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

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Survival Makes the Deals and Takes the Wheel
This week on Am I the Bolas?, is "kingmaking" ever okay? We're taking a look at when someone is the threat at the table and what to do.
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Krang, the All-Powerful
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magus of the Wheel
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Spiteful Visions
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Howling Mine
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Fate Unraveler
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Fevered Visions
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Vision Skeins
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Master of the Feast
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Fell Specter
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Dragon Mage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Archivist
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
The Locust God
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sycorax Commander
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mysidian Elder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Queen Brahne
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Viseling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Aberration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Long River's Pull
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Magic Damper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Saw It Coming
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spell Swindle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Prey
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Whispering Madness
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Fascination
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Skyscribing
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Prosperity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Collective Defiance
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Damnable Pact
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Commit // Memory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Burning Inquiry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Reforge the Soul
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Winds of Change
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Molten Psyche
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Incendiary Command
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Minds Aglow
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Time Reversal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Harmless Offering
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Temple Bell
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Basilisk Collar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Horn of Greed
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Megrim
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Phyresis
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Price of Knowledge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Curiosity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Parker Luck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Signet
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Airship Engine Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Treno, Dark City
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Marsh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy