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Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard

Flying
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{U}{R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
mythic
Set
Foundations Promos
Price
$7.09
EDHREC rank
#2374
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Niv-Mizzet, Visionary card art
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary lands as a five-mana draw engine that converts every instant and sorcery into card advantage, making it a legitimate value threat in any Izzet shell. It lacks the self-fueling ping loop of Niv-Mizzet, Parun but costs a fraction of the price — closer in spirit to Vivi Ornitier's spell-chaining philosophy than to a combo centerpiece.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Vivi Ornitier

Vivi Ornitier

44.4% of decks · synergy 0.33

Vivi Ornitier's deck chains instants and sorceries to generate advantage, and Niv-Mizzet, Visionary converts each of those spells into an extra card, doubling the payoff on every link in the chain.

02
Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Niv-Mizzet, Parun

42.0% of decks · synergy 0.31

Niv-Mizzet, Parun decks already want every draw-on-spell trigger they can stack, and Niv-Mizzet, Visionary adds a second body that rewards the same instants and sorceries the deck is casting anyway.

03
Sakashima of a Thousand FacesVial Smasher the Fierce

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce

19.2% of decks · synergy 0.17

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce can copy Niv-Mizzet, Visionary to run two instances of the draw trigger, stacking card advantage while Vial Smasher punishes opponents for every spell that triggers both.

04
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

25.5% of decks · synergy 0.14

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph amplifies any source that deals exactly one damage, and Niv-Mizzet, Visionary's draw trigger pairs with ping effects that Ghyrson turns into three-damage shots, creating a damage-and-draw loop.

05
Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

10.3% of decks · synergy 0.09

Nekusar, the Mindrazer punishes opponents for drawing cards, and Niv-Mizzet, Visionary's triggered draw gives Nekusar more mandatory draws to weaponize across the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Niv-Mizzet, Visionary does its best work — the format's longer games give the draw engine time to compound, and the density of instants and sorceries in most blue-red builds means the trigger fires constantly. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana is a steep ask for a card-draw creature with no immediate board impact, and it won't see serious play there. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, harder threats, so Niv-Mizzet, Visionary is strictly a casual inclusion in those formats. Standard is the one 60-card context where it could see fringe play if the format slows down enough to support five-mana value creatures.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Talrand, Sky Summoner fills a similar role at a lower price point — it doesn't draw cards, but it converts instants and sorceries into bodies, which is a different kind of compounding value. Murmuring Mystic does the same thing at instant and sorcery payoff without requiring blue-red specifically, though neither replaces the raw card draw that Niv-Mizzet, Visionary delivers on every spell.

Price Context

Current price

$7.09 mid tier

At $7.09, Niv-Mizzet, Visionary sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a real inclusion decision, cheap enough that it's not a barrier for most Commander budgets. It's a recent printing with strong demand in Izzet shells, so the price is likely to stay in this range rather than crater.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.