Razing the Stakes

Commander / EDH Octrate

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MagicalHacker says... #1

Hey bro. I just finished all the non-lands in my Nekusar deck: Occam's Razer.

Take a look, I found quite a bit of cards that are just brooooooken with Nekusar, the Mindrazer .

February 1, 2014 1:06 p.m.

S os he a zombie or somtng? OH DOSE HE LIEK BRAINS? cool deck thng bro

February 1, 2014 8:15 p.m.

uwerethere says... #3

you should add Unholy Grotto & Riptide Laboratory to keep from paying the recast tax for Nekusar. I would consider adding some discard penalties as well maybe Megrim or Liliana's Caress . I like to run Forced Fruition in my deck to complement Nekusar. Additionally Fate Unraveler is like a mini Nekusar just for a little extra damage. You might get some more ideas from my build 7 Card Draw Showdown

February 24, 2014 11:16 p.m.

Octrate says... #4

Riptide Laboratory is a good suggestion, since I run a handful of wizards. I'll test this one out for sure. As for Unholy Grotto , I've opted to use the more flexible Volrath's Stronghold so that I can grab other creatures that may have died. Discard effects don't seem to do anything for me, I'm just not running enough discard to warrant it. Forced Fruition is hilarious, but a bit overkill. I've seen it work, but I don't find it very appealing for my own build. I have mixed feelings on Fate Unraveler .

February 24, 2014 11:22 p.m.

goblinking55 says... #5

I don't really know much about Commander,but this looks pretty cool. I don't really have any advice to offer except maybe Font of Mythos , for card draw. +1'd

February 26, 2014 3:04 p.m.

dethjakal says... #6

No Sire Of Insanity ? I know it affects you as well but you could combine that with something along the lines of Megrim or Liliana's Caress .

Dire Undercurrents could be useful as well

March 7, 2014 11:49 a.m.

DavidBray says... #7

Nin, the Pain Artist for double the pain.

March 15, 2014 6:04 p.m.

the5ervant says... #8

You say you aren't running a lot of discard, but just imagine if someone had a hand of 7 when you played a Wheel of Fortune while Nekusar and Liliana's Caress /Megrim /Bloodchief Ascension are out. That's a total of 21 points of damage. Crack Jace's Archivist and that's game. The hand churning spells are begging for discard punishment.

Further, to accelerate the hurt, you could add Phyrexian Tyranny and Psychosis Crawler . To slow the hurt, you could have Venser's Journal .

April 1, 2014 12:49 a.m.

Octrate says... #9

Hey, thanks for commenting on my deck. After a lot of thought, I understand the use of discarding pains, but again, they feel like overkill to me. The deck does really well with minimal pain, using control and lockout effects to win me the game. Pain can sometimes win, to be certain, but it's never a priority.

April 1, 2014 2:15 a.m.

mtgchoi says... #10

i like this deck, seems very strong and i like the idea. 1+ for me

April 3, 2014 7:57 p.m.

octopus13 says... #11

Not enough wheel effects. Wheel of Fortune and Barbed Shocker are good, but Fate Unraveler is a need. Oh, and Seizan, Perverter of Truth is good too. Burning Inquiry , Cerebral Vortex , and Liliana's Caress have also been good for me. To bad this is your last deck, it's sad to see that taken away from a magic player. Places to go and people to meet, huh?

April 5, 2014 9:11 p.m.

octopus13 says... #12

Not enough wheel effects. Wheel of Fortune and Barbed Shocker are good, but Fate Unraveler is a need.Burning Inquiry , Cerebral Vortex , Forced Fruition , and Liliana's Caress have also been good for me. To bad this is your last deck, it's sad to see that taken away from a magic player. Places to go and people to meet, huh?

April 5, 2014 9:14 p.m.

octopus13 says... #13

Sorry about that double post, tapped out errors.

April 5, 2014 9:15 p.m.

octopus13 says... #14

And discarding is NOT overkill, and neither is Forced Fruition , Megrim or those other things trust me. If you want competitive, you want that stuff.

April 5, 2014 9:19 p.m.

K34 says... #15

April 6, 2014 11:03 p.m.

octopus13 says... #16

Yeah, that's good too.

April 6, 2014 11:17 p.m.

Kozelek says... #17

Teferi's Puzzle Box is fairly epic

May 4, 2014 11:21 p.m.

If you like the niv combos. Then you could add in Helm of the Ghastlord Tandem Lookout and Mind Over Matter

Even if you have an aura in hand without niv in play, you can hook it to nekusar and start drawing every time your opponents draw.

Also MOM acts like an engine to keep wheeling or as a control option to tap down large threats or mana screw an opponent. +1

Check out my list for more possible card options. Nekusar's Perfect StormI'm always looking for advice. Thanks in advance.

July 10, 2014 9:30 a.m.

Inforussle says... #19

A Forced Fruition could probably either a lot of control, or a lot of damage to your deck, depending on how your opponents react. It would end up in the upper edge of your CMC though.

August 1, 2014 4:11 p.m.

Octrate says... #20

PrestonShilling: I've gotten around to testing your suggestions, and I think you've led me to a breakthrough. Mind Over Matter is so ridiculously broken in this deck that I'm having a hard time imagining my life without it. It is officially a staple in my deck. I'll try to think of some suggestion for you, friend. But thank you for your suggestion.

Inforussle: Forced Fruition is a suggestion I get a lot, and each time I am suggested it, I test it. I did so in this circumstance as well and found it to be daunting to play against, but too powerful for my opponents. I'm certain a time will come when I will find it relevant for my build, but I just can't say that day is today. Thanks for the suggestion though. I really appreciate it.

August 4, 2014 9:36 p.m.

Kozelek says... #21

August 4, 2014 10:20 p.m.

csobacki says... #22

Forced Fruition + Possibility Storm is brutal making them draw 14 cards per spell cast, can make for some big damage depending on what you have out in play. Throw in Painful Quandary and let the fun begin..

Sire Of Insanity with some discard pain Liliana's Caress , Megrim and Bloodchief Ascension will help with all the extra draw giving them too much card advantage. Library of Leng is so broken with Sire.

Wound Reflection has worked out great for me in my Nekusar, My play group hates me deck.

Every time I'm able to get Archmage Ascension into play and it sticks I win the game. This card is too easy to activate in this deck.

August 7, 2014 6:50 p.m.

Weirdhat says... #23

Waste Not is a pretty awesome card in any nekusar deck, you could try it out. Maybe take a look at my deck Hurricane Nekusar could use some suggestions.

August 21, 2014 6:48 p.m.

Evee142 says... #24

This is a fun combo, but you would have to rotate a few lands out for other nonbasics to pull it off.

Tainted Pact + Laboratory Maniac + draw effect = Free win :D

August 26, 2014 1:21 p.m.

More mana rocks and less lands can speed you up. Just a tought.

August 26, 2014 1:55 p.m.

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