Eddie, Lord of Light (Commander) - Core Burn

Original Name:

Nekusar, the MindrazerNekusar, the Mindrazer

Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Underworld Dreams
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Howling Mine
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Fevered Visions
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Jace's Archivist
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Dark Deal
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Propaganda
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Forced Fruition
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Master of the Feast
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Dragon Mage
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Sycorax Commander
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Jar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Tandem Lookout
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Balor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Terminate
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Vision Skeins
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Baleful Mastery
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Long River's Pull
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dream Fracture
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel and Deal
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-0%synergy
Words of Wisdom
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Charm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-0%synergy
Evacuation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Whispering Madness
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Winds of Change
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Wheel of Fate
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Echo of Eons
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Prosperity
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Time Reversal
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Burning Inquiry
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Incendiary Command
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Fascination
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Diminishing Returns
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Temple Bell
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Font of Mythos
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Iron Maiden
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Megrim
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Liliana's Caress
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Curiosity
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Wizard Class
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Elder Mastery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Standstill
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Jace Beleren
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Xander's Lounge
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy