Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Burn

Alternate Names:

Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rapturous Moment
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Spectacle Summit
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Chase Inspiration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spiteful Visions
72%inclusion60 decks83 decks
67%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
71%inclusion59 decks83 decks
64%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
69%inclusion57 decks83 decks
63%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion56 decks83 decks
61%synergy
Fevered Visions
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
56%synergy
Fate Unraveler
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
63%inclusion52 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Forced Fruition
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Whispering Madness
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Howling Mine
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
43%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
41%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Dragon Mage
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
38%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Master of the Feast
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Fell Specter
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Howling Golem
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Sycorax Commander
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Viseling
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Lore Broker
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Jar
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Friendly Teddy
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Barbed Shocker
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Fiendish Duo
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Humble Defector
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Dakra Mystic
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Vision Skeins
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Long River's Pull
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-20%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Evacuation
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Masterful Flourish
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Opt
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Shore Up
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Refute
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Prosperity
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Dark Deal
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Molten Psyche
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Skyscribing
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Reforge the Soul
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Fascination
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Collective Defiance
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Incendiary Command
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fate
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Winds of Change
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Minds Aglow
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Day's Undoing
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Preordain
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Cascade
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Impractical Joke
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Pox Plague
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Waste Not
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Caress
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Price of Knowledge
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion55 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion71 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion67 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion55 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-26%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-29%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion76 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
78%inclusion65 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-21%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy