Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Upgraded Spellslinger

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Blossombind
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Summit Sentinel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
77%inclusion57 decks74 decks
71%synergy
Guttersnipe
85%inclusion63 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Flame Rift
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
70%inclusion52 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Coruscation Mage
73%inclusion54 decks74 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Bolt
78%inclusion58 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Inscription
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Ruby Medallion
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Breach
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Urabrask
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Viper
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Opt
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Ionize
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Snap
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Prismari Command
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Consider
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Firestorm
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Shock
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Burst Lightning
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Refute
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Unsummon
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
25%synergy
End the Festivities
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Grab the Prize
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Preordain
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Slagstorm
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Inner Fire
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Mind Bomb
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Approach
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Cave-In
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Energy Tap
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Step Through
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Roiling Vortex
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Seismic Assault
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion54 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Barbarian Ring
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
77%inclusion57 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion68 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion58 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
73%inclusion54 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy