Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Discard

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
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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rapturous Moment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mathemagics
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Megrim
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Underworld Dreams
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Fevered Visions
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Waste Not
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Whispering Madness
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Forced Fruition
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Howling Mine
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Fell Specter
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Dragon Mage
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Gixian Puppeteer
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Archivist
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Master of the Feast
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Sycorax Commander
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Jar
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Lore Broker
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Blizzard Specter
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Viseling
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Shocker
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Fog Bank
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Specter
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Vision Skeins
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-24%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Dispel
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Collective Defiance
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Incendiary Command
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Molten Psyche
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fate
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Commit // Memory
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Prosperity
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Fascination
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Damnable Pact
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-25%synergy
Burning Inquiry
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Skyscribing
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Reforge the Soul
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Time Reversal
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Blightning
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Vicious Rumors
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Laquatus's Creativity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Duress
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Minds Aglow
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Skull Rend
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Diminishing Returns
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grab the Prize
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Temple Bell
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Folio of Fancies
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Library of Leng
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Kruphix
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Liliana's Caress
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Curiosity
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Price of Knowledge
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Oppression
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-25%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-40%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-38%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Airship Engine Room
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-39%synergy