Nekusar Gives and Takes Away

Commander / EDH Burn Combo Competitive Multiplayer Storm UBR (Grixis)

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Land (30)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 6x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Sigil of Sleep
• 1x Vampiric Link
• 1x Waste Not

Instant (20)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Snap
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Ill-Gotten Gains
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Commander (1)

Artifact (19)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Creature (5)

• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Tandem Lookout

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Nekusar is the closest thing I've made to a traditional storm deck. The deck is pretty straightforward at first glance since you just want to cast Nekusar, enchant and protect him, and cast wheels. However, the deck has very tight mana, so figuring out how to maximize your turns can be rather difficult.

First, let's cover the win cons since there aren't very many:

1. Nekusar: The King deals a lot of damage, and will be you main win con.
2. Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank: Kill or mill all your opponents.
3. Laboratory Maniac

Also, I should mention Isochron Scepter and Dramatic Reversal. They will generally let you cast all the wheels you need to win with Nekusar.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.96
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Zombie 2/2 B