Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Core Burn

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
Coastal Peak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Spectacle Summit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Performance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
75%inclusion42 decks56 decks
68%synergy
Firebrand Archer
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
59%synergy
Flame Rift
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
55%synergy
Coruscation Mage
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
53%synergy
Fiery Confluence
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
48%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
48%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Slagstorm
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Ionize
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Gelectrode
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Shock
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Strike
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Price of Progress
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Consider
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Refute
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Firestorm
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Play with Fire
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Gut Shot
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Comet Storm
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Grab the Prize
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
End the Festivities
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Inner Fire
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Mind Bomb
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Approach
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Master the Way
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Serum Visions
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Lava Spike
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Spiraling Embers
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Conflagrate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Roil Eruption
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chain Lightning
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Clash
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Boulder Dash
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Curiosity
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Roiling Vortex
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Spellshock
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Manabarbs
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Fevered Visions
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Repercussion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Karsus
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Ral Zarek
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Gorge
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion47 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion48 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion38 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Scorched Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-31%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-22%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Airship Engine Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
TCRI Building
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy