Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
80%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
62%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
58%synergy
Firebrand Archer
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Coruscation Mage
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Bolt
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Flame Rift
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Ruby Medallion
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Curiosity
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Gamble
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Electrostatic Field
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Urabrask
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Tandem Lookout
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Stormscale Scion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Body of Knowledge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Generous Plunderer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Dragonologist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Price of Progress
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Ionize
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Mental Misstep
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Firestorm
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Shock
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Burst Lightning
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Think Twice
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
3%synergy
End the Festivities
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Slagstorm
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Confluence
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Inner Fire
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Flame
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Crackle with Power
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Lava Spike
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Cave-In
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Winds of Change
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Ophidian Eye
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Roiling Vortex
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Manabarbs
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Shivan Gorge
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Islet
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Eroded Canyon
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy