Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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
Boltwave
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
70%synergy
Flame Rift
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Firebrand Archer
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Bolt
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Fiery Inscription
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Coruscation Mage
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Urabrask
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Chasm Skulker
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Mana Sculpt
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
34%synergy
Opt
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Ionize
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Price of Progress
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Refute
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Strike
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Wizard's Retort
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Skullcrack
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Blast
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Remand
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Slagstorm
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Earthquake
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Confluence
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Grab the Prize
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Crackle with Power
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Inner Fire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Lava Spike
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Dragon's Approach
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Forked Bolt
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Mind Bomb
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Ophidian Eye
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Manabarbs
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Repercussion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Land's Edge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Seismic Assault
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Venom
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ral Zarek
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
The Surgical Bay
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Resonating Lute
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Islet
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Springs
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Scorched Geyser
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Library
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy