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Commander / EDH* Combo Forcefeed Group Slug Infinite Combo Multiplayer UBR (Grixis)

Blizzicane

Counters (6)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Swan Song

Defense (5)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 3x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Watery Grave

Pain (8)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Breathstealer's Crypt
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Liliana's Caress
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 1x Waste Not

Ramp (14)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Tutors (4)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Utility (16)

• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Mind Over Matter
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Wheel (11)

• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Wheel and Deal
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Other (4)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Vandalblast

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Maybeboard

Other (7)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Stranglehold

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Blizzicane here and this is my first EDH deck ever with Nekusar, the Mindrazer and it is filled it with drawing shenanigans and combos. I don't plan for it to be full blown competitive but I want it to be a strong as it can be. >:3

My main win condition (like most neku decks) is to burn everyone to death by using Nekusar, the Mindrazer (but that does not mean I can't win without him as I already have plenty of times) or any card like him in the deck and by forcing them to draw cards as with any other Neku deck.

This version of Nekusar in particularly focuses heavy on ramping and less in control. Reason being that with all the card advantage we will give out opponent I need to win as fast as possible before that card advantage enables the opponents to win/kill me.

Extended Explanation In the Spoilers Below (Click on the Titles)

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The Combos/Synergy

Mind Over Matter + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Temple Bell = Infinite Draw and Damage, can also be done with any other of our pain cards in place of Nekusar and if I happen to run out of cards to draw in my library Time Spiral and its brother Time Reversal can reshuffle our library.

Mind Over Matter + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind = Infinite Draw and Damage, this is basically an alternative to the combo listed above but of course I would have to watch my deck's size and use any reshuffle cards I have while attempting this combo.

Consecrated Sphinx + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Windfall or Whispering Madness = Game Over.

Cyclonic Rift + Sire Of Insanity = A one sided Planar Cleansing, add in Leyline of the Void or even Waste Not and you will mostly likely see at least one person quit at the table if not more. >:3 (Can also be done with a wheel instead of Sire)

Reforge the Soul + Vampric Tutor = "a Miraculous setup" can also be done with Mystical Tutor.

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Tutors & Counterspells

Tutors

Mystical Tutor - Weaker version of Vampiric Tutor but is still extremely strong.

Lim-Dul's Vault - Another nice tutor instant tutor.

Vampiric Tutor - Instant one mana tutor that gets anything.

Demonic Tutor - My favorite black sorcery and IMO the best tutor in the game.

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Counterspells

For this deck I rarely ever have mana open and my hands are always constantly changing so I only have a few counterspells and they all most cost or less. >:3

Muddle the Mixture - Negate with an optional Mystical Tutorlike effect except it goes directly into my hand.

Counterspell - Classic Counterspell, mana hard counter nothing more needs to be said.

Arcane Denial - Another mana hard counter with a draw back but still worth it regardless. However, since I want the opponent to draw cards this disadvantage quickly becomes an advantage.

Swan Song - symbol: 1 mana counter that sort of acts like Negate is a bit weaker as it misses Artifacts and Planeswalkers. Plus it gives a the oppenent a 2/2 flying bird token but with 40 life that is the least of my worries unless they have a ton of a equipment but even then they are probably using that on something else.

Pact of Negation - Free Counterspell that is all.

Misdirection - Because screw your spot removal, you can take 40 from Fireball instead of me, and I want your Eldrazi Conscription. X3

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Mana Rocks/Ramp

Mox Diamond - Trade any of the lands in my hand for a artifact that can produce any color while at the same time possibly ramping at the same time? Yes please!

Chromatic Lantern - All my Lands are Command Towers

Fellwar Stone - My ppponents almost always have at least two of my colors. (One of the colors will be blue)

Grim Monolith - A weaker Mana Vault that does not ping me if tapped. But it does have the advantage of being able to be untapped for at anytime.

Dimir Signet - Mana Rock

Izzet Signet - Ditto

Mana Vault - Burst Mana Rock

Rakdos Signet - Ditto

Sol Ring - EDH instant include

Talisman of Dominance - Ditto

Talisman of Indulgence - Ditto

Gilded Lotus - Master Mana Rock

Mox Opal - With all my artifacts its requirement shouldn't take long to fill.

Lotus Petal - Temporary but effective, especially early game.

Non-Mana Rocks:

Ancient Tomb - It is a land but I felt it should get special mentioning here considering it help me land a turn 2 Neku into a turn 4 win. Basically Ancient Tomb = Mana Crypt on a land.

Tezzeret the Seeker - Mentioning him in this section due to his +1 which works well with mana rocks and the artifact lands.

Copy Artifact - Considering all my mana rocks cost 2 or less (with the exception of lantern) this acts as an extra mana rock if there is nothing worth copying on the field.

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The Pain

Nekusar, the Mindrazer - Best pain dealer hands down and is Commander in Chief of this operation.

Fate Unraveler - 3 for a lesser Neku sounds like a great deal to me.

Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind - While he does not punch every opponent in the face he does create game winning combos with some cards in this deck and can be use as creature removal as well.

Breathstealer's Crypt This pain dealer shoots out damage like a shotgun rather than a machine gun meaning it deals more damage in short burst rather than pinging the crap out of the opponent. 9 times out of ten my opponents will want to take the damage for their creatures as the discard factor is usually more painful when our discard related pain cards hit the field. Lucky for me I don't run much creatures in this deck so it rarely ever hurts me.

Bloodchief Ascension - The requirements for this card is extremely easy to fulfill and it only cost one mana. If you manged to get it to three counters and use a wheel effect you practically win the game.

Liliana's Caress - We have two type of draw enablers wheels and shuffle effects, when a wheel goes off this is the card you want down.

Megrim - Ditto

Underworld Dreams - Heavy mana cost but we need more ways to win without Neku and it only cost three mana!

Waste Not - A card that deals no damage at all but is probably my favorite card out of the rest of these. ALL of its effects will give me a mass advantage after a wheel. Usually, when I resolve this and do a successful wheel I win the game either then or next turn and not to mention I already won games off the mass zombie tokens alone.

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Wheels/Shuffle Effects

I found these Wheels & Shuffle effects to be the most effective as redundancy is king.

Memory Jar Lets you play with a future hand and then get your old hand back and it can be reused via Academy Ruins

Reforge the Soul - This can be even better than Wheel of Fortune if the Miracle goes off. (See combo section for neat tricks).

Wheel of Fortune - The God of all wheels, nothing more needs to be said about this spectacularly broken card.

Whispering Madness - A wheel with the added bonus of being able to be cipher on to a creature if I see an opening.

Windfall - Probably as close as were going to get to Wheel of Fortune the reprint. However, this card can be potentially even more powerful if one of your oppenents or yourself has been hogging a ton of cards with a card like Spellbook.

Wheel and Deal Well its obviously a wheel judging by its name. No need for you to discard but you don't get to draw seven like everyone else but you do draw a card. What makes this even better is this is a instant!

Molten Psyche - skip over most of this card and skip to metalcraft effect and you will see that it can be a quite devastating card.

Time Spiral - Ouch that is a high mana cost but whats that? If I pay the mana cost I get a rebate on my lands? And I get to shuffle my stuff back and make everyone draw? DEAL!

Time Reversal - The weaker brother of Time Spiral

Winds of Change - Best reshuffle in terms of mana cost as it only cost ONE SINGLE RED MANA!

Dark Deal - A black wheel! While a bit lackluster in terms of drawing and giving me a bit of a disadvantage it discards! Enabling my discard enchantments.

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The Pain

Boardwipes/Removal Effects

Keep those creatures away from me! >:O

Blasphemous Act - This practically kills everything in EDH and will end up costing as little as

Damnation - Best black board wipe nothing more to say.

Toxic Deluge - Cheap boardwipe that kills basically everything that lives.

Cyclonic Rift - One sided boardwipe anyone combined it with a wheel or Sire Of Insanity and you got the game in a bag.

Vandalblast - You always need a little bit of artifact hate. (In the sideboard just in case)

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Utility/Misc

Leyline of Anticipation - Instant wheels that is all

Leyline of the Void + Wheels or Sire = Goodbye forever

Clever Impersonator - Copying anything but land? This belongs in almost every blue EDH deck.

Dack Fayden - Even if he is only a steal target artifact for that by itself is powerful alone. Plus, his +1 is relevant to this deck and attract aggro away from my life points.

Library of Leng - Controlled Wheels and No Maximum hand size compiled into a cheap 1 drop.

Mind Over Matter - Basically lets you have as much mana you want and lets you tapped down whatever is a threat to you (See combo section for Infinite combo).

Sakashima the Impostor Copy creatures are great but what makes it shine is the fact that you can copy Neku with it which is one of the greatest feelings this deck can give you.

Sire Of Insanity - Combine this with my discard pain and Waste Not and you have utter chaos.

Temple Bell Enables a Infinite combo and is a controllable Howling Mine.

Mystic Remora - Get several cards for one mana or even more if you keep up with its cost for a bit.

Snapcaster Mage - Blue staple IMO as long as your running nonpermanents. Lets you get a second copy of all your nonpermanent spells (Works well with Riptide Laboratory).

[[Yawgmoth's Will Get ANYTHING back from your grave even lands! as long as you have enough mana to play it.

Tezzeret the Seeker - Ramp, artifact search, and a possible wincon all built into one package.

Consecrated Sphinx - Draw until your heart gives out, having a Reliquary Tower or Library of Leng lets you hold on to all the goodies.

Copy Artifact - Copy any artifact and works as ramp as well if used to copy a mana rock.

Rhystic Study - This card will pay for itself in no time at all in multiplayer.

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Cards I can't afford/Cards that won't be included

Alpha Lands: Badlands/Volcanic Island/Underground Sea

Timetwister - I want this one so bad but I don't think my playgroup would even allow me to proxy one of the P9 just for it being part of the P9. (If I owned a copy it would replace Time Reversal ).

Mana Crypt - Just think of what ramp this will provide... (If I owned a copy it would replace Lotus Petal).

Mana Drain - Better Counterspell is always better. (If I owned a copy it would replace Counterspell).

Force of Will - Its freaking force of will not much needs to be said. (If I owned a copy it would replace one of the counterspells).

Cards that won't be included ever again:

Howling Mine - and cards like this that don't let me control the draw.

Notion Thief - I detest it in this deck

Laboratory Maniac - Too risky

Price of Knowledge - Too expensive mana wise.

Elder Mastery - Too expensive CMC wise and is an aura that can be lose easily.

Helm of the Ghastlord - is not in here because it only really does things with Nekusar which makes me more reliant on him and when attach to other creatures its just an overpriced Curiosity

Archmage Ascension - Requires too much setup to be useful.

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Sideboard cards are cards I may swap in and out depending on the match up.

Please leave feedback on how I can improve this deck or suggestions and also please check out my other decks on the side tab or on my profile. :3

Blizzicane

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Mind Over Matter + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Mind Over Matter + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Temple Bell Consecrated Sphinx + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Windfall Cyclonic Rift + Sire Of Insanity
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 3 Rares 20 - 1 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Dack Fayden, Spirit 1/1 C, Zombie 2/2 B
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