Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

Nekusar, the Mindrazer
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Owain Roberts
Sep 11, 2026
Owain Roberts
Nekusar, the Mindrazer | Commander Makeover
A Commander Makeover for Nekusar, the Mindrazer: the best new wheels, pingers, and removal to modernize this classic group-slug commander.
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Wizard's Staff
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Ravenhill Flock
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Misty Mountains Cold
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Gollum, Riddle Master
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
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Underworld Dreams
71%inclusion181 decks255 decks
65%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
65%inclusion166 decks255 decks
57%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
63%inclusion160 decks255 decks
56%synergy
Howling Mine
62%inclusion157 decks255 decks
56%synergy
Fate Unraveler
62%inclusion157 decks255 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion150 decks255 decks
54%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
58%inclusion149 decks255 decks
53%synergy
Jace's Archivist
55%inclusion139 decks255 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
71%inclusion181 decks255 decks
48%synergy
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion128 decks255 decks
46%synergy
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Counterspell
60%inclusion152 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion135 decks255 decks
44%synergy
Whispering Madness
51%inclusion129 decks255 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion124 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion123 decks255 decks
44%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
48%inclusion123 decks255 decks
42%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
48%inclusion123 decks255 decks
44%synergy
Dark Deal
47%inclusion121 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Waste Not
46%inclusion118 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
46%inclusion117 decks255 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion61 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
16%inclusion41 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
-13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
-5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
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Stormfist Crusader
44%inclusion113 decks255 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion107 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
38%inclusion97 decks255 decks
35%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
36%inclusion92 decks255 decks
31%synergy
Master of the Feast
32%inclusion82 decks255 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion78 decks255 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
31%inclusion78 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Dragon Mage
27%inclusion70 decks255 decks
26%synergy
The Locust God
25%inclusion65 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion61 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion53 decks255 decks
19%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
19%inclusion48 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion46 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion36 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Body of Knowledge
14%inclusion36 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion36 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Sycorax Commander
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Jar
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Fog Bank
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Aberration
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Guttersnipe
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Lore Broker
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Viseling
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Bone Miser
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion102 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion94 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion79 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion73 decks255 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
25%inclusion63 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Dream Fracture
25%inclusion63 decks255 decks
23%synergy
Vision Skeins
24%inclusion60 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion55 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion38 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Long River's Pull
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-13%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Mana Sculpt
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
-0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-13%synergy
Dispel
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
40%inclusion103 decks255 decks
36%synergy
Molten Psyche
40%inclusion101 decks255 decks
35%synergy
Winds of Change
37%inclusion94 decks255 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion88 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
Prosperity
35%inclusion88 decks255 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Fate
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
19%synergy
Incendiary Command
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Damnable Pact
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion47 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Time Reversal
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion32 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Collective Defiance
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Day's Undoing
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Skyscribing
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
-12%synergy
Minds Aglow
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Fascination
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-15%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
45%inclusion115 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Temple Bell
26%inclusion67 decks255 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion60 decks255 decks
-6%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion58 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion52 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion41 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion36 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Greed
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Black Vise
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
46%inclusion117 decks255 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
38%inclusion96 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Megrim
37%inclusion95 decks255 decks
31%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion83 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Curiosity
30%inclusion77 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion43 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
16%inclusion41 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Price of Knowledge
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
-0%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
40%inclusion102 decks255 decks
37%synergy
Jace Beleren
23%inclusion58 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion167 decks255 decks
31%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
34%inclusion87 decks255 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion73 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion237 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion202 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion123 decks255 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion95 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion94 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion79 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion76 decks255 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion67 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion65 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion65 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion60 decks255 decks
-21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion46 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
-13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion252 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion252 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion252 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion227 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion152 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion119 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion109 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion106 decks255 decks
-7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion98 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion94 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion94 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion90 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion67 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion58 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion55 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
21%inclusion53 decks255 decks
-28%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Crypt
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
-27%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
-27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion49 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion48 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
18%inclusion46 decks255 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
-0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-28%synergy
Graven Cairns
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
0%synergy
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