Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded Burn

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Sculpt
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Resonating Lute
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Flashback
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Springs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
82%inclusion96 decks117 decks
75%synergy
Flame Rift
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
62%synergy
Firebrand Archer
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
51%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion66 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Bolt
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Coruscation Mage
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
47%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Inscription
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion65 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Mana Geyser
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Ruby Medallion
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Urabrask
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Tandem Lookout
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Price of Progress
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Ionize
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Desperate Ritual
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Consider
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Firestorm
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Burst Lightning
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Traumatic Critique
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Slagstorm
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Grab the Prize
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
27%synergy
End the Festivities
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Inner Fire
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Crackle with Power
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Earthquake
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Approach
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Bomb
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Lava Spike
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Flow State
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Cave-In
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Energy Tap
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Insult // Injury
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Thrumming Stone
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Ophidian Eye
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Roiling Vortex
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Manabarbs
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
City on Fire
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Seismic Assault
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Witness Protection
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Barbarian Ring
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion110 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion104 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion77 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion68 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion115 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion115 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion103 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion92 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
70%inclusion82 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
56%inclusion65 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy