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
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Immortus, Master of Eternity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Super Intelligence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
73%synergy
Jace's Archivist
79%inclusion117 decks149 decks
72%synergy
Fate Unraveler
77%inclusion114 decks149 decks
71%synergy
Howling Mine
76%inclusion113 decks149 decks
70%synergy
Winds of Change
73%inclusion109 decks149 decks
68%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
72%inclusion108 decks149 decks
68%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
67%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion112 decks149 decks
66%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
72%inclusion105 decks146 decks
66%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
71%inclusion106 decks149 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
84%inclusion125 decks149 decks
60%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
72%inclusion107 decks149 decks
65%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
70%inclusion104 decks149 decks
60%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion104 decks149 decks
62%synergy
Whispering Madness
69%inclusion103 decks149 decks
63%synergy
Molten Psyche
66%inclusion99 decks149 decks
62%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion98 decks149 decks
61%synergy
Waste Not
64%inclusion96 decks149 decks
52%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
63%inclusion94 decks149 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion91 decks149 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion74 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
44%inclusion65 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
43%inclusion64 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
38%inclusion56 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Master of the Feast
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
32%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion49 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Dragon Mage
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Jar
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Bone Miser
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sangromancer
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Sycorax Commander
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Lore Broker
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Balor
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-0%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Barbed Shocker
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion89 decks149 decks
31%synergy
Wheel and Deal
56%inclusion83 decks149 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion79 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion49 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Vision Skeins
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Counterflux
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Reverberate
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
60%inclusion89 decks149 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion68 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
44%inclusion66 decks149 decks
39%synergy
Echo of Eons
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
39%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion49 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Fate
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Incendiary Command
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Burning Inquiry
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Time Reversal
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Time Spiral
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Day's Undoing
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Minds Aglow
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
-13%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Timetwister
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Fascination
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Diminishing Returns
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
34%inclusion51 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Memory Jar
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Library of Leng
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
52%inclusion78 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Liliana's Caress
52%inclusion78 decks149 decks
45%synergy
Megrim
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
44%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
46%inclusion68 decks149 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Curiosity
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Price of Knowledge
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Jace Beleren
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion103 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
42%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion46 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion132 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion125 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion87 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion72 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion69 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion64 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion142 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion141 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion138 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion133 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
81%inclusion120 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
78%inclusion116 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion100 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
65%inclusion97 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion93 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion81 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
53%inclusion79 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Badlands
50%inclusion74 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion74 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Island
48%inclusion72 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Underground Sea
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion65 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Oscorp Industries
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
1%synergy