Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Expensive 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
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MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Winds of Change
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
85%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
80%synergy
Underworld Dreams
85%inclusion52 decks61 decks
79%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
87%inclusion53 decks61 decks
78%synergy
Windfall
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
73%synergy
Dark Deal
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
73%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
72%synergy
Molten Psyche
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
71%synergy
Jace's Archivist
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
69%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Waste Not
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
68%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
64%synergy
Fate Unraveler
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
64%synergy
Wheel and Deal
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Timetwister
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
63%synergy
Howling Mine
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Whispering Madness
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Liliana's Caress
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
55%synergy
Echo of Eons
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Force of Will
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Chrome Mox
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Kederekt Parasite
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Master of the Feast
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Jar
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Norman Osborn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Bone Miser
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Fell Specter
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Intuition
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Reverberate
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Evacuation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Time Spiral
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Time Reversal
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Burning Inquiry
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Incendiary Command
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fate
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Prosperity
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-18%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Memory Jar
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Font of Mythos
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Library of Leng
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Iron Maiden
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Manhole Cover
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Spiteful Visions
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Breach
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Fevered Visions
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Badlands
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
66%synergy
Swamp
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
65%synergy
Island
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Volcanic Island
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
65%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Mountain
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Reflecting Pool
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy