Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Combo

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Magus of the Wheel
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Spiteful Visions
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Fate Unraveler
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Jace's Archivist
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Megrim
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Fevered Visions
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Forced Fruition
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Waste Not
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
38%synergy
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Windfall
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Whispering Madness
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Feast
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Dragon Mage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Elder Brain
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Scholar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Jar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Surge Conductor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Humble Defector
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Adamaro, First to Desire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Fog Bank
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Terminate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Dream Fracture
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Vision Skeins
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Turn Aside
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Tolarian Winds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Condescend
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Magic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Collective Defiance
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Molten Psyche
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Dark Deal
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Winds of Change
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Fate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Commit // Memory
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Fascination
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Damnable Pact
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-25%synergy
Burning Inquiry
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Incendiary Command
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Time Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Skyscribing
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Day's Undoing
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reforge the Soul
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Spiraling Embers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Spelltwine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Duress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Self-Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Painful Lesson
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Skull Rend
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Library of Leng
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Black Vise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Armillary Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Winged Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Liliana's Caress
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Phyresis
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ominous Seas
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Palace Siege
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Clone Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mindless Conscription
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Ascension
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Curator's Ward
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hive Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Blossom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Theater
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-36%synergy
Airship Engine Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Sinister Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-38%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy