Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Core Burn

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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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Mana Sculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
72%synergy
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71%synergy
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70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
64%synergy
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67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
62%synergy
Fevered Visions
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59%synergy
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56%synergy
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54%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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Windfall
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
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19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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49%synergy
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27%synergy
Howling Mine
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49%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
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47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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43%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
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49%synergy
Waste Not
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38%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Dragon Mage
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33%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Master of the Feast
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Sycorax Commander
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Balor
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9%synergy
Sangromancer
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Lore Broker
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Jar
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Howling Golem
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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3%synergy
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Terminate
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Vision Skeins
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Dream Fracture
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Long River's Pull
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Wheel and Deal
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Cancel
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Words of Wisdom
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8%synergy
Runeflare Trap
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Doom Blade
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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3%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Counterflux
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Transpose
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Winds of Change
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Fate
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Echo of Eons
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Time Reversal
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Burning Inquiry
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Skyscribing
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Incendiary Command
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Diminishing Returns
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Game Plan
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Fascination
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
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1%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Temple Bell
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Font of Mythos
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Iron Maiden
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Horn of Greed
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Megrim
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Curiosity
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Collective Restraint
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Elder Mastery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Jace Beleren
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-30%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy