Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Rank #347
47decks
Background image for Examining Magic: The Gathering: Foundations, One Year Later
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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Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
71%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Boltwave
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Flame Rift
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Coruscation Mage
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Gamble
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Unruly Catapult
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Sprite Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tandem Lookout
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Tolarian Terror
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Spear Spewer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Tempest Angler
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The Locust God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Fiendish Duo
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Refute
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Burst Lightning
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Strike
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Shock
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Essence Scatter
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Ionize
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Run Away Together
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Think Twice
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Teach by Example
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-34%synergy
Counterflux
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Magma Jet
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Keep Safe
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Twin Bolt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Incinerate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Time Stop
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Slagstorm
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Earthquake
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mind Bomb
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Inner Fire
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
End the Festivities
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Approach
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Direct Current
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Howl
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Precision Bolt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Blast of Genius
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Energy Tap
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Sizzle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Arc Trail
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Seismic Rupture
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Fiendlash
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Semblance Anvil
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Omniscience
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Firemind's Research
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Pain for All
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Eroded Canyon
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-28%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Steam Vents
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-41%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy