Commander

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
2153 Wins
5912 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Nekusar, the Mindrazer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 8,090 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (21535912) at an Elo of 1,551, ranking #1104 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 19958 damage dealt and 0.72 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 8090 recorded Playgroup games (2153 wins, 5912 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: 2 months.
How many decks use Nekusar, the Mindrazer?
2,616 decks list Nekusar, the Mindrazer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,362 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1104
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1551
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 19958
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2616
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1362
No. games played with this commander 8090
Total hours played 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1591 papa_phunk 83 26
2 1590 j4man98 14 8
3 1577 Mrfordyyy 3 2
4 1573 awkseaturtle 10 8
5 1568 ItsWeasel 76 26
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, 71.44% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
71.44%
Combo
8.68%
Combat
7.16%
Alternative
6.89%
Poison
3.38%
Mill
1.46%
Commander Damage
0.99%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 2196 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.

+8.9 pp
Top card: Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Blasphemous Edict
Blasphemous Edict 100 games
+4.6 pp
12
Incendiary Command
Incendiary Command 323 games
+4.5 pp
13
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn 406 games
+4.1 pp
14
Underground River
Underground River 305 games
+4.0 pp
15
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern 250 games
+3.9 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 32.82% of games from position 1 and 20.23% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.82% n=2197
2
Seat 2
28.07% n=2159
3
Seat 3
23.27% n=1865
4
Seat 4
20.23% n=1325
5
Seat 5
22.94% n=231
6
Seat 6
24.44% n=45
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins 25.77% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.77% n=3586
1
1 mulligan
28.75% n=1214
2
2 mulligans
24.87% n=382
3
3 mulligans
24.3% n=107
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=24
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=6
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 5354 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nekusar, the Mindrazer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.7% of the time across 2200 tracked wins.

64.7 \%
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

Kami of the Crescent Moon commander art
60.0%
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary commander art
60.0%
Bruenor Battlehammer commander art
57.14%
Tatyova, Benthic Druid commander art
54.55%
Finneas, Ace Archer commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups