Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Expensive Core

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Springs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Flashback
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
80%inclusion120 decks150 decks
73%synergy
Jace's Archivist
79%inclusion119 decks150 decks
73%synergy
Howling Mine
77%inclusion115 decks150 decks
71%synergy
Fate Unraveler
77%inclusion115 decks150 decks
71%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
73%inclusion110 decks150 decks
68%synergy
Winds of Change
73%inclusion109 decks150 decks
68%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
76%inclusion114 decks150 decks
67%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
71%inclusion107 decks150 decks
66%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
75%inclusion104 decks139 decks
66%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
71%inclusion102 decks143 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
84%inclusion126 decks150 decks
61%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
72%inclusion108 decks150 decks
65%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
70%inclusion105 decks150 decks
60%synergy
Whispering Madness
69%inclusion104 decks150 decks
63%synergy
Dark Deal
69%inclusion103 decks150 decks
61%synergy
Molten Psyche
67%inclusion100 decks150 decks
62%synergy
Spiteful Visions
65%inclusion98 decks150 decks
60%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
63%inclusion94 decks150 decks
59%synergy
Waste Not
63%inclusion94 decks150 decks
51%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion91 decks150 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
49%inclusion74 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
42%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
37%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Master of the Feast
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
34%inclusion51 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
25%synergy
The Locust God
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Jar
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Bone Miser
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Sycorax Commander
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Double
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Balor
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Lore Broker
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Fog Bank
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Shocker
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion89 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Wheel and Deal
55%inclusion82 decks150 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion80 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Vision Skeins
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
59%inclusion89 decks150 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
39%synergy
Echo of Eons
44%inclusion66 decks150 decks
41%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Wheel of Fate
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Incendiary Command
29%inclusion44 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Time Reversal
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Burning Inquiry
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Time Spiral
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Minds Aglow
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Commit // Memory
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Collective Defiance
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Diminishing Returns
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion61 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Memory Jar
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Crawlspace
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Library of Leng
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Iron Maiden
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Black Vise
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Manhole Cover
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
53%inclusion79 decks150 decks
49%synergy
Liliana's Caress
53%inclusion79 decks150 decks
46%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
47%synergy
Fevered Visions
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
46%synergy
Megrim
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
38%synergy
Curiosity
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Price of Knowledge
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion103 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion134 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion126 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion86 decks150 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion73 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion71 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion70 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion143 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion143 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion139 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion132 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
79%inclusion118 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion117 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion114 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion100 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion95 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion94 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion92 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion81 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Training Center
53%inclusion80 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion78 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Badlands
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Volcanic Island
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Underground Sea
49%inclusion74 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion72 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion66 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion62 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
-20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
4%synergy