one of the Most amazing cards in the whole multiverse,...you can do so much with it. =
Its the one card that ive always wanted and now i have. Its the one card that made me fall in love with the game.<3
DaaNz
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(4 votes)
that's a pinger on crack smoking drugs
SavageBrain89
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Best dragon ever. Powerful combo ability, coolest color combination, interesting flavor text, and my favorite character from the Dissension novel. There is nothing bad I can say about this card, and no its not because I'm afraid that Niv-Mizzet will melt my brain into a puddle with his vast god-like intellect . . . ok yes it is.
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(9 votes)
Crack Cocaine And This Guy Perfect Combo Gotta Love Both
frog-in-a-jar
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
this card is awesome in my izzet deck... i have only one, and it is in played condition, but when i enchant it with curiosity.... BOOM!
Arachibutyrophobia
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This card was just made for Mindmoil! Or vice versa. Either way, it's a cruel combo.
This was my first rare that I ever got, and I'll never forget the endless hours of making decks centered around this guy. Curiosity, Mindmoil, Goryo's Vengeance and any targeted discard... ah, the memories.
The only reason why this card wouldn't get a 5/5 in my mind is the lack of supporting Red/Blue cards. The best that I ever got a deck with this guy as the center was essentially Red/Blue Control/burn deck. Please print more Red-blue cards, Wizards!
JousefDaDefDeath
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This one, not onaly can it be in decks with wizards that could just end the game in instant with its present, but can also be in decks with powerful creatures-in my case those creatures are dragons. Here we have Greater Good in combination with powerfull creatures with low converted mana costs and Niv-Mizzet that can result in catastrophic damage, for exp.-you have Nicol Bolas(not planeswalker) or a token of Godsire/Draco/Blitz Hellion/Phyrexian Soulgorger/Force of Savagery or evan Leveler, any of those low costed mana creatures with big attacking power can do lots of damage with Greater Good and Niv-Mizzet in play. The onaly problem is, those two forests that you have to pay for Greater Good. I once had sacrificed Hellkite Overlord when he'd already done damage, and you could even pump its attack, for lets say two, (2+8)+10=20!...becouse that would be exactly perfect, if you would suffer from your deth-toll and endless attacks from your opponent's goblins:) p.s.-Dragons can be quickly cast into play with cards such as Dragon Arch/Urza's Incubator/Thran Dynamo and lots of others, you just have to live throu 5th round and you'll be back in "busyness", once their out the opponent will have to try really hard to put out all the heat.(once one wrote a curious quote about dragons that they're like knockdowns when they come out to play, but three in a row are like a knockout;))
Zoah
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Ok, now the only, thinkable, problem that I can think of with this card is it's cost and awkward color weight. He can only be put in blue red decks, which are as rare as they come. Also, by the time you actually get him out, the match will already be in full swing. It would be so much easier if he were smaller with a smaller manna cost. Esspecialy being that its not like he's a brute force war machine ever going to attack with him so why flying?
As things are now, he might be too late to save a player and won't be used to his full potential. Aside from these disadvantages, which are small, he is awesome.
Now, I heard hearing something about a card call "curiosity" and that it combos with Niv... You can imagen my reaction in seeing this combo: "Auahhh!? Holy $#!% WTF!? holy F#&!#% Mother of..." Yeah...
So:
Color weight: -* */2 Unnecessary size and manna cost: -* Draw power: +* Triggered ability: +***
Final standing: **** */2
LiXinjian
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Just play Clout of the Dominus on this guy and he'll win you the game. Even without shroud, he just might draw you the counterspells needed to keep him alive. Probably the best dragon ever.
He's so... Pretty! And just to watch your brain shift gears; Note that his tap effect amounts to the same one countless Goblins, archers, and other such creatures have, with an added card draw. On that note, the burn effect is really nasty. Especially when it turns an otherwise harmless 1-blue draw enchant into -you die now, period-.
He finds strange bed-fellows with Arcanis the Omnipotent.
high_tide_niv
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this guy like whirpool warrior, mind over matter, idle thoughts
Saxophonist
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Why did they get rid of his awesome flavor text?
achilleselbow
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Seems like a pretty good use for Whirlpool Drake. Though really, it's pointless to keep mentioning various other combos when Curiosity is an easy one-drop that creates infinite damage. Fortunately it was only in 8th edition, which was replaced by 9th right before Ravnica came out.
m00tzman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Of all the Guildleaders of the Ravnica set, Niv-Mizzet is definitely the one that has stood the test of time.
Tezz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
swanzzbzzzzzz
TheSwarm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
wow.. Hes perfect for like a dream halls deck where the purpose is to constantly draw cards to get your fantastic creatures out and he turns spells like cruel ultimatum and drastic revelation (both of which I run in that deck) into 8 and 7 damage spells repectively, the strongest of many win conditions of that deck
tdogg46142
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Niv Mizzet and Ophidian eye anyone?
HuntedWumpusMustDie
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
dragon wizard= magnificent creature type!!!
another is dragon mage, who does beautifully horrible things while working with Niv
Truly awesome when paired with Mind Over Matter. Draw a card, discard a card to untap him, rinse and repeat until your opponent's life total becomes 0.
Superllama12
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
I miss the old flavortext...anyways, incredible card, not only a pinger but it's a flying dragon, draws you cards for a tap, AND deals at least 1 damage per turn, not to mention comborific potential...my friend has an Izzet deck, it is incredibly powerful, and this guy is a centerpiece, along with Tibor and Lumia and Spellbound Dragon to name a few...one of my favorite cards EVAH!!!
@Helkarof, no offense, but I don't think you realize that your statement is kind of nonsensical... this card has all the support needed... doesn't blue = card drawing? or as others have put it, Arcanis or even Mindmoil... what about Soratami Seer? And those are just "casual" combos... of course you can go infinite with Mind Over Matter or Ophidian Eye. Great card, plenty of support. Period.
Endreon
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Three words are needed to describe game over: Train of Thought!
mrredhatter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Type your comment here.
ThatGuyYouHate
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm building an edh deck around this guy and hoping to get this infinite combo. Summoning station+Phyrexian altar = Infinite Mana. Here alone there are many possibilities for instant win in red blue. Such as fireball. BUT THEN Freed From The Real + Niv = Infinite damage and cards. If none of your opponents can disrupt this you can kill them all in one fell swoop. Or you could mill one person out with Blue Sun's Zenith for fun. Of course playing Blue/Red you put in the whole exarch twin combo. and in case of enemy propaganda type effects. Throw in Mana Echoes to make infinite creatures into infinite mana. Niv-Mizzet pwns!
Khultar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
one of only 2 blue red dragons. love him 5/5
Fenizrael
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Give him Curiosity and you will dominate the board if you're smart.
Purple_Shrimp
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
get out this flavour text is way better
TherealphatMatt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I would kill a man for a copy of this card.
Nagoragama
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I dunno, I like this flavor text. Less silly, more epic.
iwitch
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
with Swans of Bryn Argoll it is infinite card draw off a single tap of Niv Mizzet
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Saxophonist Because 13375p34k became mainstream for people of unidentified weal a few years ago, and is incredibly embarassing to see anyone type in nowadays. Niv-Mizzet isn't an internet hacker or troll. He's a badass dragon battlemage.
This guy is truly the personification of {R}{U}. What he does seems so simple for each color individually, but when they come together something wonderful happens.
TheDouce
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
All my friends know that if I play an Island and mountian kill me first or face the firemind
Jax1x3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Niv-Mizzet + Curiosity + Commander format = EPIC WIN!!!
MisterAction
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Wondering which of Alpha's boon cycle is the best? Well, you're an idiot, of course it's Ancestral Recall. But now, you can have that andLightning Bolt for the price of one!
Well, not really, you can't distribute the bolt among three weenies, so it's actually better this way. But still! You could win games with this!
Well, honestly, if you're packing Ancestral Recall you're going to win without Niv-Mizzet. Come to think of it, you're squandering the potential of Ancestral Recall.
You're a jerk and I hate you.
BorosGeneral
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Niv-Mizzet... nuff said.
There was nothing silly about his last flavor text... and frankly it represents what kind of character he is a lot better (Egotistical Genius)
Voltin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy made me finally add creatures to my Red/Blue counter/burn deck. Still only have him and 2x Metal Workers in it so far. Will definitely put 2x Curosity, 1x Pemmin's Aura, and 1x Freed from the Real to protect and dominate with Niv-Mizzet and also Metal Worker for infinite combos as well.
Great card!
drpvfx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow.
I stopped playing for *several* years over 15 years ago. Back then, "enemy color" cards were practically nonexistent, and rather bad. I don't remember *anyone* playing a Red/Blue or a Black/White deck (though I did run a Blue/Green deck for a bit).
Anyway, they've improved the flavor and power of these enemy color combos immensely. Izzet seems especially interesting and well developed- I literally never played a single red card before Ravnica came out and totally redefined the color combos (and Alara came out and elaborated things even further). Now there are quite a few good Red/Blue cards worthy of a deck, and this guy is basically the king of them all.
