Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Control

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
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Underworld Dreams
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Fate Unraveler
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Jace's Archivist
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Whispering Madness
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Spiteful Visions
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Master of the Feast
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Negate
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Howling Mine
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
The Locust God
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Viseling
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Jar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sycorax Commander
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Body of Knowledge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Shocker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tandem Lookout
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Diviner Spirit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dream Fracture
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Vision Skeins
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dispel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Wheel and Deal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Crosis's Charm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Refute
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Starstorm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Dispute
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spell Swindle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Dark Deal
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Reforge the Soul
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Incendiary Command
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Collective Defiance
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Fascination
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Commit // Memory
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Skyscribing
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Winds of Change
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Recollection
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Game Plan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Burning Inquiry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Plague Wind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Molten Disaster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Crawlspace
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Black Vise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mirari
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Forced Fruition
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Liliana's Caress
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Price of Knowledge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Curiosity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Copy Enchantment
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Smoke
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mana Flare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stasis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Molten Slagheap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Commander's Sphere
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Seething Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Vivid Creek
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-32%synergy