Warhammer 40K’s Human-Tyranid hybrid Ghyrson Starn makes for a scary commander in Magic: The Gathering.
Truly an appropriate representation of the Firemind!
Sample Decklist
Niv-Mizzet is full of himself, and so is this deck!
He’s the pop in to get stuff done all by himself, and now he can!
Suddenly, small burn spells become serious draw engines!
Some, like Laboratory Maniac, will hand you the win when your deck is empty.
Izzet Signet, by Raoul Vitale
For most decks, Mana Geyser is usually the strongest ritual.
That deal gets even better when you account for casting cost modifiers.
You don’t need more mana to pay for spells if the spells are cheap.
Draw
Your commander is your draw engine.
In fact, every version of Niv-Mizzet in the deck is your draw engine.
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius is the weakest of the three in terms of drawing power.
Laboratory Maniac, by Jason Felix
Niv-Mizzet, Parun doesn’t draw cards when it pings something,it pings targets when you draw cards.
It can, however, tap to draw a card and still combo off with your commander.
Curiosity pairs with most creatures in the deck to add a draw effect to their triggered damage effects.
Direct burn spells like Lightning Bolt work, but tend to be single-use.
Permanents that add incidental damage to spells that you want to cast anyway are more cost-effective.
Fiery Inscription is an improved version of Guttersnipe, since enchantments tend to be harder to remove than creatures.
Electrostatic Field has a similar effect, butonly deals one damage to each opponent.
Instead of dealing damage when you cast spells, itcreates 5/5 flying Dragon tokens.
Psychosis Crawler has excellent synergy with this deck!
Plus, each time you draw a card, each opponent loses one life.
Her first two abilities, though, are excellent with this deck.
The secondgives you two red mana, and both effects give her one loyalty.
If there are enough targets in play, Firestorm may be your finisher.
Head to the beach and use creatures with big toughness with Plagon, Lord of the Beach.
