Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Enraged Flamecaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blossombind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Summit Sentinel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
69%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Firebrand Archer
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Guttersnipe
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Boltwave
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Flame Rift
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Strike
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Mocking Sprite
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Coruscation Mage
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Opt
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Electrostatic Field
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Dragonologist
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Enigma Drake
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Sprite Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Spear Spewer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tempest Angler
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Terror
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Crackling Drake
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Inferno Titan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Viper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Galvanoth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Refute
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Burst Lightning
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shock
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Essence Scatter
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ionize
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-32%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Teach by Example
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Time Stop
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Repulse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Counterflux
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Twin Bolt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Incinerate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Keep Safe
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
High Tide
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Arcbond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Slagstorm
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Inner Fire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mind Bomb
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Suplex
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Wildfire Howl
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Clear the Mind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Direct Current
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Energy Tap
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Incinerating Blast
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Seismic Rupture
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Culmination of Studies
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Arc Trail
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Precision Bolt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Sizzle
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fiendlash
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Semblance Anvil
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Curiosity
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Firemind's Research
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Manabarbs
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra, Flameshaper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fire Diamond
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-28%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-41%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy