Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Optimized Group Slug

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Naktamun Lorespinner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mathemagics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Howling Mine
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Windfall
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Jace's Archivist
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Underworld Dreams
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Fate Unraveler
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Whispering Madness
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Denial
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Waste Not
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Font of Mythos
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Dark Deal
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Reforge the Soul
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Stormfist Crusader
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Master of the Feast
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
The Locust God
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Dragon Mage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Fell Specter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bone Miser
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Body of Knowledge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Jar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Humble Defector
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Wheel and Deal
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Mastery
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Dream Fracture
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Vision Skeins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Strike
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Swerve
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Katara's Reversal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fire Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Wheel of Fate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Winds of Change
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Prosperity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Day's Undoing
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Damnable Pact
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Time Reversal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Incendiary Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Slagstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Boomerang Basics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Venser's Journal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Library of Leng
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Black Vise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Rack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Fevered Visions
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Caress
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Megrim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Phyresis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Curiosity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cool but Rude
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mindless Conscription
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Redaction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy