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Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard · {2}{U}{B}{R} · Black/Red/Blue commander

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.

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What Nekusar, the Mindrazer actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · otherAt the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
• Triggered ability · drawWhenever an opponent draws a card, Nekusar deals 1 damage to that player.

What a Nekusar, the Mindrazer deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 10× Punishes the opponents' own actions — casting, drawing, searching, attacking cost them
• 10× Make opponents draw — for a commander that punishes their draw, the punishment is the deck's damage source
• 8× A tax, lock or hoser aimed at the opponents — the deck's parity break
• 11× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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