Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
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.
Combos with Nekusar, the Mindrazer
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Peer into the Abyss Infinite
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite damage to one opponent
- Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Worldfire Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Exile all cards in hands and graveyards
- Exile all permanents
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Mass Land Denial
- Vilis, Broker of Blood Harmless Offering Infinite
- Near-infinite damage to one opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Vilis, Broker of Blood Assault Suit Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for each opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for each opponent
- Near-infinite damage
- Echo of Eons Phyresis Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Windfall Phyresis Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Hive Mind Enter the Infinite Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for all players
- Infinite draw triggers for all players
- Near-infinite damage
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 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.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
As a commander
Decks built with Nekusar, the Mindrazer in the command zone.
Published decks
Decklists players have published with Nekusar, the Mindrazer in the command zone, newest first. A deck that has been played carries the win rate it earned in real tracked games.
- nekusar boss 0 games —
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Nekusar, the Mindrazer, whatever its commander.
Nekusar, the Mindrazer price history
The Commander Masters #349 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | $4.00 | $4.85 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $4.00 | $4.85 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $3.98 | $4.85 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $38.35
- Foil
- —
Secret Lair Drop
- Foil
- $23.98
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $54.28
- Foil
- $57.71
- Normal
- $4.00
- Foil
- $4.85
Etched
- Etched
- $13.79
Etched
- Etched
- $8.53
Promo
Judge Gift Cards 2014
- Foil
- $19.74
Commander 2013
- Normal
- $3.23
Commander 2013 Oversized
- Foil
- $2.40
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Nekusar, the Mindrazer. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
