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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
84%inclusion71 decks85 decks
77%synergy
Flame Rift
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
64%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion67 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Firebrand Archer
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Bolt
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Coruscation Mage
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Fiery Confluence
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Electrostatic Field
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Mana Geyser
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Ruby Medallion
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Unruly Catapult
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Homunculus Horde
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Price of Progress
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Ionize
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ritual
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Firestorm
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Shock
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
End the Festivities
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Slagstorm
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Inner Fire
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Approach
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mind Bomb
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Acidic Soil
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Cave-In
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Energy Tap
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Lava Spike
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Sizzle
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Artist's Talent
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Roiling Vortex
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Seismic Assault
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Barbarian Ring
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion77 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion77 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Island
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion76 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
82%inclusion70 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy