Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mathemagics
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion174 decks237 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion159 decks237 decks
61%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion151 decks237 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
66%inclusion156 decks237 decks
58%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
64%inclusion151 decks237 decks
57%synergy
Fevered Visions
58%inclusion138 decks237 decks
54%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
58%inclusion138 decks237 decks
53%synergy
Howling Mine
57%inclusion135 decks237 decks
51%synergy
Whispering Madness
55%inclusion130 decks237 decks
48%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
49%inclusion116 decks237 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
64%inclusion152 decks237 decks
41%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
54%inclusion129 decks237 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
51%inclusion120 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
49%inclusion116 decks237 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
49%inclusion116 decks237 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion110 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
46%inclusion110 decks237 decks
43%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
45%inclusion107 decks237 decks
42%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion107 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion106 decks237 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion102 decks235 decks
35%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
42%inclusion100 decks237 decks
36%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
39%inclusion92 decks237 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion85 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
35%inclusion82 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Dragon Mage
32%inclusion77 decks237 decks
31%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion76 decks237 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
31%inclusion73 decks237 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
27%inclusion64 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
27%inclusion63 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
26%inclusion61 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion58 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Feast
24%inclusion58 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
24%inclusion56 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion50 decks237 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
18%inclusion43 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion40 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Sycorax Commander
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion32 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
13%inclusion31 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion29 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Aberration
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Jar
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Body of Knowledge
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Guttersnipe
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
38%inclusion89 decks237 decks
36%synergy
Vision Skeins
35%inclusion83 decks237 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion78 decks237 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion73 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion64 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion59 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion57 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion45 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Charm
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
-17%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion30 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion29 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
-10%synergy
Cancel
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Opt
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Refute
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion84 decks237 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Deal
35%inclusion83 decks237 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
32%inclusion77 decks237 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion67 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Reforge the Soul
28%inclusion66 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Molten Psyche
28%inclusion66 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Damnable Pact
27%inclusion63 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Incendiary Command
23%inclusion54 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Fascination
23%inclusion54 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Skyscribing
22%inclusion52 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion52 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fate
22%inclusion51 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Collective Defiance
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Winds of Change
18%inclusion43 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Burning Inquiry
17%inclusion40 decks237 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
-13%synergy
Dreadbore
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion16 decks237 decks
-13%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion101 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
24%inclusion56 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Temple Bell
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion42 decks237 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion36 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion24 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.3%inclusion15 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Black Vise
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
40%inclusion94 decks237 decks
33%synergy
Waste Not
35%inclusion82 decks237 decks
23%synergy
Curiosity
24%inclusion56 decks237 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis
18%inclusion43 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion40 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Price of Knowledge
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
14%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion33 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion30 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
24%inclusion56 decks237 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion143 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion79 decks237 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion75 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion205 decks237 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion193 decks237 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion116 decks237 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion111 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion106 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion89 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion86 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion71 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion62 decks237 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion54 decks237 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion47 decks237 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion44 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
18%inclusion43 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion42 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion40 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion14 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion13 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion237 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion237 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion236 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion203 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
68%inclusion162 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion115 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion114 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47%inclusion111 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion108 decks237 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion96 decks237 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion87 decks237 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion85 decks237 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion84 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion76 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion74 decks237 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion73 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion71 decks237 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion69 decks237 decks
18%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion64 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion62 decks237 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion60 decks237 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion56 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion53 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion52 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion49 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion46 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion45 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
-12%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion35 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion34 decks237 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion34 decks237 decks
0%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion32 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion32 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion28 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion26 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion25 decks237 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.9%inclusion21 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
-39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.2%inclusion17 decks237 decks
3%synergy