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Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius - Decklist

Creatures 23$4.85

  1. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  2. Blistercoil Weird1Blistercoil Weird$0.25
  3. Crackling Drake1Crackling Drake$0.17
  4. Djinn Illuminatus1Djinn Illuminatus$0.26
  5. Fluxcharger1Fluxcharger$0.17
  6. Frostburn Weird1Frostburn Weird$0.03
  7. Gelectrode1Gelectrode$0.54
  8. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  9. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  10. Hover Barrier1Hover Barrier$0.27
  11. Hypersonic Dragon1Hypersonic Dragon$0.26
  12. Izzet Chronarch1Izzet Chronarch$0.19

Creatures continued

  1. Izzet Guildmage1Izzet Guildmage$0.12
  2. Izzet Staticaster1Izzet Staticaster$0.32
  3. League Guildmage1League Guildmage$0.10
  4. Melek, Izzet Paragon1Melek, Izzet Paragon$0.23
  5. Mercurial Chemister1Mercurial Chemister$0.12
  6. Nivix Cyclops1Nivix Cyclops$0.11
  7. Nivix Guildmage1Nivix Guildmage$0.12
  8. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  9. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  10. Tibor and Lumia1Tibor and Lumia$0.22
  11. Wee Dragonauts1Wee Dragonauts$0.06

Planeswalkers 1$0.58

  1. Ral Zarek1Ral Zarek$0.58

Instants 18$3.49

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Blustersquall1Blustersquall$0.31
  3. Chemister's Insight1Chemister's Insight$0.12
  4. Chemister's Trick1Chemister's Trick$0.10
  5. Counterflux1Counterflux$0.43
  6. Dragonshift1Dragonshift$0.17
  7. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  8. Dynacharge1Dynacharge$0.12
  9. Essence Backlash1Essence Backlash$0.10

Instants continued

  1. Expansion // Explosion1Expansion // Explosion$0.19
  2. Firemind's Foresight1Firemind's Foresight$0.23
  3. Invert // Invent1Invert // Invent$0.15
  4. Izzet Charm1Izzet Charm$0.20
  5. Mizzium Skin1Mizzium Skin$0.25
  6. Street Spasm1Street Spasm$0.08
  7. Thoughtflare1Thoughtflare$0.15
  8. Turn // Burn1Turn // Burn$0.18
  9. Weapon Surge1Weapon Surge$0.05

Sorceries 6$1.28

  1. Blast of Genius1Blast of Genius$0.06
  2. Invoke the Firemind1Invoke the Firemind$0.33
  3. Mizzium Mortars1Mizzium Mortars$0.47
  4. Mystic Retrieval1Mystic Retrieval$0.20
  5. Teleportal1Teleportal$0.10
  6. Traitorous Instinct1Traitorous Instinct$0.12

Artifacts 11$3.57

  1. Chromatic Lantern1Chromatic Lantern$0.43
  2. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  3. Firemind Vessel1Firemind Vessel$0.22
  4. Gorgon Flail1Gorgon Flail$0.28
  5. Gorgon's Head1Gorgon's Head$0.76
  6. Izzet Cluestone1Izzet Cluestone$0.23
  7. Izzet Keyrune1Izzet Keyrune$0.25
  8. Izzet Locket1Izzet Locket$0.18
  9. Mizzium Transreliquat1Mizzium Transreliquat$0.44
  10. Tablet of the Guilds1Tablet of the Guilds$0.34
  11. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 2$0.51

  1. Firemind's Research1Firemind's Research$0.33
  2. Pursuit of Flight1Pursuit of Flight$0.18

Lands 38 / 38$10.53

  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. Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind1Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind$0.15
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25
  11. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  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, Dracogenius deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $25.72 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Goblin Electromancer, Izzet Charm and Guttersnipe. The picks most particular to this commander are Nivix Guildmage, Hypersonic Dragon and Mercurial Chemister, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.27. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 3 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Gorgon's Head ($0.76), Ral Zarek ($0.58) and Gelectrode ($0.54); 58 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $24.18, and with no limit $137.48; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.27
Game Changers0
Combos3
Deck match55%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 15 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius 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 advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3029-1

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 10 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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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius 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, Dracogenius decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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