Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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
Flashback
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Masterful Flourish
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Timetwister
100%inclusion218 decks219 decks
97%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
98%inclusion214 decks219 decks
88%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
91%inclusion200 decks219 decks
82%synergy
Winds of Change
87%inclusion191 decks219 decks
82%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
82%inclusion179 decks219 decks
77%synergy
Windfall
98%inclusion215 decks219 decks
75%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion172 decks219 decks
73%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
80%inclusion176 decks219 decks
71%synergy
Underworld Dreams
76%inclusion167 decks219 decks
70%synergy
Dark Deal
77%inclusion168 decks219 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Molten Psyche
73%inclusion160 decks219 decks
69%synergy
Echo of Eons
71%inclusion155 decks219 decks
68%synergy
Deflecting Swat
69%inclusion151 decks219 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Archivist
69%inclusion151 decks219 decks
63%synergy
Waste Not
68%inclusion149 decks219 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion146 decks219 decks
29%synergy
Wheel and Deal
66%inclusion144 decks219 decks
62%synergy
Mana Drain
64%inclusion141 decks219 decks
49%synergy
Whispering Madness
64%inclusion140 decks219 decks
57%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
63%inclusion138 decks219 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
87%inclusion190 decks219 decks
69%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion170 decks219 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion166 decks219 decks
55%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion154 decks219 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion153 decks219 decks
57%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
70%inclusion153 decks219 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
65%inclusion143 decks219 decks
42%synergy
Force of Will
63%inclusion138 decks219 decks
52%synergy
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion132 decks219 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
55%inclusion121 decks219 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Fate Unraveler
62%inclusion136 decks219 decks
56%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
53%inclusion115 decks219 decks
46%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
49%inclusion107 decks219 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
42%inclusion92 decks219 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
38%inclusion83 decks219 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion70 decks219 decks
25%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
32%inclusion69 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
31%inclusion68 decks219 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion66 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
26%inclusion57 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion53 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
23%inclusion51 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
22%inclusion48 decks219 decks
20%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
20%inclusion44 decks219 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion40 decks219 decks
10%synergy
Master of the Feast
16%inclusion35 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion35 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion33 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion29 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion28 decks219 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion21 decks176 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion25 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion25 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.2%inclusion18 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
8.2%inclusion18 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Bone Miser
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
5.9%inclusion13 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
-2%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
53%inclusion117 decks219 decks
25%synergy
Force of Negation
53%inclusion116 decks219 decks
45%synergy
Swan Song
53%inclusion115 decks219 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion101 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion90 decks219 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion84 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
26%inclusion57 decks219 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion45 decks219 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion36 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion34 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
-20%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion25 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion22 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion22 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
9.1%inclusion20 decks219 decks
-16%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
-1%synergy
Vision Skeins
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
5.9%inclusion13 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Dispel
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
62%inclusion135 decks219 decks
57%synergy
Time Spiral
54%inclusion118 decks219 decks
53%synergy
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion117 decks219 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion109 decks219 decks
30%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
42%inclusion92 decks219 decks
37%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion76 decks219 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion68 decks219 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion56 decks219 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion51 decks219 decks
19%synergy
Burning Inquiry
23%inclusion51 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Time Reversal
23%inclusion50 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Day's Undoing
21%inclusion45 decks219 decks
19%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion42 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion36 decks219 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Fate
16%inclusion35 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Prosperity
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Incendiary Command
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion29 decks219 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion25 decks219 decks
-17%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
56%inclusion122 decks219 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion78 decks219 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion68 decks219 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
28%inclusion61 decks219 decks
25%synergy
Memory Jar
25%inclusion55 decks219 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion46 decks219 decks
-5%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion37 decks219 decks
15%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
17%inclusion37 decks219 decks
16%synergy
Library of Leng
16%inclusion34 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion18 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Crawlspace
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Iron Maiden
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
51%inclusion112 decks219 decks
46%synergy
Liliana's Caress
50%inclusion110 decks219 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion106 decks219 decks
44%synergy
Megrim
42%inclusion92 decks219 decks
36%synergy
Underworld Breach
39%inclusion85 decks219 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion80 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion65 decks219 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
26%inclusion56 decks219 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion56 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
25%inclusion55 decks219 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
22%inclusion48 decks219 decks
19%synergy
Fevered Visions
20%inclusion44 decks219 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
18%inclusion40 decks219 decks
16%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
16%inclusion34 decks219 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion13 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Cool but Rude
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.0%inclusion11 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
22%inclusion49 decks219 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion21 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion126 decks219 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion109 decks219 decks
36%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion94 decks219 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion60 decks219 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion55 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion43 decks219 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion22 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion22 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion20 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Great Furnace
5.9%inclusion13 decks219 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion214 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion200 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion127 decks219 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion123 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion108 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
47%inclusion104 decks219 decks
39%synergy
Mox Diamond
47%inclusion104 decks219 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion103 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
41%inclusion90 decks219 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
41%inclusion90 decks219 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion72 decks219 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion60 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion49 decks219 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
21%inclusion45 decks219 decks
-12%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
21%inclusion45 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion37 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion24 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion18 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion213 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion206 decks219 decks
79%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion206 decks219 decks
46%synergy
Steam Vents
93%inclusion204 decks219 decks
48%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion204 decks219 decks
47%synergy
Volcanic Island
93%inclusion203 decks219 decks
77%synergy
Badlands
92%inclusion202 decks219 decks
77%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
88%inclusion193 decks219 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion192 decks219 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion189 decks219 decks
54%synergy
Island
84%inclusion184 decks219 decks
-9%synergy
Swamp
82%inclusion179 decks219 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion173 decks219 decks
-12%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion138 decks219 decks
31%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion137 decks219 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
61%inclusion134 decks219 decks
30%synergy
Xander's Lounge
60%inclusion131 decks219 decks
20%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion122 decks219 decks
42%synergy
Mana Confluence
54%inclusion119 decks219 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion103 decks219 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
45%inclusion98 decks219 decks
34%synergy
Misty Rainforest
43%inclusion94 decks219 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
42%inclusion93 decks219 decks
32%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion90 decks219 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion89 decks219 decks
31%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion72 decks219 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion67 decks219 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion63 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion61 decks219 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion58 decks219 decks
-16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
26%inclusion57 decks219 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion57 decks219 decks
-21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion55 decks219 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion49 decks219 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion49 decks219 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion49 decks219 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion46 decks219 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion45 decks219 decks
17%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
18%inclusion39 decks219 decks
-35%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion38 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion36 decks219 decks
-5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion32 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion31 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion28 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
11%inclusion24 decks219 decks
-28%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion23 decks219 decks
5%synergy