Lazav, Familiar Stranger
$0.20
$0.20Legendary 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
#1602
Current Rank
#1705
Last Week
#1555
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.
The Master of Lake-town+10% Synergy
$0.69
Enchanted River's Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.15
Thrór's Map+1% Synergy
$0.22
Riddles in the Dark+0% Synergy
$0.34
The Weaver King+0% Synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Lazav, Familiar Stranger's abilities and overall game plan.
Deepmuck Desperado+54% Synergy
$0.15
Codex Shredder+52% Synergy
$0.36
Seize the Secrets+41% Synergy
$0.14
Thought Scour+39% Synergy
$0.73
Vadmir, New Blood+38% Synergy
$0.32
Jace's Erasure+37% Synergy
$0.28
Consuming Aberration+35% Synergy
$0.30
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+35% Synergy
$0.20
Nimble Brigand+34% Synergy
$0.09
Rattleback Apothecary+33% Synergy
$0.15
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks.
Shoot the Sheriff+32% Synergy
$0.54
Cruel Somnophage+30% Synergy
$1.15
Hedron Crab+30% Synergy
$2.98
Singularity Rupture+24% Synergy
$1.44
Drown in the Loch+22% Synergy
$2.35
Frantic Search+16% Synergy
$1.69
Go for the Throat+16% Synergy
$0.62
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.21
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.27
Counterspell-11% Synergy
$3.52
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Notion Thief+3% Synergy
$1.69
Fierce Guardianship-9% Synergy
$64.38
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$66.72
Rhystic Study-12% Synergy
$71.11
Cyclonic Rift-14% Synergy
$39.39
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Raven of Fell Omens+29% Synergy
$0.14
Cathartic Adept+28% Synergy
$0.25
Kaervek, the Punisher+27% Synergy
$0.34
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$1.48
Duelist of the Mind+25% Synergy
$0.30
Blood Hustler+24% Synergy
$0.19
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+24% Synergy
$0.88
Likeness Looter+24% Synergy
$3.62
Gisa, the Hellraiser+22% Synergy
$5.24
Scion of Darkness+21% Synergy
$0.32
Abyssal Harvester+21% Synergy
$0.33
Servant of the Stinger+20% Synergy
$0.19
Fleet Swallower+19% Synergy
$1.21
The Ancient One+19% Synergy
$1.98
Marauding Sphinx+18% Synergy
$0.20
Ruin Crab+18% Synergy
$1.92
Syr Konrad, the Grim+16% Synergy
$1.76
Dimir Doppelganger+16% Synergy
$0.55
Exhibition Tidecaller+15% Synergy
$0.57
Lazav, Wearer of Faces+14% Synergy
$0.25
Desperate Bloodseeker+13% Synergy
$0.20
Troll of Khazad-dûm+13% Synergy
$5.58
The Mindskinner+13% Synergy
$2.49
Phage the Untouchable+12% Synergy
$15.63
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+12% Synergy
$7.18
Forsaken Miner+11% Synergy
$2.48
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+11% Synergy
$2.23
Lazav, the Multifarious+10% Synergy
$0.29
Striped Riverwinder+10% Synergy
$0.30
Veteran Ice Climber+10% Synergy
$0.26
Millikin+8% Synergy
$0.31
Overzealous Muscle+8% Synergy
$0.11
Loki, God of Mischief+8% Synergy
$1.54
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+7% Synergy
$0.28
Geyser Drake+7% Synergy
$0.16
Hollow Marauder+6% Synergy
$0.12
Harrier Strix+6% Synergy
$0.13
Royal Assassin+6% Synergy
$0.40
Shoreline Looter+5% Synergy
$0.34
Ancient Brass Dragon+5% Synergy
$43.11
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$0.70
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic+5% Synergy
$0.82
Ancient Silver Dragon+4% Synergy
$54.61
Ledger Shredder+4% Synergy
$9.38
Nemesis of Reason+2% Synergy
$3.28
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+2% Synergy
$46.19
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+2% Synergy
$27.25
Hydroelectric Specimen+1% Synergy
$0.98
Baleful Strix+0% Synergy
$7.64
Hullbreaker Horror-2% Synergy
$6.36
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Lazav, Familiar Stranger safe.
