Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Core

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Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
Is Paradigm a Fixed Version of Epic?
The new paradigm mechanic harkens back to an unloved mechanic from 21 years ago. But are these new cards more playable?
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Krang, the All-Powerful
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Shredder's Revenge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
57%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
61%inclusion94 decks154 decks
56%synergy
Vision Skeins
57%inclusion88 decks154 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Dreams
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
54%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
53%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
59%inclusion91 decks154 decks
52%synergy
Spiteful Visions
55%inclusion84 decks154 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
53%inclusion81 decks154 decks
49%synergy
Fascination
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Skyscribing
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
49%inclusion76 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Dragon Mage
49%inclusion76 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion74 decks154 decks
44%synergy
Fate Unraveler
46%inclusion71 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Megrim
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Dream Fracture
45%inclusion69 decks154 decks
43%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
42%inclusion65 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Damnable Pact
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Whispering Madness
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
31%inclusion47 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Howling Golem
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Lore Broker
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
27%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Sycorax Commander
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Elder Brain
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Barbed Shocker
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Viseling
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Jar
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Aberration
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Friendly Teddy
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Ruin Grinder
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Oneirophage
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Runed Servitor
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Words of Wisdom
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Charm
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-30%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Genius
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-24%synergy
Run Away Together
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Opportunity
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Starstorm
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Tempest
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Prosperity
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Collective Defiance
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Minds Aglow
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Game Plan
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Pact
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Incendiary Command
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-32%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Toil // Trouble
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Cascade
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Molten Psyche
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Laquatus's Creativity
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Burning Inquiry
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Time Reversal
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Step Between Worlds
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Diminishing Returns
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Raiders' Wake
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Curiosity
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Price of Knowledge
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Improbable Alliance
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Obsession
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Kitnap
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion98 decks154 decks
-24%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion92 decks154 decks
-30%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion67 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
-27%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
-34%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geode
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-37%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion154 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion153 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion153 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion112 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion90 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion61 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion54 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion53 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion52 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion47 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Seething Landscape
20%inclusion30 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-33%synergy
Shivan Reef
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Airship Engine Room
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-37%synergy
Vivid Marsh
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Creek
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-37%synergy
Rupture Spire
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy