Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Optimized Storm

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
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Rapturous Moment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Pensive Professor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Lightning Bolt
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Flame Rift
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Coruscation Mage
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Inner Fire
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Desperate Ritual
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Seething Song
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Firebrand Archer
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Curiosity
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Deflecting Swat
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Grapeshot
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Mana Geyser
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Mystical Tutor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Breach
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Gamble
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Electrostatic Field
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Urabrask
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Tandem Lookout
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Stormscale Scion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Firebending Student
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fang, Roku's Companion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Snap
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Price of Progress
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Flusterstorm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Duplication
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Firestorm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Brain Freeze
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Gut Shot
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
High Tide
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Pyroblast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Misdirection
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ionize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Final Fortune
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Shock
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Flame
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Ponder
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Strike It Rich
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
End the Festivities
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Past in Flames
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Serum Visions
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Slagstorm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Earthquake
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bonus Round
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cave-In
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Lava Spike
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Acidic Soil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Overmaster
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mind Bomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Diary of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Ophidian Eye
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Manabarbs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Land's Edge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Gorge
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Barbarian Ring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mox Jasper
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Steam Vents
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Islet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Thundering Falls
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy