Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Expensive Group Hug

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Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

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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Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mathemagics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
87%synergy
Winds of Change
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
80%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Underworld Dreams
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
78%synergy
Windfall
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
73%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Wheel and Deal
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Fate Unraveler
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Archivist
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Howling Mine
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
61%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Reforge the Soul
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Molten Psyche
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Echo of Eons
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Kami of the Crescent Moon
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Master of the Feast
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fell Specter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Chasm Skulker
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sycorax Commander
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mockingbird
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Spellskite
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Deflecting Swat
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Swan Song
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Twincast
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Negate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Fork
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Whispering Madness
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Timetwister
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Time Spiral
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Burning Inquiry
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Time Reversal
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Incendiary Command
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fate
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Day's Undoing
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Minds Aglow
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Cascade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Temple Bell
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Memory Jar
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Iron Maiden
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Horn of Greed
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Fevered Visions
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Liliana's Caress
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Megrim
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Cool but Rude
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Curiosity
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Smoke
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Standstill
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Jace Beleren
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
City of Traitors
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Badlands
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Underground Sea
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Volcanic Island
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Island
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Mountain
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
24%synergy
City of Brass
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-24%synergy