Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Optimized Discard

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Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Steal the Show
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
85%inclusion120 decks142 decks
78%synergy
Winds of Change
78%inclusion111 decks142 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
82%inclusion116 decks142 decks
73%synergy
Windfall
96%inclusion136 decks142 decks
72%synergy
Molten Psyche
74%inclusion105 decks142 decks
69%synergy
Dark Deal
77%inclusion109 decks142 decks
69%synergy
Jace's Archivist
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
68%synergy
Whispering Madness
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
71%inclusion101 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Waste Not
76%inclusion108 decks142 decks
64%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
71%inclusion101 decks142 decks
62%synergy
Liliana's Caress
70%inclusion99 decks142 decks
63%synergy
Fate Unraveler
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
59%synergy
Reforge the Soul
64%inclusion91 decks142 decks
59%synergy
Wheel and Deal
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
58%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Denial
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Megrim
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Kederekt Parasite
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
16%synergy
The Locust God
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Master of the Feast
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Jar
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Vision Skeins
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Echo of Eons
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Burning Inquiry
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fate
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Incendiary Command
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Time Spiral
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Time Reversal
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Day's Undoing
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Memory Jar
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Library of Leng
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Monument to Endurance
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
44%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Fevered Visions
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Underworld Breach
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Phyresis
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Curiosity
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion140 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion126 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion136 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion135 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion134 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion133 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
74%inclusion105 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion83 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-13%synergy