Lazav, Familiar Stranger
$0.24
$0.24Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1229
Current Rank
#1385
Last Week
#1503
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Lazav, Familiar Stranger.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks.
Exhibition Tidecaller+14% Synergy
$0.58
Banishing Betrayal+4% Synergy
$0.14
Forum Necroscribe+4% Synergy
$0.16
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer+1% Synergy
$2.48
Grave Researcher+0% Synergy
$3.08
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Lazav, Familiar Stranger's abilities and overall game plan.
Deepmuck Desperado+52% Synergy
$0.20
Codex Shredder+51% Synergy
$0.36
Seize the Secrets+40% Synergy
$0.10
Thought Scour+38% Synergy
$1.51
Vadmir, New Blood+38% Synergy
$0.29
Jace's Erasure+36% Synergy
$0.34
Consuming Aberration+35% Synergy
$0.23
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+34% Synergy
$0.19
Rattleback Apothecary+32% Synergy
$0.13
Nimble Brigand+32% Synergy
$0.08
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks.
Shoot the Sheriff+31% Synergy
$0.49
Cruel Somnophage+31% Synergy
$0.88
Hedron Crab+30% Synergy
$2.70
Singularity Rupture+22% Synergy
$0.49
Drown in the Loch+22% Synergy
$1.45
Go for the Throat+15% Synergy
$0.57
Frantic Search+15% Synergy
$1.10
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.21
Negate+3% Synergy
$0.20
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.67
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Notion Thief+3% Synergy
$1.54
Orcish Bowmasters-1% Synergy
$49.36
Fierce Guardianship-9% Synergy
$58.52
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$72.10
Rhystic Study-12% Synergy
$66.59
Cyclonic Rift-15% Synergy
$41.55
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Raven of Fell Omens+28% Synergy
$0.17
Cathartic Adept+27% Synergy
$0.24
Terisian Mindbreaker+27% Synergy
$2.44
Kaervek, the Punisher+26% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Hustler+25% Synergy
$0.20
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+24% Synergy
$0.83
Likeness Looter+23% Synergy
$3.26
Duelist of the Mind+23% Synergy
$0.30
Scion of Darkness+21% Synergy
$0.35
Abyssal Harvester+21% Synergy
$0.37
Gisa, the Hellraiser+20% Synergy
$5.81
Servant of the Stinger+19% Synergy
$0.16
The Ancient One+19% Synergy
$2.61
Fleet Swallower+19% Synergy
$1.31
Marauding Sphinx+17% Synergy
$0.09
Ruin Crab+17% Synergy
$2.05
Dimir Doppelganger+17% Synergy
$0.56
Syr Konrad, the Grim+17% Synergy
$0.91
Lazav, Wearer of Faces+14% Synergy
$0.21
Desperate Bloodseeker+13% Synergy
$0.15
The Mindskinner+13% Synergy
$2.81
Troll of Khazad-dûm+13% Synergy
$0.94
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+12% Synergy
$4.88
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+10% Synergy
$1.76
Phage the Untouchable+10% Synergy
$12.72
Veteran Ice Climber+10% Synergy
$0.23
Lazav, the Multifarious+10% Synergy
$0.36
Forsaken Miner+10% Synergy
$1.14
Striped Riverwinder+9% Synergy
$0.32
Overzealous Muscle+8% Synergy
$0.05
Millikin+8% Synergy
$0.32
Geyser Drake+7% Synergy
$0.12
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+7% Synergy
$0.30
Harrier Strix+7% Synergy
$0.13
Hollow Marauder+6% Synergy
$0.17
Ancient Brass Dragon+5% Synergy
$43.91
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$1.43
Royal Assassin+5% Synergy
$0.38
Shoreline Looter+5% Synergy
$0.30
Archpriest of Shadows+4% Synergy
$1.40
Looter il-Kor+4% Synergy
$0.26
Ancient Silver Dragon+4% Synergy
$54.66
Obsessive Stitcher+4% Synergy
$0.33
Ledger Shredder+3% Synergy
$7.44
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+2% Synergy
$45.22
Nemesis of Reason+2% Synergy
$3.36
Baleful Strix+2% Synergy
$3.04
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+2% Synergy
$26.35
Hydroelectric Specimen+2% Synergy
$0.80
Hullbreaker Horror-1% Synergy
$5.92
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Lazav, Familiar Stranger safe.
Didn't Say Please+17% Synergy
$0.36
Psychic Strike+17% Synergy
$0.36
Murder+17% Synergy
$0.22
Winds of Rebuke+16% Synergy
$0.26
Bitter Triumph+16% Synergy
$0.58
Tyrant's Scorn+15% Synergy
$0.31
Dream Twist+13% Synergy
$0.25
Archive Trap+11% Synergy
$1.74
Slip Out the Back+10% Synergy
$4.11
Infernal Grasp+10% Synergy
$0.25
Take the Fall+9% Synergy
$0.14
Essence Capture+8% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Collapse+8% Synergy
$0.37
Fleeting Reflection+7% Synergy
$0.21
Fake Your Own Death+7% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Charm+7% Synergy
$0.29
Skulduggery+6% Synergy
$0.05
Siphon Insight+6% Synergy
$0.36
Three Steps Ahead+6% Synergy
$7.96
Metamorphic Blast+6% Synergy
$0.16
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.36
Price of Fame+5% Synergy
$0.28
Refute+5% Synergy
$0.21
Don't Make a Sound+5% Synergy
$0.19
Rapid Hybridization+4% Synergy
$0.50
Imp's Mischief+4% Synergy
$7.33
Kitsune's Technique+4% Synergy
$1.47
Entomb+4% Synergy
$17.25
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.18
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$3.47
Memory Plunder+3% Synergy
$1.29
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$2.80
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.22
Pongify+2% Synergy
$1.72
Snap+1% Synergy
$3.40
Waterlogged Teachings+1% Synergy
$0.46
Run Away Together+0% Synergy
$0.14
Countersquall+0% Synergy
$1.07
Fact or Fiction+0% Synergy
$0.25
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$6.82
Arcane Denial-2% Synergy
$2.01
Consider-3% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.79
Reality Shift-4% Synergy
$0.26
An Offer You Can't Refuse-6% Synergy
$2.27
Mana Drain-9% Synergy
$55.81
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$28.12
Swan Song-10% Synergy
$8.00
Dark Ritual-17% Synergy
$3.90
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Lazav, Familiar Stranger's game plan and control the board.
Pilfered Plans+18% Synergy
$0.20
Glimpse the Unthinkable+17% Synergy
$3.18
Paranoid Delusions+16% Synergy
$0.12
Buried Alive+12% Synergy
$0.88
Binding Negotiation+10% Synergy
$0.13
Arcane Heist+10% Synergy
$4.82
Cut Your Losses+10% Synergy
$1.41
Lively Dirge+9% Synergy
$1.41
Windfall+8% Synergy
$4.94
Enter the Enigma+8% Synergy
$0.32
Duress+8% Synergy
$0.13
Extract from Darkness+8% Synergy
$0.23
Rush of Dread+7% Synergy
$0.40
Thought Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.25
Jailbreak Scheme+6% Synergy
$0.05
Reanimate+5% Synergy
$8.19
Gitaxian Probe+5% Synergy
$6.00
Breach the Multiverse+5% Synergy
$9.79
Nuclear Fallout+4% Synergy
$3.43
Shifting Grift+4% Synergy
$0.27
Wail of the Forgotten+4% Synergy
$0.23
Fell+4% Synergy
$0.39
Maddening Cacophony+4% Synergy
$7.66
Chart a Course+4% Synergy
$0.13
Fractured Sanity+3% Synergy
$3.14
Deep Analysis+3% Synergy
$0.27
Diresight+3% Synergy
$0.15
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$3.67
Mind Funeral+2% Synergy
$1.14
Notion Rain+2% Synergy
$0.27
Traumatize+2% Synergy
$3.99
Dream Harvest+1% Synergy
$0.35
Night's Whisper+0% Synergy
$0.34
Treasure Cruise-1% Synergy
$0.24
Victimize-8% Synergy
$1.70
Toxic Deluge-11% Synergy
$5.05
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Riverchurn Monument+26% Synergy
$2.42
Glasses of Urza+21% Synergy
$269.50
The Water Crystal+11% Synergy
$4.10
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.66
Grindclock+8% Synergy
$0.34
Ghost Vacuum+7% Synergy
$4.30
Scrabbling Claws+7% Synergy
$0.18
Mindcrank+7% Synergy
$10.59
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$1.13
Swiftfoot Boots+6% Synergy
$1.95
Palantír of Orthanc+5% Synergy
$24.29
Grindstone+5% Synergy
$13.47
Mesmeric Orb+5% Synergy
$18.39
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$2.25
The Key to the Vault+4% Synergy
$0.40
Wayfarer's Bauble+0% Synergy
$0.30
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$4.44
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Teferi's Tutelage+26% Synergy
$0.37
Intimidation Campaign+26% Synergy
$0.10
Tinybones Joins Up+20% Synergy
$0.42
Sphinx's Tutelage+18% Synergy
$2.88
Court of Cunning+12% Synergy
$4.44
Drowned Secrets+10% Synergy
$0.63
Aqueous Form+9% Synergy
$0.38
Spatial Binding+8% Synergy
$0.24
Witness Protection+7% Synergy
$0.26
Patient Rebuilding+5% Synergy
$0.96
Fraying Sanity+5% Synergy
$0.58
Psychic Corrosion+3% Synergy
$6.90
Ripples of Undeath+2% Synergy
$6.19
Memory Erosion+2% Synergy
$9.00
Propaganda-1% Synergy
$3.11
Phyrexian Arena-1% Synergy
$4.22
Bloodchief Ascension-2% Synergy
$20.52
Animate Dead-2% Synergy
$5.00
Mystic Remora-7% Synergy
$12.00
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Lazav, Familiar Stranger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$1.74
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+28% Synergy
$0.33
Rogue's Passage+12% Synergy
$0.38
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$2.86
Sunscorched Desert+7% Synergy
$0.33
Sandstorm Verge+6% Synergy
$0.30
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$1.46
Moonring Island+6% Synergy
$0.45
Desert+5% Synergy
$1.17
Ipnu Rivulet+5% Synergy
$0.30
Pit of Offerings+5% Synergy
$0.33
Maze of Ith+4% Synergy
$11.15
Arid Archway+4% Synergy
$0.54
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.35
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.22
Geier Reach Sanitarium+1% Synergy
$1.50
Shizo, Death's Storehouse0% Synergy
$39.40
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.33
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$10.74
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$30.88
Mystic Sanctuary-6% Synergy
$0.85
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-11% Synergy
$63.55
Bojuka Bog-12% Synergy
$0.70
Reliquary Tower-17% Synergy
$2.94
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bandit's Haul+38% Synergy
$0.28
Bounty Board+14% Synergy
$2.20
Liquimetal Torque+12% Synergy
$3.42
Bender's Waterskin+1% Synergy
$0.88
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.36
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.21
Dimir Signet-11% Synergy
$1.20
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$1.10
Talisman of Dominance-17% Synergy
$1.62
Thought Vessel-17% Synergy
$2.51
Sol Ring-18% Synergy
$1.13
Lands
The mana base foundation for Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Soured Springs+43% Synergy
$0.29
Conduit Pylons+8% Synergy
$0.26
Dismal Backwater+8% Synergy
$0.20
Mirage Mesa+7% Synergy
$0.21
Evolving Wilds+5% Synergy
$0.12
Dimir Guildgate+5% Synergy
$0.12
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.54
Sinister Hideout+4% Synergy
$0.17
Serpent's Pass+4% Synergy
$0.20
Waterfront District+4% Synergy
$0.22
Murky Sewer+3% Synergy
$0.19
Thriving Moor+3% Synergy
$0.17
Forbidden Orchard+3% Synergy
$8.86
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.31
Hydroelectric Specimen+2% Synergy
$0.80
Waterlogged Teachings+1% Synergy
$0.46
Swamp+1% Synergy
$2.00
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Submerged Boneyard+0% Synergy
$0.24
Ice Tunnel+0% Synergy
$0.48
Terramorphic Expanse+0% Synergy
$0.16
Port of Karfell0% Synergy
$0.29
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$0.87
Fetid Pools-1% Synergy
$0.33
Dimir Aqueduct-1% Synergy
$0.34
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$6.82
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.79
Darkslick Shores-4% Synergy
$2.12
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.24
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$16.81
Underground Sea-5% Synergy
Darkwater Catacombs-5% Synergy
$0.37
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.33
Tainted Isle-6% Synergy
$0.85
Sunken Ruins-6% Synergy
$9.25
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.82
Gloomlake Verge-8% Synergy
$10.12
Choked Estuary-9% Synergy
$0.31
Drowned Catacomb-10% Synergy
$1.77
Underground River-11% Synergy
$1.47
Clearwater Pathway-11% Synergy
$4.57
Command Tower-11% Synergy
$0.25
Sunken Hollow-12% Synergy
$0.34
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$18.92
Shipwreck Marsh-14% Synergy
$6.71
Morphic Pool-14% Synergy
$28.09
Path of Ancestry-17% Synergy
$0.27
Watery Grave-18% Synergy
$10.77
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