Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Krang, the All-Powerful
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion156 decks214 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
68%inclusion146 decks214 decks
60%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
67%inclusion143 decks214 decks
60%synergy
Fate Unraveler
66%inclusion141 decks214 decks
60%synergy
Spiteful Visions
63%inclusion134 decks214 decks
58%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
56%inclusion120 decks214 decks
51%synergy
Fevered Visions
54%inclusion115 decks214 decks
50%synergy
Whispering Madness
55%inclusion118 decks214 decks
49%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
51%inclusion109 decks214 decks
48%synergy
Howling Mine
53%inclusion114 decks214 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
63%inclusion134 decks214 decks
39%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
52%inclusion112 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
51%inclusion109 decks214 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion105 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion104 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion102 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
46%inclusion99 decks214 decks
43%synergy
Forced Fruition
46%inclusion99 decks214 decks
42%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
43%inclusion92 decks214 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
37%inclusion80 decks214 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion73 decks214 decks
28%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
34%inclusion72 decks214 decks
29%synergy
Dragon Mage
33%inclusion71 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
31%inclusion67 decks214 decks
29%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
30%inclusion64 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
28%inclusion59 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion55 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
25%inclusion54 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Fell Specter
24%inclusion52 decks214 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Feast
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion49 decks214 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion47 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17%inclusion36 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion36 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Sycorax Commander
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
16%inclusion34 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion29 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
12%inclusion26 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Jar
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Aberration
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Howling Golem
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Lore Broker
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.0%inclusion14 decks176 decks
3%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Guttersnipe
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.7%inclusion10 decks176 decks
0%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Viseling
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
36%inclusion77 decks214 decks
34%synergy
Vision Skeins
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion64 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion62 decks214 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion62 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion53 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion53 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion49 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Crosis's Charm
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
-17%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
-11%synergy
Refute
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Words of Wisdom
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Deal
34%inclusion73 decks214 decks
27%synergy
Prosperity
34%inclusion72 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion70 decks214 decks
-12%synergy
Reforge the Soul
28%inclusion59 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Damnable Pact
27%inclusion58 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Fascination
26%inclusion56 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Molten Psyche
26%inclusion56 decks214 decks
22%synergy
Skyscribing
24%inclusion51 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion49 decks214 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion48 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Incendiary Command
22%inclusion48 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Collective Defiance
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Fate
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Winds of Change
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion38 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion36 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Time Reversal
11%inclusion24 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11%inclusion24 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
-6%synergy
Day's Undoing
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion86 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Temple Bell
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion34 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion29 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Iron Maiden
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Black Vise
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Kruphix
43%inclusion92 decks214 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion90 decks214 decks
28%synergy
Megrim
40%inclusion86 decks214 decks
34%synergy
Waste Not
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Curiosity
24%inclusion51 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Price of Knowledge
16%inclusion34 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Caress
15%inclusion33 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
15%inclusion32 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion53 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion126 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion62 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion41 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion187 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion175 decks214 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion98 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion97 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion93 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion82 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion80 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion57 decks214 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion54 decks214 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
21%inclusion46 decks214 decks
-23%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion42 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
-25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion36 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion214 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion214 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion213 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion183 decks214 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion150 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion101 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion101 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion95 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion93 decks214 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion71 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion67 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion65 decks214 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion64 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion63 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion59 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion58 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion58 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion55 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion55 decks214 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion55 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion54 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion53 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion47 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion42 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion41 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion33 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion32 decks214 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion30 decks214 decks
-13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
-15%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
-17%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
-38%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy