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Nekusar, the Mindrazer
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Nekusar, the Mindrazer

{2}{U}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.

Whenever an opponent draws a card, Nekusar deals 1 damage to that player.

His enemies wondered if the lich king's brutal death and unnatural rebirth had been his plan all along.

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Set
Secret Lair Drop (SLD #860)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
5
Released
2025-02-02
Artist
Mark Winters
EDHREC rank
#3,742
Colour identity
{B}{R}{U}
Finishes
Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 2 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.24
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck
Draw

Combos 27

Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Peer into the Abyss
{U}{B}{R}
Near-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
17,658 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Phyresis
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
5,048 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Phyresis
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
2,137 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Tainted Strike+Nekusar, the Mindrazer
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
2,080 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Grafted Exoskeleton
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
1,612 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Glistening Oil+Nekusar, the Mindrazer
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
1,143 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Tainted Strike
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
1,006 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Grafted Exoskeleton
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
666 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Glistening Oil
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
560 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Corrupted Conscience+Nekusar, the Mindrazer
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
305 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Worldfire+Nekusar, the Mindrazer
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the gameExile all cards in hands and graveyardsExile all permanentsMass Land DenialNear-infinite lifeloss
153 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Corrupted Conscience
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the game
122 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Hive Mind+Enter the Infinite
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the gameInfinite card draw for all playersInfinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite damage
39 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Harmless Offering
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
31 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Donate
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Vilis, Broker of Blood+Assault Suit+Nekusar, the Mindrazer
{U}{B}{R}
Each opponent loses the gameInfinite card draw for each opponentInfinite draw triggers for each opponentNear-infinite damage
15 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Bazaar Trader
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
14 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Wrong Turn
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
13 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Fateful Handoff
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
12 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Blim, Comedic Genius
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Switcheroo
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Windfall+Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Triumph of the Hordes
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Each opponent loses the game
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Coveted Falcon
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Zedruu the Greathearted
{W}{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Echo of Eons+Triumph of the Hordes
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Each opponent loses the game
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+Vilis, Broker of Blood+Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
{W}{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponentNear-infinite damage to one opponentTarget opponent loses the game
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 27 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Underworld Dreams 80 %+73.9 %
  2. Fate Unraveler 74 %+68.5 %
  3. Howling Mine 68 %+62.4 %
  4. Razorkin Needlehead 68 %+62.3 %
  5. Scrawling Crawler 69 %+60.9 %
  6. Windfall 83 %+60.0 %
  7. Teferi's Puzzle Box 65 %+59.9 %
  8. Spiteful Visions 64 %+59.5 %
  9. Jace's Archivist 65 %+59.5 %
  10. Magus of the Wheel 66 %+59.2 %
  11. Whispering Madness 62 %+55.7 %
  12. Kederekt Parasite 60 %+55.2 %
  13. Dark Deal 62 %+54.7 %
  14. Winds of Change 59 %+54.5 %
  15. Molten Psyche 57 %+52.8 %
  16. Psychosis Crawler 60 %+51.9 %
  17. Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 60 %+50.8 %
  18. Kami of the Crescent Moon 53 %+48.9 %
  19. Forced Fruition 53 %+48.8 %
  20. Peer into the Abyss 51 %+45.9 %
  21. Waste Not 57 %+45.1 %
  22. Reforge the Soul 49 %+44.1 %
  23. Fevered Visions 48 %+43.8 %
  24. Stormfist Crusader 48 %+43.0 %
  25. Wheel and Deal 46 %+42.8 %
  26. Phyrexian Tyranny 45 %+42.0 %
  27. Dictate of Kruphix 41 %+37.6 %
  28. Font of Mythos 39 %+35.7 %
  29. Megrim 42 %+35.7 %
  30. Geier Reach Sanitarium 42 %+35.6 %
  31. Thought Vessel 57 %+35.5 %
  32. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted 38 %+35.3 %
  33. Liliana's Caress 42 %+34.8 %
  34. Reliquary Tower 69 %+34.6 %
  35. Seizan, Perverter of Truth 37 %+34.3 %
  36. Orcish Bowmasters 51 %+33.4 %
  37. Arcane Denial 62 %+32.8 %
  38. Propaganda 48 %+32.5 %
  39. Master of the Feast 34 %+31.1 %
  40. Echo of Eons 34 %+31.0 %
  41. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph 33 %+30.8 %
  42. Prosperity 32 %+29.7 %
  43. Bloodchief Ascension 32 %+27.3 %
  44. Mikokoro, Center of the Sea 29 %+27.1 %
  45. The Locust God 30 %+26.3 %
  46. Temple Bell 28 %+25.7 %
  47. Baleful Mastery 29 %+25.7 %
  48. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus 28 %+24.6 %
  49. Harmonic Prodigy 35 %+24.4 %
  50. Nightscape Familiar 50 %+23.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 96 %+3.4 %
  2. Swamp 96 %+3.7 %
  3. Mountain 95 %+3.3 %
  4. Sol Ring 93 %+3.3 %
  5. Command Tower 92 %+0.1 %
  6. Arcane Signet 86 %-1.9 %
  7. Windfall 83 %+60.0 %
  8. Underworld Dreams 80 %+73.9 %
  9. Fate Unraveler 74 %+68.5 %
  10. Scrawling Crawler 69 %+60.9 %
  11. Reliquary Tower 69 %+34.6 %
  12. Razorkin Needlehead 68 %+62.3 %
  13. Howling Mine 68 %+62.4 %
  14. Magus of the Wheel 66 %+59.2 %
  15. Jace's Archivist 65 %+59.5 %
  16. Teferi's Puzzle Box 65 %+59.9 %
  17. Spiteful Visions 64 %+59.5 %
  18. Dark Deal 62 %+54.7 %
  19. Whispering Madness 62 %+55.7 %
  20. Arcane Denial 62 %+32.8 %
  21. Counterspell 60 %+15.7 %
  22. Kederekt Parasite 60 %+55.2 %
  23. Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 60 %+50.8 %
  24. Psychosis Crawler 60 %+51.9 %
  25. Winds of Change 59 %+54.5 %
  26. Waste Not 57 %+45.1 %
  27. Molten Psyche 57 %+52.8 %
  28. Thought Vessel 57 %+35.5 %
  29. Watery Grave 55 %+7.1 %
  30. Steam Vents 54 %+7.7 %
  31. Crumbling Necropolis 54 %+1.4 %
  32. Blood Crypt 53 %+6.5 %
  33. Kami of the Crescent Moon 53 %+48.9 %
  34. Forced Fruition 53 %+48.8 %
  35. Exotic Orchard 52 %-4.9 %
  36. Orcish Bowmasters 51 %+33.4 %
  37. Peer into the Abyss 51 %+45.9 %
  38. Nightscape Familiar 50 %+23.1 %
  39. Sulfur Falls 50 %+1.4 %
  40. Reforge the Soul 49 %+44.1 %
  41. Stormfist Crusader 48 %+43.0 %
  42. Dragonskull Summit 48 %+0.9 %
  43. Fevered Visions 48 %+43.8 %
  44. Propaganda 48 %+32.5 %
  45. Drowned Catacomb 46 %+2.2 %
  46. Wheel and Deal 46 %+42.8 %
  47. Xander's Lounge 45 %+6.2 %
  48. Phyrexian Tyranny 45 %+42.0 %
  49. Talisman of Dominance 45 %-5.3 %
  50. Dark Ritual 45 %+6.3 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2020-11-10

    If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," it doesn't count as drawing cards and it doesn't cause Nekusar's second ability to trigger.

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