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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind - Decklist

Creatures 30$11.03

  1. Arcanis the Omnipotent1Arcanis the Omnipotent$0.23
  2. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  3. Arjun, the Shifting Flame1Arjun, the Shifting Flame$0.32
  4. Body of Knowledge1Body of Knowledge$0.29
  5. Crackling Drake1Crackling Drake$0.17
  6. Deceiver Exarch1Deceiver Exarch$0.16
  7. Djinn Illuminatus1Djinn Illuminatus$0.26
  8. Gelectrode1Gelectrode$0.54
  9. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  10. Graceful Adept1Graceful Adept$0.54

Creatures continued

  1. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  2. Hypersonic Dragon1Hypersonic Dragon$0.26
  3. Izzet Chronarch1Izzet Chronarch$0.19
  4. Izzet Guildmage1Izzet Guildmage$0.12
  5. Izzet Staticaster1Izzet Staticaster$0.32
  6. Laboratory Maniac1Laboratory Maniac$0.36
  7. Mercurial Chemister1Mercurial Chemister$0.12
  8. Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius1Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius$0.91
  9. Nivix Cyclops1Nivix Cyclops$0.11
  10. Nivix Guildmage1Nivix Guildmage$0.12

Creatures continued

  1. Pestermite1Pestermite$0.25
  2. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  3. Spellheart Chimera1Spellheart Chimera$0.12
  4. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  5. Tandem Lookout1Tandem Lookout$0.79
  6. Tibor and Lumia1Tibor and Lumia$0.22
  7. Triskaidekaphile1Triskaidekaphile$0.89
  8. Vizier of Tumbling Sands1Vizier of Tumbling Sands$0.20
  9. Wee Dragonauts1Wee Dragonauts$0.06
  10. Willbreaker1Willbreaker$1.67

Planeswalkers 1$0.44

  1. Chandra, Flamecaller1Chandra, Flamecaller$0.44

Instants 11$3.98

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Blue Sun's Zenith1Blue Sun's Zenith$1.86
  3. Cancel1Cancel$0.07
  4. Counterflux1Counterflux$0.43
  5. Dissipate1Dissipate$0.11
  6. Electrolyze1Electrolyze$0.19
  7. Firemind's Foresight1Firemind's Foresight$0.23
  8. Izzet Charm1Izzet Charm$0.20
  9. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  10. Street Spasm1Street Spasm$0.08
  11. Turn // Burn1Turn // Burn$0.18

Sorceries 4$1.07

  1. Divination1Divination$0.07
  2. Invoke the Firemind1Invoke the Firemind$0.33
  3. Mizzium Mortars1Mizzium Mortars$0.47
  4. Mystic Retrieval1Mystic Retrieval$0.20

Artifacts 11$3.73

  1. Chromatic Lantern1Chromatic Lantern$0.43
  2. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  3. Darksteel Ingot1Darksteel Ingot$0.16
  4. Elixir of Immortality1Elixir of Immortality$0.43
  5. Firemind Vessel1Firemind Vessel$0.22
  6. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  7. Gorgon Flail1Gorgon Flail$0.28
  8. Gorgon's Head1Gorgon's Head$0.76
  9. Izzet Cluestone1Izzet Cluestone$0.23
  10. Izzet Keyrune1Izzet Keyrune$0.25
  11. Izzet Locket1Izzet Locket$0.18

Enchantments 4$3.76

  1. Curiosity1Curiosity$0.71
  2. Firemind's Research1Firemind's Research$0.33
  3. Mindmoil1Mindmoil$0.82
  4. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90

Lands 38 / 38$11.33

  1. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  2. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  3. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  4. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  5. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  6. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  7. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  8. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  9. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  10. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  11. Highland Lake1Highland Lake$0.11

Lands continued

  1. Island×33Island$0.21
  2. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  3. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  4. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  5. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  6. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind1Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind$0.15
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25

Lands continued

  1. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  2. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  3. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  4. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  6. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  7. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  8. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Wandering Fumarole1Wandering Fumarole$0.28

About this Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $36.46 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Curiosity, Goblin Electromancer and Izzet Charm. The picks most particular to this commander are Psychosis Crawler, Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius and Arcanis the Omnipotent, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.53. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 3 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Propaganda ($1.90), Blue Sun's Zenith ($1.86) and Willbreaker ($1.67); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.54, and with no limit $1226.01; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.53
Game Changers0
Combos3
Deck match57%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 8 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 26 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1220+8
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3019-11

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind decks usually play.

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