Murder+17% Synergy
$0.30
Psychic Strike+17% Synergy
$0.31
Didn't Say Please+16% Synergy
$0.31
Winds of Rebuke+16% Synergy
$0.28
Tyrant's Scorn+16% Synergy
$0.25
Bitter Triumph+15% Synergy
$0.37
Dream Twist+13% Synergy
$0.21
Infernal Grasp+12% Synergy
$0.34
Archive Trap+11% Synergy
$1.71
Slip Out the Back+9% Synergy
$5.16
Essence Capture+8% Synergy
$0.20
Take the Fall+8% Synergy
$0.21
Fleeting Reflection+7% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Collapse+7% Synergy
$0.34
Dimir Charm+7% Synergy
$0.32
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.26
Skulduggery+6% Synergy
$0.12
Price of Fame+6% Synergy
$0.31
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.32
Siphon Insight+6% Synergy
$0.32
Metamorphic Blast+6% Synergy
$0.21
Three Steps Ahead+5% Synergy
$6.16
Refute+5% Synergy
$0.23
Kitsune's Technique+5% Synergy
$1.11
Don't Make a Sound+4% Synergy
$0.23
Rapid Hybridization+4% Synergy
$0.97
Entomb+3% Synergy
$19.23
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$1.52
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.33
Memory Plunder+2% Synergy
$1.36
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$1.34
Snap+2% Synergy
$3.89
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.32
Pongify+2% Synergy
$2.36
Waterlogged Teachings+1% Synergy
$0.59
Run Away Together+1% Synergy
$0.21
Fact or Fiction+0% Synergy
$0.28
Countersquall+0% Synergy
$0.92
Consider-1% Synergy
$0.29
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.81
Arcane Denial-3% Synergy
$2.10
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.61
Reality Shift-5% Synergy
$0.28
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.51
An Offer You Can't Refuse-6% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Drain-9% Synergy
$56.80
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$30.53
Swan Song-11% Synergy
$10.21
Dark Ritual-18% Synergy
$6.31
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Lazav, Familiar Stranger's game plan and control the board.
Glimpse the Unthinkable+17% Synergy
$3.46
Pilfered Plans+17% Synergy
$0.28
Paranoid Delusions+15% Synergy
$0.18
Buried Alive+12% Synergy
$2.67
Binding Negotiation+10% Synergy
$0.17
Lively Dirge+9% Synergy
$3.84
Cut Your Losses+9% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Heist+9% Synergy
$4.29
Duress+8% Synergy
$0.10
Windfall+8% Synergy
$5.18
Extract from Darkness+7% Synergy
$0.31
Enter the Enigma+7% Synergy
$0.36
Rush of Dread+7% Synergy
$0.38
Thought Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.26
Gitaxian Probe+6% Synergy
$3.65
Jailbreak Scheme+5% Synergy
$0.12
Reanimate+5% Synergy
$9.23
Fell+4% Synergy
$0.36
Shifting Grift+4% Synergy
$0.30
Nuclear Fallout+4% Synergy
$3.14
Breach the Multiverse+4% Synergy
$10.25
Wail of the Forgotten+4% Synergy
$0.22
Chart a Course+3% Synergy
$0.14
Maddening Cacophony+3% Synergy
$6.74
Mind Funeral+3% Synergy
$1.33
Fractured Sanity+2% Synergy
$3.28
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$3.34
Deep Analysis+2% Synergy
$0.21
Notion Rain+2% Synergy
$0.29
Traumatize+1% Synergy
$4.04
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$5.45
Treasure Cruise-1% Synergy
$0.24
Victimize-8% Synergy
$1.25
Toxic Deluge-11% Synergy
$4.26
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Riverchurn Monument+27% Synergy
$2.31
Glasses of Urza+22% Synergy
$269.50
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$3.85
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.66
Ghost Vacuum+9% Synergy
$4.42
Scrabbling Claws+7% Synergy
$0.18
Grindclock+7% Synergy
$0.35
Key to the City+7% Synergy
$1.12
Mindcrank+7% Synergy
$11.75
Palantír of Orthanc+5% Synergy
$19.39
Mesmeric Orb+5% Synergy
$17.65
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$2.30
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$2.20
Grindstone+4% Synergy
$13.90
The Key to the Vault+4% Synergy
$0.58
Wayfarer's Bauble+0% Synergy
$5.04
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Lazav, Familiar Stranger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Teferi's Tutelage+26% Synergy
$0.33
Intimidation Campaign+25% Synergy
$0.09
Tinybones Joins Up+18% Synergy
$1.24
Sphinx's Tutelage+17% Synergy
$1.71
Court of Cunning+11% Synergy
$4.50
Drowned Secrets+9% Synergy
$0.47
Aqueous Form+9% Synergy
$0.32
Spatial Binding+8% Synergy
$0.29
Witness Protection+7% Synergy
$0.24
Patient Rebuilding+5% Synergy
$0.48
Fraying Sanity+4% Synergy
$0.98
Psychic Corrosion+2% Synergy
$5.98
Ripples of Undeath+2% Synergy
$8.15
Memory Erosion+2% Synergy
$9.29
Phyrexian Arena-1% Synergy
$4.56
Propaganda-1% Synergy
$2.85
Bloodchief Ascension-1% Synergy
$20.50
Animate Dead-2% Synergy
$8.10
Mystic Remora-7% Synergy
$13.06
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Lazav, Familiar Stranger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$2.35
Battles
Battles that give Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks a second front to attack, plus a payoff for defeating them.
Invasion of Amonkhet+7% Synergy
$0.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+27% Synergy
$0.29
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$2.99
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$0.43
Sunscorched Desert+8% Synergy
$0.34
Moonring Island+7% Synergy
$0.47
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+7% Synergy
$1.35
Sandstorm Verge+6% Synergy
$0.25
Desert+6% Synergy
$1.23
Ipnu Rivulet+5% Synergy
$0.32
Maze of Ith+5% Synergy
$9.52
Pit of Offerings+4% Synergy
$0.36
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.39
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.35
Geier Reach Sanitarium+1% Synergy
$3.38
Shizo, Death's Storehouse0% Synergy
$34.57
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$11.21
Mystic Sanctuary-6% Synergy
$1.14
Otawara, Soaring City-7% Synergy
$28.81
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$58.36
Bojuka Bog-12% Synergy
$1.46
Reliquary Tower-17% Synergy
$3.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bandit's Haul+38% Synergy
$0.26
Bounty Board+14% Synergy
$2.23
Liquimetal Torque+12% Synergy
$3.62
Bender's Waterskin+2% Synergy
$1.10
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.36
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Signet-11% Synergy
$1.19
Fellwar Stone-12% Synergy
$0.90
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.64
Thought Vessel-17% Synergy
$2.38
Talisman of Dominance-18% Synergy
$1.20
Sol Ring-18% Synergy
$1.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Soured Springs+43% Synergy
$0.32
Conduit Pylons+8% Synergy
$0.33
Dismal Backwater+8% Synergy
$0.22
Mirage Mesa+6% Synergy
$0.21
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.25
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.28
Dimir Guildgate+5% Synergy
$0.14
Waterfront District+4% Synergy
$0.25
Sinister Hideout+4% Synergy
$0.28
Serpent's Pass+3% Synergy
$0.23
Thriving Moor+3% Synergy
$0.26
Thriving Isle+2% Synergy
$0.20
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.40
Waterlogged Teachings+1% Synergy
$0.59
Hydroelectric Specimen+1% Synergy
$0.98
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Island+1% Synergy
$0.06
Terramorphic Expanse+0% Synergy
$0.26
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.23
Port of Karfell0% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.35
Hidden Lair0% Synergy
$2.31
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.28
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.81
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.31
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$1.12
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.61
Undercity Sewers-4% Synergy
$14.58
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.16
Darkslick Shores-4% Synergy
$3.25
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.34
Underground Sea-5% Synergy
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.22
Exotic Orchard-6% Synergy
$0.20
Sunken Ruins-6% Synergy
$5.84
Tainted Isle-7% Synergy
$2.62
Gloomlake Verge-8% Synergy
$11.24
Choked Estuary-8% Synergy
$0.34
Drowned Catacomb-9% Synergy
$1.23
Clearwater Pathway-10% Synergy
$4.83
Command Tower-11% Synergy
$0.30
Underground River-11% Synergy
$2.23
Sunken Hollow-11% Synergy
$0.37
Shipwreck Marsh-14% Synergy
$7.04
Morphic Pool-14% Synergy
$29.68
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$20.56
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.26
Watery Grave-18% Synergy
$10.58
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