Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Optimized 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
Fire Nation Palace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boltwave
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
81%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Bolt
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Flame Rift
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Firebrand Archer
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Coruscation Mage
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Deflecting Swat
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Jeska's Will
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Mystical Tutor
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Gamble
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Underworld Breach
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Vivi Ornitier
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Electrostatic Field
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Viper
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Tandem Lookout
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Body of Knowledge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Stormscale Scion
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Stormsplitter
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Price of Progress
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ionize
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Consider
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Shock
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Gut Shot
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Firestorm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Quick Study
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Burst Lightning
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
21%synergy
End the Festivities
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Confluence
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Slagstorm
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Flame
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Inner Fire
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Serum Visions
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Strike It Rich
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Chain Lightning
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Earthquake
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Lava Spike
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Approach
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Acidic Soil
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Arc Lightning
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Overmaster
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Descent into Avernus
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Ophidian Eye
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Manabarbs
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Vortex
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Gorge
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Islet
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy