Lazav, Familiar Stranger
$0.08
$0.08Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#1594
Current Rank
#1580
Last Week
#1576
Last Month
Links & Decks
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks.
The Water Crystal+16% Synergy
$2.82
Ardyn, the Usurper+5% Synergy
$0.60
Requiem Monolith+3% Synergy
$0.29
Starwinder+2% Synergy
$0.43
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$1.61
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Lazav, Familiar Stranger's abilities and overall game plan.
Deepmuck Desperado+51% Synergy
$0.12
Codex Shredder+51% Synergy
$0.21
Jace's Erasure+40% Synergy
$0.22
Seize the Secrets+38% Synergy
$0.06
Thought Scour+38% Synergy
$0.47
Vadmir, New Blood+36% Synergy
$0.18
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+33% Synergy
$0.22
Cruel Somnophage+33% Synergy
$0.33
Consuming Aberration+32% Synergy
$0.24
Terisian Mindbreaker+30% Synergy
$0.87
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks.
Hedron Crab+28% Synergy
$2.85
Teferi's Tutelage+28% Synergy
$0.25
Likeness Looter+26% Synergy
$0.94
Drown in the Loch+25% Synergy
$0.99
Frantic Search+18% Synergy
$0.34
Reanimate+11% Synergy
$7.64
Feed the Swarm+9% Synergy
$0.23
Swiftfoot Boots+9% Synergy
$1.30
Negate+3% Synergy
$0.24
Counterspell-9% Synergy
$1.65
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Notion Thief+6% Synergy
$0.77
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+2% Synergy
$12.05
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$25.95
Fierce Guardianship-6% Synergy
$42.63
Mystical Tutor-10% Synergy
$11.92
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$58.30
Rhystic Study-12% Synergy
$48.94
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$50.85
Cyclonic Rift-16% Synergy
$48.08
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rattleback Apothecary+28% Synergy
$0.06
Cathartic Adept+26% Synergy
$0.22
Nimble Brigand+26% Synergy
$0.07
Raven of Fell Omens+25% Synergy
$0.06
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+24% Synergy
$0.57
Scion of Darkness+23% Synergy
$0.21
Blood Hustler+23% Synergy
$0.09
Kaervek, the Punisher+22% Synergy
$0.25
Duelist of the Mind+21% Synergy
$0.14
Fleet Swallower+20% Synergy
$1.21
The Ancient One+20% Synergy
$1.03
Marauding Sphinx+20% Synergy
$0.06
Gisa, the Hellraiser+19% Synergy
$4.67
Abyssal Harvester+18% Synergy
$0.27
Dimir Doppelganger+18% Synergy
$0.60
Lazav, Wearer of Faces+18% Synergy
$0.13
Syr Konrad, the Grim+16% Synergy
$0.60
Ruin Crab+16% Synergy
$1.50
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+16% Synergy
$5.34
Servant of the Stinger+16% Synergy
$0.12
The Mindskinner+15% Synergy
$1.12
Lazav, the Multifarious+13% Synergy
$0.25
Phage the Untouchable+13% Synergy
$8.68
Desperate Bloodseeker+12% Synergy
$0.04
Troll of Khazad-dûm+11% Synergy
$0.36
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+10% Synergy
$1.46
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+10% Synergy
$0.12
Ancient Brass Dragon+10% Synergy
$26.98
Forsaken Miner+9% Synergy
$1.44
Hollow Marauder+8% Synergy
$0.15
Baleful Strix+7% Synergy
$0.82
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+7% Synergy
$17.07
Ancient Silver Dragon+7% Synergy
$37.10
Obsessive Stitcher+7% Synergy
$0.28
Geyser Drake+7% Synergy
$0.08
Veteran Ice Climber+7% Synergy
$0.08
Striped Riverwinder+7% Synergy
$0.10
Overzealous Muscle+7% Synergy
$0.03
Archpriest of Shadows+6% Synergy
$0.49
Harrier Strix+6% Synergy
$0.12
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$0.70
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+4% Synergy
$38.08
Rona, Herald of Invasion+4% Synergy
$0.90
Millikin+4% Synergy
$0.16
Looter il-Kor+4% Synergy
$0.12
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.98
Nemesis of Reason+3% Synergy
$1.85
Ledger Shredder+3% Synergy
$6.83
Shoreline Looter+3% Synergy
$0.20
Hullbreaker Horror0% Synergy
$2.18
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Lazav, Familiar Stranger safe.
Shoot the Sheriff+27% Synergy
$0.72
Bitter Triumph+20% Synergy
$0.80
Psychic Strike+17% Synergy
$0.19
Didn't Say Please+15% Synergy
$0.26
Slip Out the Back+15% Synergy
$2.25
Winds of Rebuke+15% Synergy
$0.08
Dream Twist+15% Synergy
$0.11
Murder+14% Synergy
$0.06
Tyrant's Scorn+14% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat+13% Synergy
$0.79
Archive Trap+12% Synergy
$2.17
Thought Collapse+10% Synergy
$0.24
Tainted Indulgence+9% Synergy
$0.27
Essence Capture+8% Synergy
$0.06
Take the Fall+8% Synergy
$0.04
Infernal Grasp+7% Synergy
$0.26
Siphon Insight+7% Synergy
$0.14
Don't Make a Sound+7% Synergy
$0.05
Three Steps Ahead+7% Synergy
$5.49
Fake Your Own Death+7% Synergy
$0.08
Skulduggery+7% Synergy
$0.03
Fleeting Reflection+7% Synergy
$0.12
Rapid Hybridization+6% Synergy
$1.15
Entomb+6% Synergy
$13.77
Price of Fame+6% Synergy
$0.17
Refute+6% Synergy
$0.14
Dimir Charm+6% Synergy
$0.16
Drown in Dreams+5% Synergy
$0.45
Waterlogged Teachings+4% Synergy
$0.41
Memory Plunder+4% Synergy
$1.25
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.21
Pongify+3% Synergy
$2.10
Unwind+3% Synergy
$1.59
Disdainful Stroke+3% Synergy
$0.10
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$2.59
Snap+2% Synergy
$1.54
Countersquall+2% Synergy
$1.06
Fact or Fiction+1% Synergy
$0.17
Arcane Denial-1% Synergy
$1.75
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$7.64
An Offer You Can't Refuse-3% Synergy
$1.46
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$5.21
Reality Shift-4% Synergy
$0.25
Consider-5% Synergy
$0.46
Deadly Rollick-7% Synergy
$18.24
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.14
Mana Drain-8% Synergy
$42.96
Swan Song-10% Synergy
$6.09
Dark Ritual-17% Synergy
$2.94
Brainstorm-22% Synergy
$1.51
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Lazav, Familiar Stranger's game plan and control the board.
Glimpse the Unthinkable+22% Synergy
$2.59
Pilfered Plans+21% Synergy
$0.05
Paranoid Delusions+19% Synergy
$0.09
Cut Your Losses+12% Synergy
$0.74
Arcane Heist+12% Synergy
$0.44
Buried Alive+11% Synergy
$0.83
Windfall+10% Synergy
$3.95
Binding Negotiation+10% Synergy
$0.07
Enter the Enigma+9% Synergy
$0.18
Lively Dirge+9% Synergy
$0.46
Rush of Dread+9% Synergy
$0.34
Nuclear Fallout+8% Synergy
$0.84
Duress+8% Synergy
$0.14
Maddening Cacophony+7% Synergy
$6.11
Extract from Darkness+7% Synergy
$0.16
Gitaxian Probe+7% Synergy
$4.80
Thought Erasure+7% Synergy
$0.15
Jailbreak Scheme+7% Synergy
$0.05
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$5.65
Chart a Course+6% Synergy
$0.19
Wail of the Forgotten+5% Synergy
$0.12
Shifting Grift+5% Synergy
$0.12
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$0.60
Traumatize+4% Synergy
$3.83
Notion Rain+4% Synergy
$0.09
Diresight+4% Synergy
$0.10
Sorcerous Squall+4% Synergy
$0.56
Life's Finale+4% Synergy
$1.49
Fractured Sanity+3% Synergy
$2.24
Deep Analysis+3% Synergy
$0.13
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.11
Mind Funeral+3% Synergy
$1.18
Fell+3% Synergy
$0.39
Night's Whisper+2% Synergy
$0.25
Treasure Cruise0% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict-1% Synergy
$3.59
Damnation-5% Synergy
$18.68
Victimize-8% Synergy
$0.56
Toxic Deluge-9% Synergy
$5.30
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Riverchurn Monument+25% Synergy
$0.70
Glasses of Urza+17% Synergy
$74.99
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+13% Synergy
$0.50
Mindcrank+10% Synergy
$12.08
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$11.69
Scrabbling Claws+9% Synergy
$0.10
Mesmeric Orb+8% Synergy
$20.02
Grindclock+8% Synergy
$0.26
Whispersilk Cloak+7% Synergy
$2.15
Grindstone+7% Synergy
$10.98
Key to the City+7% Synergy
$0.43
Ghost Vacuum+6% Synergy
$4.34
The Key to the Vault+5% Synergy
$0.36
Relic of Progenitus+5% Synergy
$4.55
Wayfarer's Bauble+3% Synergy
$0.24
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$4.45
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Tinybones Joins Up+26% Synergy
$0.47
Intimidation Campaign+25% Synergy
$0.09
Sphinx's Tutelage+20% Synergy
$1.43
Court of Cunning+19% Synergy
$2.80
Drowned Secrets+10% Synergy
$0.57
Aqueous Form+9% Synergy
$0.28
Spatial Binding+8% Synergy
$0.28
Psychic Corrosion+5% Synergy
$4.58
Fraying Sanity+5% Synergy
$0.44
Patient Rebuilding+5% Synergy
$0.42
Ripples of Undeath+4% Synergy
$5.83
Witness Protection+4% Synergy
$0.17
Memory Erosion+3% Synergy
$6.29
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$6.79
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$1.55
Propaganda-1% Synergy
$2.01
Mystic Remora-7% Synergy
$8.34
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Lazav, Familiar Stranger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+7% Synergy
$3.61
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+3% Synergy
$6.28
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+28% Synergy
$0.16
Restless Reef+16% Synergy
$0.48
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$0.27
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$7.01
Sunscorched Desert+7% Synergy
$0.26
Ipnu Rivulet+7% Synergy
$0.20
Pit of Offerings+6% Synergy
$0.19
Desert+6% Synergy
$0.99
Moonring Island+6% Synergy
$0.32
Sandstorm Verge+6% Synergy
$0.13
Cephalid Coliseum+5% Synergy
$0.20
Field of Ruin+5% Synergy
$0.20
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+3% Synergy
$51.06
Geier Reach Sanitarium+2% Synergy
$1.28
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+1% Synergy
$21.58
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$6.61
Otawara, Soaring City-4% Synergy
$19.28
Temple of the False God-5% Synergy
$0.14
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$0.57
Mystic Sanctuary-8% Synergy
$1.41
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-11% Synergy
$47.16
Reliquary Tower-17% Synergy
$1.98
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bandit's Haul+37% Synergy
$0.08
Liquimetal Torque+15% Synergy
$1.29
Bounty Board+14% Synergy
$0.57
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.26
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.14
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.16
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
$1.12
Mind Stone-9% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Signet-12% Synergy
$0.54
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.51
Talisman of Dominance-15% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring-17% Synergy
$1.07
Thought Vessel-17% Synergy
$1.33
Lands
The mana base foundation for Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Soured Springs+47% Synergy
$0.14
Conduit Pylons+7% Synergy
$0.15
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.23
Dimir Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.15
Demolition Field+6% Synergy
$0.50
Mirage Mesa+6% Synergy
$0.09
Dismal Backwater+5% Synergy
$0.07
Waterlogged Teachings+4% Synergy
$0.41
Forbidden Orchard+4% Synergy
$6.79
Murky Sewer+4% Synergy
$0.07
Escape Tunnel+4% Synergy
$0.39
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.98
Waterfront District+3% Synergy
$0.06
Island+2% Synergy
$0.05
Mistvault Bridge+2% Synergy
$0.40
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.18
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.19
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.28
Submerged Boneyard0% Synergy
$0.08
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$3.03
River of Tears-1% Synergy
$0.14
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$7.64
Undercity Sewers-3% Synergy
$20.14
Port of Karfell-3% Synergy
$0.15
Dimir Aqueduct-4% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$5.21
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$0.26
Underground River-6% Synergy
$1.37
Sunken Ruins-6% Synergy
$9.82
Underground Sea-6% Synergy
Drowned Catacomb-7% Synergy
$1.71
Tainted Isle-7% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Deceit-8% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.45
Gloomlake Verge-9% Synergy
$8.84
Morphic Pool-10% Synergy
$15.63
Myriad Landscape-10% Synergy
$0.11
Command Tower-11% Synergy
$0.22
Shipwreck Marsh-12% Synergy
$3.25
Clearwater Pathway-12% Synergy
$3.86
Sunken Hollow-13% Synergy
$0.26
Choked Estuary-14% Synergy
$0.23
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$15.21
Watery Grave-15% Synergy
$8.98
Path of Ancestry-18% Synergy
$0.18
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Lazav, Familiar Stranger.
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Criminal Past
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
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Wrexial, the Risen Deep
Ambassador Laquatus
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Feywild Visitor
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Shameless Charlatan
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Sword Coast Sailor
The Master, Transcendent
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Candlekeep Sage
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Dungeon Delver
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cloakwood Hermit
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Inspiring Leader
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Popular Entertainer
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Raised by Giants
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Street Urchin
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Tavern Brawler
Stitcher Geralf
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Far Traveler
The Mouth of Sauron
Captain N'ghathrod
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
Ludevic, Necrogenius
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Faceless One
Coram, the Undertaker
Saruman of Many Colors
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