Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Optimized Discard

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Entropic Battlecruiser
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
3% of 35 decks +2% synergy
Mutinous Massacre
3% of 35 decks +1% synergy
Singularity Rupture
3% of 35 decks +1% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
2% of 43 decks +2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
88% of 84 decks +81% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86% of 84 decks +77% synergy
Molten Psyche
79% of 84 decks +74% synergy
Winds of Change
77% of 84 decks +72% synergy
Jace's Archivist
79% of 84 decks +72% synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
77% of 84 decks +72% synergy
Windfall
93% of 84 decks +70% synergy
Dark Deal
76% of 84 decks +69% synergy
Waste Not
79% of 84 decks +68% synergy
Reforge the Soul
69% of 84 decks +64% synergy
Top Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
70% of 84 decks +64% synergy
Fate Unraveler
69% of 84 decks +63% synergy
Liliana's Caress
68% of 84 decks +61% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
67% of 84 decks +57% synergy
Megrim
63% of 84 decks +57% synergy
Whispering Madness
63% of 84 decks +56% synergy
Wheel and Deal
62% of 84 decks +58% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
62% of 84 decks +55% synergy
Arcane Denial
57% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Howling Mine
56% of 84 decks +50% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
70% of 84 decks +52% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63% of 84 decks +38% synergy
Demonic Tutor
55% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Mystical Tutor
52% of 84 decks +39% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
39% of 84 decks +34% synergy
Deflecting Swat
37% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Force of Will
31% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Chrome Mox
24% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
48% of 84 decks +40% synergy
Kederekt Parasite
46% of 84 decks +42% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
30% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
30% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
27% of 84 decks +25% synergy
The Locust God
27% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Stormfist Crusader
26% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Master of the Feast
23% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
20% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Bone Miser
18% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Fell Specter
14% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
13% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Sangromancer
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
10% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Notion Thief
10% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
9% of 56 decks +5% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Magus of the Jar
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Mage
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Opposition Agent
7% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Chasm Skulker
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7% of 56 decks +0% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7% of 56 decks -1% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6% of 84 decks -9% synergy
Surly Badgersaur
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Silent Arbiter
6% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6% of 84 decks -2% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
54% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Dark Ritual
44% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Mana Drain
44% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Chaos Warp
35% of 84 decks -4% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Baleful Mastery
27% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Deadly Rollick
25% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Negate
24% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Force of Negation
23% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Swan Song
21% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Bedevil
21% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Terminate
20% of 84 decks -6% synergy
Brainstorm
18% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Vision Skeins
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Sink into Stupor
11% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Dream Fracture
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Withering Torment
11% of 84 decks -2% synergy
Pact of Negation
10% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Reverberate
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Valakut Awakening
8% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Cabal Ritual
7% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Flame of Anor
7% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Evacuation
7% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Resculpt
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Spell Pierce
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Echo of Eons
54% of 84 decks +50% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
48% of 84 decks +42% synergy
Blasphemous Act
46% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
44% of 84 decks +35% synergy
Toxic Deluge
36% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Incendiary Command
31% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Damnation
31% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Jeska's Will
30% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Wheel of Fate
30% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Vandalblast
30% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Time Reversal
30% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Burning Inquiry
25% of 84 decks +22% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
21% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Time Spiral
21% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Prosperity
20% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Feed the Swarm
17% of 84 decks -17% synergy
Commit // Memory
15% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Day's Undoing
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Damnable Pact
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Grim Tutor
13% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Reanimate
12% of 84 decks -12% synergy
Khorvath's Fury
12% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Timetwister
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Imperial Seal
11% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Personal Tutor
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Ponder
8% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Solve the Equation
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Sign in Blood
7% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Diminishing Returns
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Collective Defiance
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Gamble
6% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Font of Mythos
30% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Library of Leng
26% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Memory Jar
25% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Temple Bell
21% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Mindcrank
19% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
14% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
14% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Crawlspace
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Monument to Endurance
10% of 83 decks +4% synergy
The One Ring
10% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Venser's Journal
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Scroll Rack
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Horn of Greed
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Basilisk Collar
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Folio of Fancies
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
51% of 84 decks +46% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
49% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Propaganda
49% of 84 decks +35% synergy
Rhystic Study
37% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Fevered Visions
37% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
36% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Forced Fruition
31% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
27% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Phyresis
26% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Underworld Breach
21% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Curiosity
19% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Sigil of Sleep
15% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Remora
14% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Raiders' Wake
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Painful Quandary
12% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Leyline of the Void
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Ominous Seas
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Bottomless Pit
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Hive Mind
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
26% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50% of 84 decks +43% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
27% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Ancient Tomb
24% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Command Beacon
14% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13% of 84 decks -2% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Coffers
11% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Mistrise Village
10% of 67 decks +3% synergy
Maze of Ith
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Witch's Clinic
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Glacial Chasm
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Strip Mine
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
89% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Thought Vessel
50% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Dimir Signet
36% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
32% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Izzet Signet
30% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Rakdos Signet
27% of 84 decks -10% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Lotus Petal
19% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Commander's Sphere
17% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Mana Vault
11% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Relic of Sauron
10% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Mind Stone
8% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Mox Amber
6% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Midnight Clock
6% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6% of 84 decks +0% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Island
98% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Mountain
94% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Watery Grave
75% of 84 decks +30% synergy
Steam Vents
74% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Blood Crypt
74% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Polluted Delta
64% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Xander's Lounge
61% of 84 decks +20% synergy
Scalding Tarn
58% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Morphic Pool
54% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Training Center
52% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Luxury Suite
48% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
46% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Sulfur Falls
44% of 84 decks -1% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43% of 84 decks -15% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Shivan Reef
39% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 84 decks -21% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Sunken Hollow
35% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Underground River
32% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Haunted Ridge
29% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Reflecting Pool
24% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Badlands
21% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Underground Sea
20% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Volcanic Island
20% of 84 decks +6% synergy
City of Brass
19% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Undercity Sewers
18% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Blazemire Verge
17% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Mana Confluence
17% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Flooded Strand
15% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Raucous Theater
14% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Misty Rainforest
13% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Seething Landscape
13% of 84 decks -6% synergy
Graven Cairns
12% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Evolving Wilds
12% of 84 decks -14% synergy
Thundering Falls
12% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Wooded Foothills
11% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11% of 84 decks -5% synergy