Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget 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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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
70%synergy
Firebrand Archer
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Boltwave
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Flame Rift
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Mocking Sprite
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Slagstorm
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Coruscation Mage
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Electrostatic Field
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Unruly Catapult
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Devoted Duelist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sprite Dragon
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Locust God
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Tempest Angler
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Enigma Drake
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Body of Knowledge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Tolarian Terror
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dragonologist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Summit Sentinel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Opt
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Strike
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Burst Lightning
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Essence Scatter
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Shock
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Think Twice
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-27%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Ionize
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Snap
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Tweeze
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Teach by Example
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Twin Bolt
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
High Tide
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Counterflux
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Cancel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Incinerate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
End the Festivities
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Inner Fire
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Chain Lightning
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wildfire Howl
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Culmination of Studies
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Portent
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Energy Tap
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lava Spike
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Incinerating Blast
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Precision Bolt
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Roil Eruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Seismic Rupture
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Semblance Anvil
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Melee
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blossombind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Gorge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Eroded Canyon
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-29%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-43%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy