---
name: "Nekusar, the Mindrazer"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "587"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Winters"
oracle_id: "8a5e3c8e-8e22-49b9-8ee5-4a36361f0da6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nekusar-the-mindrazer-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
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.

> *Seine Feinde mutmaßen, dass sein brutales Ableben ebenso wie seine widernatürliche Wiedergeburt von Anfang an der Plan des Lichkönigs waren.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scrawling Crawler](/printing/scrawling-crawler-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
2. [Temmet, Naktamun's Will](/printing/temmet-naktamuns-will-drc.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
3. [Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-hate-twisted-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
4. [Niv-Mizzet, Parun](/printing/niv-mizzet-parun-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
5. [Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind](/printing/niv-mizzet-the-firemind-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
6. [Fate Unraveler](/printing/fate-unraveler-c15.md) — Enchantment Creature — Hag

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #587
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Winters
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`