Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nekusar, the Mindrazer Commander Deck
Nekusar, the Mindrazer turns card draw into a weapon by forcing opponents to draw additional cards while dealing damage for each card drawn, and the deck accelerates this engine through mass hand-refill effects like wheels and forced draw spells that cycle through the entire table's hands repeatedly. Damage-doubling effects and enchantments that pile on extra life loss whenever opponents draw amplify each wheel into a substantial chunk of damage, while discard payoffs generate additional value from the chaos. The primary kill condition is using Peer into the Abyss to force a single opponent to draw half their deck, which combines with Nekusar, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, or Razorkin Needlehead to convert that massive draw event into lethal damage or life loss in a single turn.
Decklist
- Lotus Petal
- Peer into the Abyss
- Magus of the Wheel
- Curse of Fool's Wisdom
- Demonic Tutor
- Whispering Madness
- Rakdos Signet
- Dimir Signet
- Molten Psyche
- Windfall
- Gamble
- Jace's Archivist
- Glistening Oil
- Phyresis
- Rhystic Study
- Mystical Tutor
- Riptide Laboratory
- Ophidian Eye
- Burning Inquiry
- Howling Mine
- Whirlpool Warrior
- Bloodstained Mire
- Polluted Delta
- Sigil of Sleep
- Malakir Rebirth
- Scalding Tarn
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Dark Ritual
- Damnable Pact
- Luxury Suite
- Jeska's Will
- Phyrexian Tyranny
- Damnation
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
- Winds of Change
- Havengul Lich
- Mystic Remora
- Nightscape Familiar
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Seizan, Perverter of Truth
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
- Deadly Rollick
- Fierce Guardianship
- Curiosity
- Forced Fruition
- Waste Not
- Beseech the Mirror
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
- Cavern of Souls
- Izzet Signet
- Shadowblood Ridge
- Vandalblast
- Jet Medallion
- Toxic Deluge
- Liliana's Caress
- Razorkin Needlehead
- Reliquary Tower
- Lightning Greaves
- Spiteful Visions
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
- Scrawling Crawler
- Sol Ring
- Shivan Reef
- Command Tower
- Ferrous Lake
- Feed the Swarm
- Talisman of Creativity
- Arcane Signet
- Darkwater Catacombs
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Talisman of Indulgence
- Talisman of Dominance
- Watery Grave
- Redirect Lightning
- Steam Vents
- Blood Crypt
- Deflecting Swat
- Night's Whisper
- Naktamun Lorespinner
- 7× Swamp
- Vivi Ornitier
- 6× Mountain
- 5× Island