Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded Spellslinger

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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
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Blossombind
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Summit Sentinel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
77%inclusion58 decks75 decks
71%synergy
Flame Rift
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Guttersnipe
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Coruscation Mage
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Bolt
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Ruby Medallion
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Urabrask
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
The Locust God
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Tandem Lookout
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Opt
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Consider
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Firestorm
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Shock
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Burst Lightning
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Refute
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
25%synergy
End the Festivities
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Slagstorm
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Inner Fire
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mind Bomb
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Approach
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Cave-In
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Energy Tap
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Step Through
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Roiling Vortex
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Seismic Assault
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Barbarian Ring
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
77%inclusion58 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy