Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Rank #351
45decks
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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Professor Zei, Anthropologist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
67%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Boltwave
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Flame Rift
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Strike
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Curiosity
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Coruscation Mage
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Unruly Catapult
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Sprite Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tandem Lookout
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tempest Angler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Brash Taunter
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Terror
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Spear Spewer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Galvanoth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Inferno Titan
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Erudite Wizard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Giant
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Refute
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Burst Lightning
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Essence Scatter
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Shock
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Ionize
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Counterflux
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Repulse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Magma Jet
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Incinerate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
High Tide
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Arcbond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-38%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Twin Bolt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Wizard's Retort
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Into the Roil
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Convolute
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Essence Backlash
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Keep Safe
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Slagstorm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Inner Fire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Approach
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Seismic Rupture
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Incinerating Blast
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Direct Current
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Wildfire Howl
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Arc Trail
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Precision Bolt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Blast of Genius
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Semblance Anvil
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fiendlash
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Witness Protection
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Manabarbs
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Confiscate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy