Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
67%synergy
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Boltwave
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Slagstorm
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Flame Rift
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Coruscation Mage
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Opt
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Mocking Sprite
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Tandem Lookout
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Devoted Duelist
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Viper
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Sabotender
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Terror
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Homunculus Horde
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fog Bank
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Micromancer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Tempest Angler
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Strike
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Burst Lightning
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Essence Scatter
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Shock
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Ionize
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Tweeze
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Into the Roil
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Teach by Example
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Repulse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fateful Showdown
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Counterflux
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Syncopate
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Twin Bolt
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Earthquake
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Suplex
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Inner Fire
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mind Bomb
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Howl
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Past in Flames
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Culmination of Studies
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Fireball
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Portent
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Energy Tap
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Seismic Rupture
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Incinerating Blast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Roil Eruption
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Precision Bolt
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Fiendlash
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
The Bath Song
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Blossombind
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ral Zarek
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Eroded Canyon
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-42%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy