Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Rank #352
44decks
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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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Professor Zei, Anthropologist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Firebrand Archer
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Flame Rift
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Mocking Sprite
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Strike
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Curiosity
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Enigma Drake
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sprite Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Spear Spewer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Body of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tempest Angler
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Homunculus Horde
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Tolarian Terror
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Galvanoth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Viper
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Erudite Wizard
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Refute
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Burst Lightning
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Essence Scatter
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Shock
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Ionize
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Counterflux
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Repulse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Skullcrack
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Into the Roil
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Magma Jet
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-38%synergy
Hidetsugu's Second Rite
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Arcbond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Time Stop
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Slagstorm
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Confluence
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Inner Fire
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-21%synergy
Suplex
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Dragon's Approach
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Incinerating Blast
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Seismic Rupture
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Chain Lightning
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wildfire Howl
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Arc Trail
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Direct Current
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-21%synergy
Blast of Genius
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Semblance Anvil
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fiendlash
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Witness Protection
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Manabarbs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Bath Song
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-21%synergy
Sky Diamond
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy