Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.6%inclusion8 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
2.9%inclusion2 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Fang, Roku's Companion
2.6%inclusion2 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Ran and Shaw
2.6%inclusion2 decks77 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
74%inclusion327 decks439 decks
68%synergy
Firebrand Archer
68%inclusion299 decks439 decks
55%synergy
Flame Rift
54%inclusion237 decks439 decks
53%synergy
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion334 decks439 decks
50%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
55%inclusion241 decks439 decks
47%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
57%inclusion249 decks439 decks
46%synergy
Coruscation Mage
64%inclusion281 decks439 decks
43%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
71%inclusion311 decks439 decks
42%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
46%inclusion202 decks439 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
69%inclusion302 decks439 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion294 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion248 decks439 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion244 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
50%inclusion219 decks439 decks
38%synergy
Fiery Inscription
48%inclusion210 decks439 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion210 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion207 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
46%inclusion202 decks439 decks
31%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion195 decks439 decks
35%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion192 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion102 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion93 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion79 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion60 decks439 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion168 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion155 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion129 decks439 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion129 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion114 decks439 decks
-8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion109 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
24%inclusion104 decks439 decks
17%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion98 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion94 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
20%inclusion87 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion50 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
17%inclusion76 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion75 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion71 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion68 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion67 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion61 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Unruly Catapult
13%inclusion58 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion56 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
13%inclusion55 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion43 decks351 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion51 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
11%inclusion48 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.7%inclusion38 decks439 decks
-9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.7%inclusion38 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Homunculus Horde
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
-11%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
6.8%inclusion30 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonologist
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
6.2%inclusion27 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Tandem Lookout
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
40%inclusion175 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion171 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion165 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion155 decks439 decks
-9%synergy
Opt
34%inclusion149 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
-11%synergy
Ionize
30%inclusion130 decks439 decks
26%synergy
Price of Progress
29%inclusion126 decks439 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
28%inclusion123 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion116 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion104 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion101 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion97 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion91 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion89 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion88 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
20%inclusion88 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
19%inclusion85 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Shock
19%inclusion83 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion81 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion81 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion79 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Consider
18%inclusion78 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion74 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Burst Lightning
17%inclusion74 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
17%inclusion73 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion68 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion58 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion57 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Firestorm
13%inclusion55 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion53 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.7%inclusion38 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
41%inclusion178 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Slagstorm
36%inclusion160 decks439 decks
35%synergy
Grab the Prize
35%inclusion152 decks439 decks
32%synergy
Fiery Confluence
33%inclusion145 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion144 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
End the Festivities
31%inclusion134 decks439 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion127 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion121 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion120 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
27%inclusion119 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion103 decks439 decks
-10%synergy
Inner Fire
21%inclusion92 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion82 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion70 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion65 decks439 decks
-12%synergy
Earthquake
14%inclusion62 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion56 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion54 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion48 decks439 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Bomb
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
-9%synergy
Rite of Flame
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Past in Flames
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.4%inclusion37 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Cave-In
6.4%inclusion28 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Strike It Rich
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-9%synergy
Lava Spike
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
42%inclusion184 decks439 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion173 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion153 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion79 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
35%inclusion154 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion117 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion102 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
20%inclusion89 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion76 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
15%inclusion67 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion61 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion50 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion50 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
10%inclusion44 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Manabarbs
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Witness Protection
6.8%inclusion30 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.2%inclusion27 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23%inclusion101 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion280 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion106 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Gorge
22%inclusion97 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion50 decks351 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion36 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion408 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion402 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion294 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion258 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion252 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion163 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion121 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion99 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion77 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
15%inclusion65 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion57 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion53 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion42 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.2%inclusion27 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion434 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion432 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion395 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion304 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion271 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion209 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
47%inclusion207 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
46%inclusion200 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion194 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion193 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion176 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion163 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
32%inclusion140 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion126 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
28%inclusion122 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
28%inclusion121 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion114 decks425 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion114 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion98 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion92 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion82 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion81 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion80 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion78 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion75 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion71 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion59 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion50 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion38 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion30 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.2%inclusion27 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.2%inclusion27 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
1%synergy