Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget

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
Frozen in Ice
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Hawkeye's Bow
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Hawkeye, Young Avenger
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Death to Our Enemies
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Thor, God of Thunder
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firebrand Archer
69%inclusion512 decks743 decks
57%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
53%inclusion396 decks742 decks
50%synergy
Burst Lightning
43%inclusion318 decks743 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion487 decks743 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
46%inclusion343 decks741 decks
39%synergy
Mocking Sprite
42%inclusion309 decks743 decks
39%synergy
Slagstorm
38%inclusion284 decks743 decks
37%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
46%inclusion343 decks743 decks
37%synergy
Shock
40%inclusion300 decks743 decks
37%synergy
Refute
40%inclusion295 decks743 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
51%inclusion381 decks743 decks
25%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion374 decks743 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion362 decks743 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion326 decks743 decks
24%synergy
Opt
43%inclusion321 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion317 decks743 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion312 decks743 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
41%inclusion304 decks743 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion279 decks743 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Strike
36%inclusion266 decks743 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion255 decks743 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
31%inclusion232 decks743 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
31%inclusion230 decks743 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion229 decks743 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion215 decks743 decks
16%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
28%inclusion205 decks743 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion201 decks743 decks
-13%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
27%inclusion200 decks741 decks
26%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
26%inclusion196 decks743 decks
26%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion178 decks743 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
21%inclusion159 decks743 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion143 decks743 decks
17%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
16%inclusion120 decks743 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
15%inclusion111 decks743 decks
14%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion102 decks743 decks
-2%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion95 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion94 decks742 decks
11%synergy
Tolarian Terror
13%inclusion93 decks743 decks
12%synergy
Erudite Wizard
12%inclusion86 decks742 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion86 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion85 decks743 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion84 decks742 decks
9%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion81 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion79 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion78 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Viper
10%inclusion75 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion75 decks743 decks
-25%synergy
Sabotender
9.4%inclusion39 decks415 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
9.4%inclusion69 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
1%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.4%inclusion62 decks742 decks
7%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.3%inclusion62 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-0%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
8.2%inclusion61 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.2%inclusion61 decks743 decks
-8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.1%inclusion60 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
7.9%inclusion59 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Dragonologist
7.9%inclusion40 decks504 decks
7%synergy
Micromancer
7.8%inclusion58 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.5%inclusion56 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.3%inclusion54 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7.2%inclusion31 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.1%inclusion53 decks742 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Giant
6.9%inclusion51 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Drake
6.9%inclusion51 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
34%inclusion256 decks743 decks
-17%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion249 decks743 decks
22%synergy
Ionize
30%inclusion223 decks743 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion207 decks743 decks
-9%synergy
Essence Scatter
28%inclusion207 decks743 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
27%inclusion204 decks743 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion196 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion192 decks743 decks
-16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion180 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion170 decks743 decks
-18%synergy
Prismari Charm
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion129 decks743 decks
-25%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion124 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion121 decks743 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion113 decks743 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion107 decks743 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion106 decks743 decks
12%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion102 decks743 decks
12%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion98 decks743 decks
-9%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
11%inclusion85 decks741 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion81 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion79 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion77 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion72 decks743 decks
-16%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion71 decks743 decks
-4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.4%inclusion70 decks743 decks
0%synergy
Dispel
9.2%inclusion68 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
9.2%inclusion68 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.9%inclusion66 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.6%inclusion64 decks743 decks
-21%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.3%inclusion62 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.2%inclusion61 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Shore Up
8.1%inclusion60 decks743 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
7.5%inclusion56 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
7.1%inclusion53 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
7.1%inclusion53 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
0%synergy
Time Stop
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Traumatic Critique
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-0%synergy
Flashback
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.7%inclusion50 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Snap
6.7%inclusion50 decks743 decks
-17%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.5%inclusion48 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Divergent Equation
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
6.3%inclusion47 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
6.3%inclusion47 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.2%inclusion46 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Tweeze
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Flame Rift
31%inclusion232 decks743 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion216 decks743 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Confluence
26%inclusion190 decks743 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion157 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
20%inclusion147 decks743 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion137 decks743 decks
-15%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion135 decks743 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion131 decks743 decks
-21%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion107 decks743 decks
-23%synergy
Skewer the Critics
13%inclusion98 decks743 decks
13%synergy
End the Festivities
13%inclusion94 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion92 decks743 decks
-11%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion90 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion90 decks743 decks
-12%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion88 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Rapturous Moment
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Inner Fire
10%inclusion76 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Incinerating Blast
10%inclusion73 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
10%inclusion37 decks376 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
9.4%inclusion70 decks743 decks
-7%synergy
Chain Lightning
9.2%inclusion68 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.6%inclusion64 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Plasma Bolt
8.2%inclusion31 decks376 decks
8%synergy
Tome Blast
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.1%inclusion60 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Seismic Rupture
7.8%inclusion58 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.7%inclusion57 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Mind Bomb
7.5%inclusion56 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion53 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.1%inclusion53 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion53 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion51 decks743 decks
-18%synergy
Sizzle
6.9%inclusion51 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.7%inclusion50 decks742 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.7%inclusion50 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.3%inclusion47 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.1%inclusion45 decks743 decks
-13%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.1%inclusion45 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.5%inclusion41 decks743 decks
-8%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.5%inclusion41 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
5.5%inclusion28 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.4%inclusion40 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Splatter Technique
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.2%inclusion39 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.2%inclusion39 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
5.1%inclusion38 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion233 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion89 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion55 decks743 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion241 decks743 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
32%inclusion235 decks743 decks
22%synergy
Curiosity
27%inclusion200 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion161 decks743 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion104 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion102 decks741 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion84 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion79 decks743 decks
-4%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion73 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion73 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
8.5%inclusion63 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
7.3%inclusion54 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.3%inclusion54 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion49 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.5%inclusion48 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.1%inclusion45 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.3%inclusion69 decks743 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.4%inclusion55 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.1%inclusion38 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion232 decks743 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion75 decks743 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Gorge
8.7%inclusion65 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion61 decks743 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
6.6%inclusion49 decks743 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion41 decks743 decks
-21%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion38 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion553 decks743 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion517 decks743 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion342 decks743 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion237 decks743 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion226 decks743 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion207 decks743 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion164 decks743 decks
-32%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion150 decks743 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion140 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion127 decks743 decks
-15%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion107 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Locket
12%inclusion92 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion80 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion73 decks743 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion72 decks743 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion71 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion71 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Potioner's Trove
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.4%inclusion37 decks502 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.0%inclusion52 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.1%inclusion45 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.7%inclusion42 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion39 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion743 decks743 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion741 decks743 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion478 decks743 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
59%inclusion439 decks743 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion371 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion324 decks743 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
40%inclusion294 decks743 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion262 decks743 decks
-32%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion247 decks743 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion245 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion205 decks743 decks
-32%synergy
Eroded Canyon
21%inclusion155 decks743 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion145 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion138 decks743 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion135 decks743 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion135 decks743 decks
-27%synergy
Spectacle Summit
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion109 decks743 decks
-0%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion102 decks743 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion88 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion87 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion84 decks743 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion78 decks743 decks
-33%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion76 decks743 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion71 decks743 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.2%inclusion68 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.8%inclusion37 decks419 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.5%inclusion56 decks743 decks
-2%synergy
Airship Engine Room
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.3%inclusion54 decks743 decks
-19%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.2%inclusion46 decks743 decks
5%synergy