Commander

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
2428 Wins
6748 Losses
Overview

Summary

Nekusar, the Mindrazer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 9,233 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (2428–6748) at an Elo of 1,369, ranking #5408 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 17757 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 9233 recorded Playgroup games (2428 wins, 6748 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?
3,012 decks list Nekusar, the Mindrazer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,642 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
5408
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1369
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 17757
Average commander damage per game 1587204
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 3012
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1642
No. games played with this commander 9233
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 1577 Mrfordyyy 3 2
4 1573 awkseaturtle 10 8
5 1572 papa_phunk 91 27
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, 71.61% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
71.61%
Combo
8.71%
Combat
7.53%
Alternative
6.34%
Poison
3.14%
Mill
1.54%
Commander Damage
1.13%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 2456 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.

+6.7 pp
Top card: Timetwister
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 130 games
+4.4 pp
12
Incendiary Command
Incendiary Command 397 games
+4.3 pp
13
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef 419 games
+4.2 pp
14
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach 191 games
+4.2 pp
15
Ashiok, Dream Render
Ashiok, Dream Render 127 games
+3.8 pp

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 31.79% of games from position 1 and 20.25% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.79% n=2578
2
Seat 2
27.45% n=2554
3
Seat 3
23.25% n=2157
4
Seat 4
20.25% n=1491
5
Seat 5
21.48% n=256
6
Seat 6
22.45% n=49
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins 26.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.0% n=3812
1
1 mulligan
27.68% n=1425
2
2 mulligans
23.83% n=472
3
3 mulligans
23.58% n=123
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=28
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 3.75/5 on average, across 5964 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.6% of the time across 2479 tracked wins.

34.6 \%
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%
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash commander art
54.55%
Kami of the Crescent Moon commander art
53.85%
Kodama of the East Tree commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ketramose, the New Dawn commander art
0.0%
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent commander art
0.0%
Raphael, Fiendish Savior commander art
0.0%
Pramikon, Sky Rampart commander art
0.0%
Doran, the Siege Tower commander art
0.0%