First printed in Commander 2013 (2013)
All 11 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2184, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #860, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1301, 2023
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Commander Masters (CMM) #349, 2023
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Commander Masters (CMM) #587, 2023
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86192, 2020 (digital)
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Commander Legends (CMR) #529, 2020
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #52314, 2015 (digital)
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Judge Gift Cards 2014 (J14) #7, 2014
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Commander 2013 (C13) #201, 2013
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Commander 2013 Oversized (OC13) #201, 2013
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
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.
His enemies wondered if the lich king's brutal death and unnatural rebirth had been his plan all along.
2/4
- Illustrated by
- Mark Winters
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
27 combos, the most popular first:
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage to one opponent…: Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Peer into the Abyss
- Each opponent loses the game: Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Phyresis + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Phyresis
- Each opponent loses the game: Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Grafted Exoskeleton + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Glistening Oil + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Tainted Strike
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Grafted Exoskeleton + Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Glistening Oil + Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- Each opponent loses the game: Corrupted Conscience + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Windfall