Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Control

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Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Swan Song
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Incendiary Command
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Gamble
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Imperial Seal
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Ponder
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Commit // Memory
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Day's Undoing
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Timetwister
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Fascination
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Faithless Looting
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Collective Defiance
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Solve the Equation
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Lightning Greaves
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9%synergy
Font of Mythos
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28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Mindcrank
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Library of Leng
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Temple Bell
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Crawlspace
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The One Ring
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Memory Jar
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11%synergy
Venser's Journal
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7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
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8%synergy
Iron Maiden
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Horn of Greed
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4%synergy
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Liliana's Caress
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Propaganda
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33%synergy
Megrim
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37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
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Forced Fruition
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Phyrexian Tyranny
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33%synergy
Fevered Visions
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Dictate of Kruphix
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Curiosity
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23%synergy
Mystic Remora
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7%synergy
Underworld Breach
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11%synergy
Phyresis
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19%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
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17%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
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9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
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7%synergy
Price of Knowledge
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6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
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5%synergy
Painful Quandary
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3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
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5%synergy
Ominous Seas
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5%synergy
No Mercy
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4%synergy
Wizard Class
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3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
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4%synergy
Well of Ideas
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4%synergy
Smoke
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5%synergy
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Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
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21%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
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7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
7%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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29%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
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25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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7%synergy
Mistrise Village
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Urza's Saga
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5%synergy
Command Beacon
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6%synergy
Maze of Ith
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7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
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1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
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4%synergy
Strip Mine
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5%synergy
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5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
1%synergy
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Sol Ring
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6%synergy
Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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Thought Vessel
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Fellwar Stone
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6%synergy
Izzet Signet
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8%synergy
Dimir Signet
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3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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10%synergy
Chrome Mox
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12%synergy
Mana Vault
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8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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Lotus Petal
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4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Relic of Sauron
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Mind Stone
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Mox Opal
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2%synergy
Mox Diamond
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2%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
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0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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Command Tower
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3%synergy
Island
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1%synergy
Swamp
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1%synergy
Mountain
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2%synergy
Watery Grave
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23%synergy
Steam Vents
70%inclusion178 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Blood Crypt
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23%synergy
Polluted Delta
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21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion141 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion139 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
52%inclusion132 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion131 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
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16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion118 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
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14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion114 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion112 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion108 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion103 decks256 decks
-13%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion81 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion78 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion68 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion66 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion65 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion64 decks256 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion55 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion48 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion40 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion40 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion33 decks253 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
-7%synergy