Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Commander Legends 529 • mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Collector number
- 529
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Mark Winters
- Finish
- Etched
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.
His enemies wondered if the lich king's brutal death and unnatural rebirth had been his plan all along.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nekusar, the Mindrazer was originally introduced in the 2013 Commander product line, specifically for the Mind Seize deck. The character represents a powerful Grixis-aligned lich, designed to embody a chaotic playstyle that forces players to draw extra cards while simultaneously punishing them for doing so. This particular iteration, numbered 529, originates from the Commander Legends set, which was released in 2020 as a draftable expansion set designed to bring the multiplayer Commander format to a limited environment.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Svetlin Velinov, whose aesthetic choices lean into the dark, undead, and magical themes typical of the Grixis shard in Magic: The Gathering. Velinov’s rendering of Nekusar emphasizes the character's imposing, skeletal presence and his mastery over the mind and suffering. Upon its initial release and subsequent reprints, the card was widely received as a definitive commander for forced-draw strategies, earning a dedicated following among players who enjoy high-interaction, resource-heavy games.
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