---
name: "Nekusar, the Mindrazer"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "CMR"
set_name: "Commander Legends"
collector_number: "529"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Winters"
oracle_id: "8a5e3c8e-8e22-49b9-8ee5-4a36361f0da6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nekusar-the-mindrazer-cmr"
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

## 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scrawling Crawler](/printing/scrawling-crawler-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
2. [Niv-Mizzet, Parun](/printing/niv-mizzet-parun-otc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
3. [Temmet, Naktamun's Will](/printing/temmet-naktamuns-will-drc.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-hate-twisted-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
5. [Fate Unraveler](/printing/fate-unraveler-dsc.md) — Enchantment Creature — Hag
6. [Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind](/printing/niv-mizzet-the-firemind-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends (CMR) #529
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Winters
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-11-10)* If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," it doesn't count as drawing cards and it doesn't cause Nekusar's second ability to trigger.