Major props to Wizards for taking the time to really flesh out these "clashing color" cards.
PS @ therealphatmatt: if you're going to murder for this card, it should at least be for the $90 full-frame Promo Foil ;-)
pedrodyl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Are you a Timmy? Well, Niv-Mizzet's a dragon. Are you a Johnny? Well, Niv-Mizzet's a combo maker. This card pleases all. 5/5/5. That's right 5 out of 5 out of 5.
8Netherwind8
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In case nobody saw it - his old flavor text... TURN IT ON ITS SIDE! It reads: "Niv-Mizet = 1" (The "E" is his M and the "W" is his E) - Power to the Player!
Dragon Wizard? If this equation is correct then that = double the fireballs.
gman92
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I don't think anyone's mentioned Drastic Revelation yet. I use this in Grixis EDH, but not as my general. 7 damage and 4 cards, and dump creatures into the grave to revive with Sedris, the Traitor King? Yes please.
Endomarru
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Curiosity killed the cat... or in this case everything everywhere.
Dracodis
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I think it's rather fitting that there are only two dragon wizards and that they work so well together. Dragon Mage makes you draw seven cards when he deals damage to the opponent, and Niv-Mizzet deals even more damage to them for each of those cards you just drew. If both dragons attack and deal all damage, that's -16 right there. Boost either one with an Assault Strobe, and that's game!
dlgn
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
What happened to "Niv-Mizzet=1"? :(
adrian.malacoda
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
They changed his flavor text because it's not accurate. Ankh of Mishra is #1.
steinburger1109
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Yawgmoth's Bargain. The moment you get more life than your opponent, game over...
KokoshoForPresident
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
He's coming back! I hope they keep this set of abilities and just reprint the card instead of making a new one. Since both Curiosity and Laboratory Maniac are standard, I know what deck I'll be making! Also, if you haven't seen the Izzet versus Golgari picture, go look at it now. It's absolutely stunning.
Alex343
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Tandem Lookout
doombladez
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Anyone else thinking Jin-Gitaxias or Griselbrand?
atemu1234
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
A lot of people compare this to Psychosis Crawler, but I honestly think neither is really better. Psychosis Crawler has power and toughness equal to your hand size and when you draw cards it deals that much damage to all your opponents. This targets either a creature or player, costs 1 colorless more, costs colored mana, and taps to draw a card. I'm wondering which is better...
karn-mizzet
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love niv-mizzet. It works great with curiosity. I have it in my blue and red deck and i still need to fix up my deck but it's awesome. i give it a 5 out of 5 because it is a great card.
j_mindfingerpainter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The same Niv is back in Duel Decks: Izzet vs Golgari, but with new art
Justin133Nivmizzet1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ok guys, I think we need to rename this niv-mizzet combo enabler or niv-mizzet smartest creature
Dan_345
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Jace, Memory Adept's ultimate plus this dude, bit clunky, but funny. Hey I draw 20 cards oh and you're dead.
fivecolourshrapnel
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this and jace's archivist, a bunch of draw card wizards and burns would make an awesome casual deck
Gcrudaplaneswalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
SPOILER ALERT FROM RETURN TO RAVNICA
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
2UURR
Legendary Creature-Dragon Wizard
Flying Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals damage to a player, you may draw a card. UR: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals 1 damage to target creature or player. 5/5
(Flavor) He has no patience for minds that do not inspire him or explode by trying.
Excellent card, if not better than old Niv-Mizzet IMO. And he gets the extra +1/+1 :)
ellim87
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned how broke this card is when combined with griselbrand.
37 damage....never saw it coming, not even me, lol...
Onion01
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I was once playing a 2v2 multiplayer. Using my Ula's Temple Deck and sitting on 38 life, I had 1 Stormtide and 2 Inkwell Leviathans about to end the game. The guy before me had Niv-Mizzet and nothing else in hand. Then he drew Curiosity. Game over
revolutionary_lulz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If I give the Firemind infect, does he also give out poison counters when I draw, or does Infect only apply to combat damage?
Comments (71)
Its the one card that ive always wanted and now i have. Its the one card that made me fall in love with the game.<3
i have only one, and it is in played condition, but when i enchant it with curiosity....
BOOM!
The only reason why this card wouldn't get a 5/5 in my mind is the lack of supporting Red/Blue cards. The best that I ever got a deck with this guy as the center was essentially Red/Blue Control/burn deck.
Please print more Red-blue cards, Wizards!
I once had sacrificed Hellkite Overlord when he'd already done damage, and you could even pump its attack, for lets say two, (2+8)+10=20!...becouse that would be exactly perfect, if you would suffer from your deth-toll and endless attacks from your opponent's goblins:)
p.s.-Dragons can be quickly cast into play with cards such as Dragon Arch/Urza's Incubator/Thran Dynamo and lots of others, you just have to live throu 5th round and you'll be back in "busyness", once their out the opponent will have to try really hard to put out all the heat.(once one wrote a curious quote about dragons that they're like knockdowns when they come out to play, but three in a row are like a knockout;))
As things are now, he might be too late to save a player and won't be used to his full potential. Aside from these disadvantages, which are small, he is awesome.
Now, I heard hearing something about a card call "curiosity" and that it combos with Niv... You can imagen my reaction in seeing this combo:
"Auahhh!? Holy $#!% WTF!? holy F#&!#% Mother of..."
Yeah...
So:
Color weight: -* */2
Unnecessary size and manna cost: -*
Draw power: +*
Triggered ability: +***
Final standing: **** */2
another is dragon mage, who does beautifully horrible things while working with Niv
42/5
GG
Summoning station+Phyrexian altar = Infinite Mana. Here alone there are many possibilities for instant win in red blue. Such as fireball.
BUT THEN Freed From The Real + Niv = Infinite damage and cards.
If none of your opponents can disrupt this you can kill them all in one fell swoop.
Or you could mill one person out with Blue Sun's Zenith for fun.
Of course playing Blue/Red you put in the whole exarch twin combo. and in case of enemy propaganda type effects. Throw in Mana Echoes to make infinite creatures into infinite mana.
Niv-Mizzet pwns!
Because 13375p34k became mainstream for people of unidentified weal a few years ago, and is incredibly embarassing to see anyone type in nowadays. Niv-Mizzet isn't an internet hacker or troll. He's a badass dragon battlemage.
This guy is truly the personification of {R}{U}. What he does seems so simple for each color individually, but when they come together something wonderful happens.
Well, not really, you can't distribute the bolt among three weenies, so it's actually better this way. But still! You could win games with this!
Well, honestly, if you're packing Ancestral Recall you're going to win without Niv-Mizzet. Come to think of it, you're squandering the potential of Ancestral Recall.
You're a jerk and I hate you.
There was nothing silly about his last flavor text... and frankly it represents what kind of character he is a lot better (Egotistical Genius)
Great card!
I stopped playing for *several* years over 15 years ago.
Back then, "enemy color" cards were practically nonexistent, and rather bad.
I don't remember *anyone* playing a Red/Blue or a Black/White deck
(though I did run a Blue/Green deck for a bit).
Anyway, they've improved the flavor and power of these enemy color combos immensely.
Izzet seems especially interesting and well developed-
I literally never played a single red card before Ravnica came out and totally redefined the color combos
(and Alara came out and elaborated things even further).
Now there are quite a few good Red/Blue cards worthy of a deck,
and this guy is basically the king of them all.
Major props to Wizards for taking the time to really flesh out these "clashing color" cards.
PS @ therealphatmatt: if you're going to murder for this card,
it should at least be for the $90 full-frame Promo Foil ;-)
Are you a Johnny? Well, Niv-Mizzet's a combo maker.
This card pleases all. 5/5/5. That's right 5 out of 5 out of 5.
He makes for such a great win-con! Forget Curiosity), everybody and their mums expects it /lame:
Wheel of Fortune
Timetwister
Mind Moil
Rhystic Study
Mind over Matter
Browbeat
Brainstorm
set up Ancestral Vision to pop after his resolve
@iwitch - nice one with the Swans m8, very creative
Don't forget about Quicksilver Dagger if you want your underlings showing proper tribute. I personally love him as a finisher in my Timmy/Draw deck running Wee Dragonauts, Gelectrode, Basilisk Collar, Psychotic Fury, Remand... you get the idea ;D.
I use this in Grixis EDH, but not as my general. 7 damage and 4 cards, and dump creatures into the grave to revive with Sedris, the Traitor King? Yes please.
Also, if you haven't seen the Izzet versus Golgari picture, go look at it now. It's absolutely stunning.
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
2UURR
Legendary Creature-Dragon Wizard
Flying
Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals
damage to a player, you may draw a card.
UR: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals 1
damage to target creature or player.
5/5
(Flavor)
He has no patience for minds that do not
inspire him or explode by trying.
Excellent card, if not better than old Niv-Mizzet IMO. And he gets the extra +1/+1 :)
Chandra's Spitfire
37 damage....never saw it coming, not even me, lol...