Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Alternate Names:

Eddie, Lord of LightEddie, Lord of Light

Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
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Decorum Dissertation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Masterful Flourish
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Brush Off
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
72%inclusion162 decks224 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
68%inclusion152 decks224 decks
60%synergy
Fate Unraveler
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
60%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Visions
62%inclusion139 decks224 decks
57%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
58%inclusion131 decks224 decks
53%synergy
Fevered Visions
57%inclusion127 decks224 decks
53%synergy
Howling Mine
55%inclusion124 decks224 decks
50%synergy
Whispering Madness
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
49%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
50%inclusion112 decks224 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Forced Fruition
47%inclusion106 decks224 decks
43%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
37%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion96 decks222 decks
34%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Dragon Mage
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Master of the Feast
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Sycorax Commander
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Aberration
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Jar
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6.0%inclusion11 decks183 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Viseling
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Vision Skeins
35%inclusion78 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion63 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion54 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Charm
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-17%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Refute
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.7%inclusion15 decks223 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Words of Wisdom
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Deal
36%inclusion80 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Reforge the Soul
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Molten Psyche
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Damnable Pact
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Fascination
24%inclusion54 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Incendiary Command
24%inclusion54 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Skyscribing
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fate
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Collective Defiance
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Winds of Change
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Time Reversal
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-14%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion93 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Temple Bell
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Black Vise
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Megrim
40%inclusion90 decks224 decks
34%synergy
Waste Not
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Curiosity
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Price of Knowledge
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion136 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion194 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion181 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion107 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion83 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion63 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
-22%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
-24%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion224 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion224 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion223 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion192 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion155 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion101 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion61 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion61 decks224 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-15%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
-39%synergy
Tainted Peak
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
3%synergy