Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded Burn

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Retro-Mutation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Weather Maker
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
3.2%inclusion2 decks63 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
83%inclusion88 decks106 decks
77%synergy
Flame Rift
64%inclusion68 decks106 decks
63%synergy
Firebrand Archer
64%inclusion68 decks106 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
74%inclusion78 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Coruscation Mage
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Inscription
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion70 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Electrostatic Field
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Curiosity
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Urabrask
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Homunculus Horde
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Mysidian Elder
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Tandem Lookout
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Spear Spewer
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Price of Progress
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Firestorm
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Strike
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Grab the Prize
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Slagstorm
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
End the Festivities
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Inner Fire
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Earthquake
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Approach
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Mind Bomb
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Acidic Soil
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Flame
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Cave-In
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Lava Spike
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Roiling Vortex
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Manabarbs
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Seismic Assault
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Gorge
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion98 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion94 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion70 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion104 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion104 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion93 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy