Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Wheels

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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
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Raphael's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
76%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Fate Unraveler
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
68%synergy
Forced Fruition
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
66%synergy
Whispering Madness
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Fevered Visions
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Howling Mine
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Waste Not
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Propaganda
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Gamble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Razorkin Needlehead
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Dragon Mage
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
The Locust God
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Master of the Feast
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Archivist
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Fell Specter
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Jar
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sycorax Commander
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Elder Brain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Howling Golem
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Aberration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Clever Impersonator
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Friendly Teddy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Viseling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thought Sponge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Negate
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Vision Skeins
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Wheel and Deal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Refute
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Saw It Coming
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Octopus Form
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Starstorm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Consider
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Dispel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Countersquall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Dark Deal
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Collective Defiance
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Prosperity
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Fascination
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Reforge the Soul
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Incendiary Command
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Wheel of Fate
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Damnable Pact
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Burning Inquiry
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Commit // Memory
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Game Plan
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Day's Undoing
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Time Reversal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Change of Fortune
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Harmless Offering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Skull Rend
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Spellbook
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Curiosity
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Liliana's Caress
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Price of Knowledge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Oppression
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Honest Work
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Ascension
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Induced Amnesia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Gateway Plaza
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy