Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard

Flying

Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind deals 1 damage to any target (creature, player or planeswalker). {T}: Draw a card.

Combos

• Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• Helm of the Ghastlord + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

Immortalys on Card Draw Tag

1 month ago

So I just made a Jhoira, Weatherlight Legends deck, focussing on Legends (of course) with a card draw theme.

With a Card Draw theme I mean cards like Jori En, Ruin Diver, Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Honden of Seeing Winds for straight up card draw.

Cards like Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Minn, Wily Illusionist for second card drawn each turn (I know this is a tag already).

Cards that pay of drawing lots of cards like Niv-Mizzet, Parun, Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, The Locust God and Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim.

Cards that pay you off for having lots of cards in hand like Alrund, God of the Cosmos  ^Flip, Hisoka, Minamo Sensei and Meishin, the Mind Cage.

And other cards with card draw synergies like Teferi's Ageless Insight and Jace, Wielder of Mysteries.

Also cards that grant an unlimited hand size like Nezahal, Primal Tide, Thought Vessel, Decanter of Endless Water, Wizard Class and the good old Reliquary Tower.

So how come there is no Card Draw tag yet?

Narrash on Storming Legends - The Ur-Dragon

1 month ago

Blade1945 The precon contains Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind which I quickly replaced because he shines in a deck built around himself. The {U}{U}{R}{R} is a bit risky too. Pinging 1 is irrelevant in this deck and if we want card-draw, Firkraag, Cunning Instigator works different but better. If you have a similar deck do feel free to replace one dragon you dislike for Niv-Mizzet.

DrukenReaps on Your Cheap Obscure Overperformers?

4 months ago

I only quickly perused EDHrec but pretty sure none of the following came up on the pages of the commanders I use them with. Each has done some impressive work at my table. I used sorting by Card Kingdom price on this website to find sub $2.

In Olivia, Crimson Bride I have Shifting Shadow. Since Olivia's attack reanimates Shifting Shadow ends up just giving me free creatures at effectively no cost to me. In a way it actually fuels the deck's plan.

In Ayara, First of Locthwain I have Aetherworks Marvel and Mimic Vat. This deck just loves getting more and more creatures into play. Both of the artifacts assist in doing that over and over again. Sometimes Aetherworks even drops in Plague of Vermin too, a finisher in that deck.

In Mairsil, the Pretender I have Captivating Crew, Chandra, Flamecaller, and Xathrid Gorgon. Seems to be a rare cheap commander to begin with... lol. Xathrid typically turns commanders off, highly effective card against the likes of Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and Zacama, Primal Calamity. Chandra does an amazing job of filling up my graveyard. Every turn a new hand +1. Captivating Crew lets me "borrow" some pretty sweet attackers and other effects, there are instant versions of this effect but not on a stick to my knowledge. 1 or 2 activations often opens someone up to attacks too.

SpartArticus on New hub suggestion

9 months ago

I am suggesting a hub for decks that focus on drawing cards, as I have made a Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind EDH deck that heavily focuses on drawing cards.

enpc on

11 months ago

Unfortunately Curiosity and Ophidian Eye don't combo with Queza. While damage causes loss of life, it's not interchangeable with damage and so you won't draw a card from Queza's ability triggering. This combo works with Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind specifically because he deals damage.

golgarigirl on Spellslinger Deck

1 year ago

Step 1 was strategy. Step 2 is wincon. If we're going for Niv/Curiosity combo as a main win, with a self-mill backup, we want as many cards to enable those as possible. Is there any other way to duplicate these effects in your deck in case your opponents blow one up? For Curiosity effects, I would add in Tandem Lookout. Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind is just like your commander's ability. They are the only two with that draw effect, but Brallin, Skyshark Rider  ^Flip (not a flip card, by the way) and Glint-Horn Buccaneer can pair with any Curiosity effect during your discard phase, if you have more than 7 cards in hand, to do what Niv does (though this makes cards that give you no maximum hand size, like Spellbook and Wizard Class bad, if you want to use these as backups...not saying you have to, just an idea). Finally Laboratory Maniac is another Jace. Reminder that if your deck is going to rely on a combo wincon, you are announcing the deck's weak point from the start. So the deck needs to focus a lot of energy on defending that weak point.

A few other cards I'm going to single out: Crackling Drake, Convolute, Inescapable Blaze, Smelt, Capture Sphere, Enthralling Hold, Fissure Vent - see if you can figure out why I may be picking on these.

VensersJournalist on What are some combos that …

1 year ago

If your opponent has more life than you have cards in your library, then Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity could mean you end up milling yourself out. Unless of course you have a Laboratory Maniac or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries in play.

stellarnear on OneForAll

1 year ago

Niv-Mizzet, Parun > Out of Time
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind > Austere Command
Defense of the Heart > Vanquish the Horde