 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.8%inclusion30 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.3%inclusion28 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion27 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
6.3%inclusion24 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Cave-In
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.2%inclusion20 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
37%inclusion143 decks384 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion122 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion117 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion55 decks384 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion33 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion27 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
39%inclusion149 decks384 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion104 decks384 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion97 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion66 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion58 decks384 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion55 decks376 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
14%inclusion53 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion49 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion47 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.6%inclusion33 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion32 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Manabarbs
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion100 decks384 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
17%inclusion64 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion49 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.6%inclusion33 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion236 decks384 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion118 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Gorge
22%inclusion84 decks384 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion77 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion35 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.6%inclusion29 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion27 decks384 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion21 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion348 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion344 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
68%inclusion261 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion259 decks384 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion197 decks384 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion153 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion101 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion77 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion71 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion59 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion41 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion37 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion32 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion32 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion31 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.6%inclusion29 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.0%inclusion27 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion26 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion24 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.2%inclusion20 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion378 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion377 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion334 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion270 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion244 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion222 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
49%inclusion187 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion180 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion179 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion177 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion148 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion143 decks384 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion140 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion137 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
35%inclusion136 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion109 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
28%inclusion65 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion106 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion103 decks384 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion101 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
24%inclusion94 decks384 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion81 decks384 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion78 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion78 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion76 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion60 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion59 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion59 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion56 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion52 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion51 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion48 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion47 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion46 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion43 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion42 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion40 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.4%inclusion36 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion35 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion33 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.6%inclusion33 decks384 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion28 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion25 decks384 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion22 decks384 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion21 decks384 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.2%inclusion20 decks384 decks
0%synergy