What are the best cards for Nekusar, the Mindrazer?

Across 10,955 public decks, the most-played cards with Nekusar, the Mindrazer are Sol Ring (92%), Command Tower (90%) and Arcane Signet (86%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Nekusar, the Mindrazer?

The cards played far more often with Nekusar, the Mindrazer than usual: Master of the Feast (17× its usual rate), Iron Maiden (17× its usual rate) and Whirlpool Warrior (16× its usual rate).

What colors is Nekusar, the Mindrazer?

Nekusar, the Mindrazer is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Nekusar, the Mindrazer?

Nekusar, the Mindrazer leads 10,955 public decks in our corpus, #30 of 3,757 commanders.

Is there a budget Nekusar, the Mindrazer deck?

Yes. This page has complete 100-card Nekusar, the Mindrazer decks under $50 ($49.70) and under $100 ($96.18), rebuilt nightly at current prices.

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

UBRGrixis commanders10,955 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard2UBR$3.84

Nekusar, the Mindrazer appears in 10,955 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Master of the Feast, Iron Maiden and Whirlpool Warrior.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

93.9%

10,286 decks+0.04$0.20

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

93.2%

10,215 decks+0.04$0.18

#3Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

92.3%

10,114 decks+0.04$0.16

#4Sol Ring

Artifact

92.0%

10,082 decks+0.02$1.51

#5Command Tower

Land

90.2%

9,877 decks-0.02$0.27

#6Arcane Signet

Artifact

85.9%

9,411 decks-0.03$0.41

#7Windfall

Sorcery

2U3

83.1%

9,107 decks+1.24$6.12

#8Underworld Dreams

Enchantment

BBB3

79.0%

8,652 decks+2.67$1.68

#9Fate Unraveler

Enchantment Creature — Hag

3B4

73.6%

8,061 decks+2.73$3.41

#10Razorkin Needlehead

Creature — Human Assassin

RR2

69.6%

7,629 decks+2.64$5.58

#11Scrawling Crawler

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

69.6%

7,620 decks+2.29$5.85

#12Howling Mine

Artifact

66.0%

7,233 decks+2.69$5.54

#13Reliquary Tower

Land

66.0%

7,229 decks+0.82$4.72

#14Magus of the Wheel

Creature — Human Wizard

2R3

65.0%

7,117 decks+2.43$1.35

#15Jace's Archivist

Creature — Vedalken Wizard

1UU3

64.8%

7,102 decks+2.51$7.85

#16Dark Deal

Sorcery

2B3

63.9%

7,005 decks+2.20$3.58

#17Teferi's Puzzle Box

Artifact

63.5%

6,954 decks+2.72$19.22

#18Spiteful Visions

Enchantment

2B/RB/R4

62.9%

6,896 decks+2.75$1.04

#19Winds of Change

Sorcery

61.4%

6,721 decks+2.64$4.61

#20Whispering Madness

Sorcery

2UB4

61.0%

6,685 decks+2.36$3.67

#21Arcane Denial

Instant

1U2

60.5%

6,633 decks+0.78$2.41

#22Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

2BB4

59.9%

6,562 decks+1.93$102.96

#23Kederekt Parasite

Creature — Horror

59.7%

6,538 decks+2.70$8.85

#24Counterspell

Instant

UU2

59.6%

6,524 decks+0.37$4.38

#25Psychosis Crawler

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror

58.1%

6,367 decks+2.15$2.87

#26Waste Not

Enchantment

1B2

57.0%

6,239 decks+1.63$8.60

#27Watery Grave

Land — Island Swamp

56.6%

6,206 decks+0.09$9.48

#28Molten Psyche

Sorcery

1RR3

56.6%

6,205 decks+2.76$4.48

#29Steam Vents

Land — Island Mountain

56.0%

6,133 decks+0.13$10.66

#30Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

54.9%

6,019 decks+0.08$8.68

#31Thought Vessel

Artifact

53.7%

5,887 decks+1.11$2.94

#32Exotic Orchard

Land

52.3%

5,724 decks-0.10$0.20

#33Forced Fruition

Enchantment

4UU6

51.8%

5,671 decks+2.77$10.08

#34Orcish Bowmasters

Creature — Orc Archer

1B2

51.6%

5,648 decks+1.06$39.92GC

#35Peer into the Abyss

Sorcery

4BBB7

50.2%

5,502 decks+2.35$4.01

#36Kami of the Crescent Moon

Legendary Creature — Spirit

UU2

49.9%

5,464 decks+2.77$7.41

#37Crumbling Necropolis

Land

49.6%

5,438 decks+0.04$0.36

#38Nightscape Familiar

Creature — Zombie

1B2

49.6%

5,433 decks+0.70$0.43

#39Reforge the Soul

Sorcery

3RR5

49.6%

5,432 decks+2.45$6.04

#40Sulfur Falls

Land

48.5%

5,316 decks+0.02$0.32

#41Talisman of Dominance

Artifact

47.7%

5,226 decks-0.13$1.92

#42Propaganda

Enchantment

2U3

47.5%

5,209 decks+1.13$3.72

#43Dark Ritual

Instant

46.9%

5,136 decks+0.11$5.41

#44Dragonskull Summit

Land

46.4%

5,083 decks-0.02$0.67

#45Wheel and Deal

Instant

3U4

46.3%

5,071 decks+2.72$15.46

#46Stormfist Crusader

Creature — Human Knight

BR2

45.7%

5,004 decks+2.46$1.00

#47Drowned Catacomb

Land

45.5%

4,986 decks+0.04$3.55

#48Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

45.3%

4,968 decks-0.00$2.67

#49Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

44.2%

4,841 decks+0.00$1.01

#50Phyrexian Tyranny

Enchantment

UBR3

44.2%

4,841 decks+2.75$1.72

#51Fevered Visions

Enchantment

1UR3

44.0%

4,816 decks+2.72$1.10

#52Xander's Lounge

Land — Island Swamp Mountain

43.0%

4,714 decks+0.17$14.46

#53Liliana's Caress

Enchantment

1B2

42.3%

4,638 decks+1.91$8.83

#54Megrim

Enchantment

2B3

42.0%

4,600 decks+1.98$2.30

#55Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

41.1%

4,502 decks-0.15$3.25

#56Geier Reach Sanitarium

Legendary Land

41.0%

4,487 decks+1.85$2.58

#57Bloodstained Mire

Land

40.8%

4,465 decks+0.06$18.64

#58Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

40.0%

4,378 decks+0.39$4.22

#59Polluted Delta

Land

39.9%

4,368 decks+0.04$19.95

#60Dictate of Kruphix

Enchantment

1UU3

39.7%

4,348 decks+2.75$0.37

Highest synergy

#1Master of the Feast

Enchantment Creature — Demon

1BB3

3,533 decks+2.81

In 32% of these decks, 17× its usual rate.

#2Iron Maiden

Artifact

1,609 decks+2.81

In 15% of these decks, 17× its usual rate.

#3Whirlpool Warrior

Creature — Merfolk Warrior

2U3

2,287 decks+2.79

In 21% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#4Font of Mythos

Artifact

4,047 decks+2.79

In 37% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#5Prosperity

Sorcery

XU1

3,541 decks+2.78

In 32% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#6Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted

Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis

3BB5

3,982 decks+2.78

In 36% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#7Vision Skeins

Instant

1U2

2,411 decks+2.77

In 22% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#8Forced Fruition

Enchantment

4UU6

5,671 decks+2.77

In 52% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#9Time Reversal

Sorcery

3UU5

2,138 decks+2.77

In 20% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#10Kami of the Crescent Moon

Legendary Creature — Spirit

UU2

5,464 decks+2.77

In 50% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#11Seizan, Perverter of Truth

Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit

3BB5

3,785 decks+2.76

In 35% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#12Molten Psyche

Sorcery

1RR3

6,205 decks+2.76

In 57% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

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Complete 100-card decks from our deck builder under a total budget, at current market prices. Rebuilt nightly; prices move, so check before you buy.

Under $50 ($49.70)

The list (100 cards)

Commander (1)

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Creatures (16)

1Rook Turret
1Magus of the Wheel
1Psychosis Crawler
1Three Tree Mascot
1Aethertide Whale
1Nightscape Familiar
1Gut, True Soul Zealot
1Eclipsed Flamekin
1Skullport Merchant
1Stormfist Crusader
1Dreamscape Artist
1Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
1Corridor Monitor
1Oasis Gardener
1Bronze Walrus
1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog

Instants (21)

1Chemister's Insight
1Anticipate
1Refocus
1Infuriate
1Arcane Denial
1Bladebrand
1Glimmer of Genius
1Counterspell
1Deadly Dispute
1Into the Roil
1Corpse Churn
1Abnormal Endurance
1Teach by Example
1Whirlwind Denial
1Abrade
1Prismari Command
1Rapid Hybridization
1Repulse
1Reality Shift
1Go for the Throat
1Baleful Mastery

Sorceries (5)

1Renegade Tactics
1Duress
1Chart a Course
1Raise Dead
1Blasphemous Act

Artifacts (14)

1Sol Ring
1Arcane Signet
1Feldon's Cane
1Talisman of Dominance
1Talisman of Creativity
1Dimir Signet
1Bone Saw
1Izzet Signet
1Mind Stone
1Fellwar Stone
1Prismatic Lens
1Fractured Powerstone
1Tamiyo's Journal
1Soul-Guide Lantern

Enchantments (4)

1Underworld Dreams
1Spiteful Visions
1Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
1Megrim

Planeswalkers (2)

1Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
1Ob Nixilis Reignited

Lands (37)

1Command Tower
1Exotic Orchard
1Temple of the Dragon Queen
1Dragonskull Summit
1Maestros Theater
1Seething Landscape
1Sulfur Falls
1Grixis Panorama
14Swamp
11Island
4Mountain

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Under $100 ($96.18)

The list (100 cards)

Commander (1)

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Creatures (12)

1Fate Unraveler
1Rook Turret
1Magus of the Wheel
1Psychosis Crawler
1Three Tree Mascot
1Nightscape Familiar
1Eclipsed Flamekin
1Skullport Merchant
1Stormfist Crusader
1Corridor Monitor
1Bronze Walrus
1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog

Instants (19)

1Chemister's Insight
1Anticipate
1Refocus
1Arcane Denial
1Bladebrand
1Glimmer of Genius
1Counterspell
1Into the Roil
1Corpse Churn
1Abnormal Endurance
1Teach by Example
1Whirlwind Denial
1Abrade
1Prismari Command
1Rapid Hybridization
1Repulse
1Reality Shift
1Go for the Throat
1Baleful Mastery

Sorceries (7)

1Duress
1Dark Deal
1Whispering Madness
1Winds of Change
1Molten Psyche
1Peer into the Abyss
1Blasphemous Act

Artifacts (18)

1Sol Ring
1Arcane Signet
1Feldon's Cane
1Thought Vessel
1Talisman of Dominance
1Talisman of Creativity
1Talisman of Indulgence
1Lightning Greaves
1Dimir Signet
1Bone Saw
1Izzet Signet
1Mind Stone
1Fellwar Stone
1Rakdos Signet
1Prismatic Lens
1Fractured Powerstone
1Tamiyo's Journal
1Soul-Guide Lantern

Enchantments (4)

1Underworld Dreams
1Spiteful Visions
1Propaganda
1Megrim

Planeswalkers (2)

1Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
1Ob Nixilis Reignited

Lands (37)

1Command Tower
1Exotic Orchard
1Temple of the Dragon Queen
1Dragonskull Summit
1Drowned Catacomb
1Grand Coliseum
1Maestros Theater
1Seething Landscape
1Sulfur Falls
1Grixis Panorama
14Swamp
9Island
4Mountain

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Questions about Nekusar, the Mindrazer

What are the best cards for Nekusar, the Mindrazer?: Across 10,955 public decks, the most-played cards with Nekusar, the Mindrazer are Sol Ring (92%), Command Tower (90%) and Arcane Signet (86%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Nekusar, the Mindrazer?: The cards played far more often with Nekusar, the Mindrazer than usual: Master of the Feast (17× its usual rate), Iron Maiden (17× its usual rate) and Whirlpool Warrior (16× its usual rate).
What colors is Nekusar, the Mindrazer?: Nekusar, the Mindrazer is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Nekusar, the Mindrazer?: Nekusar, the Mindrazer leads 10,955 public decks in our corpus, #30 of 3,757 commanders.
Is there a budget Nekusar, the Mindrazer deck?: Yes. This page has complete 100-card Nekusar, the Mindrazer decks under $50 ($49.70) and under $100 ($96.18), rebuilt nightly at current prices.