House of Pain (Nekusar, the Mindrazer EDH)

Commander / EDH Group Slug Multiplayer UBR (Grixis)

Emrakool

Combo (6)

• 1x Anvil of Bogardan
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Mind Over Matter
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Otherworld Atlas
• 1x Temple Bell

Control (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Pact of Negation

Gamebreakers (3)

• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Omniscience

Land (38)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 6x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Ramp (16)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Obelisk of Grixis
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Surveyor's Scope
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Utility (15)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Teachings
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Venser's Journal

Wheels (7)

• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

WinCon (6)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Liliana's Caress
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Phyrexian Tyranny
• 1x Spiteful Visions

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Other (4)

• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

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Welcome to Nekusar, the Mindrazer's House of Pain! A vile contraption designed to rifle through your opponents' libraries so fast they'll literally feel like they're jumping around. Now let's take a step inside, shall we?

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HOUSE OF PAIN (NEKUSAR, THE MINDRAZER EDH)

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CARD SELECTION

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Win Conditions

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The primary win condition of this deck is to damage opponents via massive discard/draw effects. Each card listed below is a direct source of damage or life loss utilizing this method.

• Nekusar, the Mindrazer/Spiteful Visions

  Both of these cards speed up the game clock by force-feeding players extra cards while simultaneously inflicting pain. Flash enablers allow me to cast Nekusar, the Mindrazer during an opponent's end step to maximize card advantage.

• Bloodchief Ascension

  This card often becomes active in a matter of turns during multiplayer games. Overall its versatility can lead to major life total swings in my favor, especially when using wheels that have mass discard effects.

• Liliana's Caress

  This card is a bit more limited in power than Bloodchief Ascension, but the amount of discarding this deck causes make it a viable option.

• Molten Psyche

  Credit has to be given where credit is due. This card doubles as a wheel spell and is more than capable of ending games quickly when cast at the right moment.

• Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

  While he doesn't pack the multiplayer punch of the other cards in this category, Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind makes for a useful 4/4 flying body and utility card draw. Also pairs with Mind Over Matter for an infinite draw/damage combo.

• Phyrexian Tyranny

  This card is especially useful in a control matchup as it forces opponents to choose between life loss or spending mana to nullify the pain.

Lands

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My land choices for this deck are intended to efficiently maintain a tricolor mana base and provide value during multiple game situations. Due to budget constraints I am unable to follow the 3-3-9 split for shock lands, ABUR duals, and fetch lands.

• Academy Ruins

  This card functions as a useful way to recur Memory Jar in addition to backing up my ramp package as Grixis relies heavily on artifact ramp. It is also helpful for recovering combo pieces such as Temple Bell and Otherworldly Atlas .

• Ancient Tomb

  An effective ramp card in the early game which can sometimes be abused later on with Mind Over Matter for big plays.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.26