Nekusar, the Mindrazer (Commander) - Optimized Discard

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Mike Carrozza
Apr 22, 2026
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Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Steal the Show
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Flashback
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
77%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
83%inclusion119 decks144 decks
74%synergy
Winds of Change
78%inclusion113 decks144 decks
74%synergy
Windfall
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
72%synergy
Dark Deal
76%inclusion110 decks144 decks
69%synergy
Molten Psyche
73%inclusion105 decks144 decks
68%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
74%inclusion106 decks144 decks
68%synergy
Jace's Archivist
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
68%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
71%inclusion102 decks144 decks
65%synergy
Waste Not
76%inclusion110 decks144 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Scrawling Crawler
72%inclusion103 decks144 decks
63%synergy
Whispering Madness
71%inclusion102 decks144 decks
64%synergy
Liliana's Caress
69%inclusion100 decks144 decks
63%synergy
Fate Unraveler
65%inclusion93 decks144 decks
59%synergy
Reforge the Soul
65%inclusion93 decks144 decks
60%synergy
Wheel and Deal
62%inclusion89 decks144 decks
58%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion87 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
59%inclusion85 decks144 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion91 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Kederekt Parasite
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
51%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
17%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Feast
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Jar
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion76 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Vision Skeins
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
53%inclusion76 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Echo of Eons
52%inclusion75 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Burning Inquiry
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Fate
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Time Spiral
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Incendiary Command
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Memory Jar
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Library of Leng
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Spiteful Visions
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Fevered Visions
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Underworld Breach
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Curiosity
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion142 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion128 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion136 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion136 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion134 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
74%inclusion106 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion106 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion85 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
0%synergy