Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Control

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
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Wisdom of Ages
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mana Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Jace's Archivist
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Fate Unraveler
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Whispering Madness
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Waste Not
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Megrim
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Master of the Feast
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Dark Deal
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Viseling
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Jar
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sycorax Commander
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Shocker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Foulmire Knight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Body of Knowledge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Balor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Diviner Spirit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Terminate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dream Fracture
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Vision Skeins
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Wheel and Deal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Crosis's Charm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Starstorm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Dispute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Spell Swindle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Molten Psyche
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Reforge the Soul
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Fate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Collective Defiance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Incendiary Command
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Winds of Change
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Fascination
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Damnable Pact
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Commit // Memory
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Minds Aglow
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Tempest
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Skyscribing
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Time Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Burning Inquiry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Flood of Recollection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Game Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Plague Wind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Molten Disaster
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Profane Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Crawlspace
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Font of Mythos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Temple Bell
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Black Vise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Curiosity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Price of Knowledge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Smoke
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Copy Enchantment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Stasis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Elder Mastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ophidian Eye
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Molten Slagheap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Locket
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Bridge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Marsh
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy