Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget 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
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Naktamun Lorespinner
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Masterful Flourish
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magus of the Wheel
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Spiteful Visions
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Forced Fruition
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Collective Defiance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Jace Beleren
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Negate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Terminate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Vision Skeins
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Fevered Visions
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Fate Unraveler
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Krang, the All-Powerful
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sycorax Commander
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Sangromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Barbed Shocker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Fell Specter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Dragon Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Viseling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Howling Golem
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Body of Knowledge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Friendly Teddy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Perforating Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Lord of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Master of the Feast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tandem Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tzaangor Shaman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Bone Miser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Dream Fracture
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wild Unraveling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pain 101
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ionize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Chaos Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Sapphire Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Medicine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Keep Safe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Defabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tolarian Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Searing Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dream Salvage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Swerve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fires of Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crosis's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Damnable Pact
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Fascination
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Whispering Madness
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Skyscribing
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Psyche
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Day's Undoing
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Minds Aglow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Incendiary Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Reforge the Soul
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Winds of Change
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Villainous Wrath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Recollection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Game Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Monumental Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stitch in Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Repossession
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quasiduplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Toil // Trouble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Lore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Burning Inquiry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flux
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Prosperity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Raise Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Laquatus's Creativity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whelming Wave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Howling Mine
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Temple Bell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Black Vise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Misers' Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Price of Knowledge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Raid Bombardment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Leeches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Megrim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Induced Amnesia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Enchantment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Circle of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raiders' Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Standstill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aether Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Molten Slagheap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Star Compass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firemind Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bounty Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Hollow
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Evolving Wilds
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Oscorp Industries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy