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Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard · from $0.75

This spell can't be countered. Flying Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target. Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, you draw a card.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
33	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
38	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
39	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
42	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
43	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
44	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
50	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
51	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
52	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
53	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
54	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
55	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
59	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
63	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
64	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
75	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
76	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
77	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
78	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
79	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
80	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Izzet Signet	Artifact	2	$0.24
84	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
87	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
88	Stormcarved Coast	Land	0	$2.08
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
94	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
95	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
96	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
97	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
98	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
99	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

Curve of these staples

Most played with Niv-Mizzet, Parun

The 25 most-played cards in 43 settled top-16 lists running Niv-Mizzet, Parun at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Curiosity	100% · 43 of 43	11
2	Island	100% · 43 of 43	11
3	Ophidian Eye	100% · 43 of 43	11
4	Sol Ring	100% · 43 of 43	11
5	Command Tower	98% · 42 of 43	11
6	Fiery Islet	98% · 42 of 43	11
7	An Offer You Can't Refuse	95% · 41 of 43	10
8	Dispel	95% · 41 of 43	10
9	Shivan Reef	95% · 41 of 43	11
10	Commandeer	93% · 40 of 43	10
11	Deflecting Swat	93% · 40 of 43	9
12	Mental Misstep	93% · 40 of 43	9
13	Mystic Remora	93% · 40 of 43	9
14	Rhystic Study	93% · 40 of 43	9
15	Simian Spirit Guide	93% · 40 of 43	9
16	Steam Vents	93% · 40 of 43	9
17	Bloodstained Mire	91% · 39 of 43	8
18	Fierce Guardianship	91% · 39 of 43	8
19	Flooded Strand	91% · 39 of 43	8
20	Flusterstorm	91% · 39 of 43	8
21	Force of Negation	91% · 39 of 43	8
22	Force of Will	91% · 39 of 43	8
23	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	91% · 39 of 43	8
24	Scalding Tarn	91% · 39 of 43	8
25	Swan Song	91% · 39 of 43	8

Combos with Niv-Mizzet, Parun

8 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite card draw · Near-infinite damage
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Tandem Lookout
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage
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Body of Knowledge + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite card draw
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Maskwood Nexus + Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Quicksmith Genius
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite Treasure tokens
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Arcane Adaptation + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Quicksmith Genius
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite Treasure tokens
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Quicksmith Genius + Xenograft
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite Treasure tokens
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 45 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 23 — Forge & Fire Weekly cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 30, 2026 · 1–0–2 · by [JITM] Mitchell Sellers
6th of 56 — Consult The Coast Win-A-Dual CEDH Tournamemt (Good Games Strathpine) on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Min Joo
7th of 16 — Game On Win-A-Dual Cedh September 12th on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Aaron Dunn
2nd of 27 — Zero Land Hand presents: Birthday Bash at the Diner on Topdeck.ggAug 28, 2026 · 2–1–1 · by LinkZ
7th of 18 — TRYHARD LAB 8vo . Budget 160 Sabado 22 Agosto on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Mario Garrido
11th of 41 — CEDH Canadian Champs - F2FTour CommandFest on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by LinkZ
14th of 29 — The Big One cEDH - Underground Sea for 1st place - Aug 15th at Pink Bunny Games on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 0–0–4 · by Rodney J Yapi [CHUDS]
1st of 24 — Clasificatorio Budget 160 NOBUNDO.CL on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 3–1–0 · by Mario Garrido

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Decks with this commander

Public Deckwarden decks running Niv-Mizzet, Parun.

Niv-Mizzet — Curiosity Engine
Commander· Updated Sep 15
by Bobandis6

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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