Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Lifedrain

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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Naktamun Lorespinner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Masterful Flourish
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Peak
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Howling Mine
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
72%synergy
Fate Unraveler
74%inclusion62 decks84 decks
68%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
61%synergy
Spiteful Visions
65%inclusion55 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Windfall
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
65%inclusion55 decks84 decks
58%synergy
Jace's Archivist
63%inclusion53 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Waste Not
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
52%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
52%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Dark Deal
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Whispering Madness
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Fevered Visions
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Kederekt Parasite
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Master of the Feast
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
35%synergy
The Locust God
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Fell Specter
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Sycorax Commander
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
1%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Miser
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Viseling
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Body of Knowledge
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Wheel and Deal
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Winds of Change
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Echo of Eons
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Fate
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Burning Inquiry
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Incendiary Command
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Damnable Pact
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Day's Undoing
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Time Reversal
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Skyscribing
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Collective Defiance
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Fascination
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Library of Leng
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Horn of Greed
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Caress
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Megrim
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Curiosity
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Price of Knowledge
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Jace Beleren
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion69 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion83 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion82 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion81 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy