Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Optimized Spellslinger

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
Resonating Lute
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Mathemagics
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pensive Professor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Procrastinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Firespitter Whelp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Boltwave
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Firebrand Archer
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Electrostatic Field
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Flame Rift
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Inner Fire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Grab the Prize
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Shivan Gorge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Curiosity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Inscription
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Coruscation Mage
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Unruly Catapult
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Tandem Lookout
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Spear Spewer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Urabrask
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Stormscale Scion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grappling Kraken
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Minion of the Mighty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Harsh Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drake Hatcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Egg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Goldlust Triad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Searslicer Goblin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Ionize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Desperate Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Prismari Command
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stress Dream
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Traumatic Critique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Divergent Equation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brush Off
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Steam Augury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Violent Urge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Might of the Meek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silumgar's Scorn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fury Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Electrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Time Stop
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Play with Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Draconic Roar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fires of Victory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5%synergy
End the Festivities
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Slagstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Fiery Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Grapeshot
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Rapturous Moment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spiraling Embers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Seismic Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Recall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Season of Weaving
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Trial of Agony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Season of the Bold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Meteor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hell to Pay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Day's Undoing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Involuntary Employment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Plea for Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Burn from Within
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Flame Slash
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Earthquake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Compulsive Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pyroclasm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood's End
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diary of Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Ophidian Eye
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Extravagant Replication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dissipation Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Reflection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Quest for Pure Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Omniscience
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Combat Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pain for All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Archway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mystifying Maze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Cataract
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Memorial to War
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Fire Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Eroded Canyon
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-28%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy