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
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
84%inclusion68 decks81 decks
77%synergy
Flame Rift
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
65%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion64 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Firebrand Archer
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion61 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Fiery Inscription
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Coruscation Mage
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
39%synergy
Ruby Medallion
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Mana Geyser
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Seething Song
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Unruly Catapult
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Spear Spewer
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Price of Progress
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Ionize
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Firestorm
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Burst Lightning
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Skullcrack
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
34%synergy
End the Festivities
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Slagstorm
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Inner Fire
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Approach
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Mind Bomb
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Acidic Soil
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Lava Spike
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Cave-In
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sizzle
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Artist's Talent
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Vortex
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Ophidian Eye
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Manabarbs
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Barbarian Ring
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion76 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion73 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Island
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion73 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy