Commander

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
2363 Wins
6588 Losses
Overview

Summary

Nekusar, the Mindrazer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 9,047 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (2363–6588) at an Elo of 1,489, ranking #3872 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 18071 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nekusar, the Mindrazer's win rate?
Nekusar, the Mindrazer has a 26% win rate across 9047 recorded Playgroup games (2363 wins, 6588 losses).
How long do winning games with Nekusar, the Mindrazer take?
Wins with Nekusar, the Mindrazer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Nekusar, the Mindrazer?
2,896 decks list Nekusar, the Mindrazer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,595 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3872
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1489
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 18071
Average commander damage per game 1621969
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2896
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1595
No. games played with this commander 9047
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1672 Sugamon 12 8
2 1590 j4man98 14 8
3 1583 papa_phunk 88 27
4 1577 Mrfordyyy 3 2
5 1573 awkseaturtle 10 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, 71.67% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
71.67%
Combo
8.84%
Combat
7.38%
Alternative
6.36%
Poison
3.15%
Mill
1.51%
Commander Damage
1.09%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 2393 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Nekusar, the Mindrazer decks that leave them out.

+6.3 pp
Top card: Toxic Deluge
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Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins 31.54% of games from position 1 and 20.4% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.54% n=2532
2
Seat 2
27.09% n=2505
3
Seat 3
23.08% n=2106
4
Seat 4
20.4% n=1456
5
Seat 5
21.74% n=253
6
Seat 6
22.45% n=49
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins 25.69% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.69% n=3783
1
1 mulligan
27.45% n=1399
2
2 mulligans
23.59% n=460
3
3 mulligans
24.17% n=120
4
4 mulligans
22.22% n=27
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=8
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nekusar, the Mindrazer 3.74/5 on average, across 5862 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.3% of the time across 2414 tracked wins.

35.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nekusar, the Mindrazer. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary commander art
66.67%
Kami of the Crescent Moon commander art
58.33%
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash commander art
54.55%
Gluntch, the Bestower commander art
53.33%
Tatyova, Benthic Druid commander art
53.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Mayael the Anima commander art
Mayael the Anima 12 games
0.0%
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent commander art
0.0%
Ketramose, the New Dawn commander art
0.0%
Pramikon, Sky Rampart commander art
0.0%