Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.51
$0.51Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#4392
Current Rank
#3179
Last Week
#4234
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Nikara, Lair Scavenger.
CAN MONO-BLACK STILL COMPETE IN cEDH?! | Live cEDH Gameplay
IS BREYA THE NEW BLUEFARM?! feat DJYavimaya on TAMESHI | Live cEDH Gameplay
Talion vs Godo vs Krark & Tymna vs Nikara & Yannik cEDH Gameplay
Archimandrite v Nikara/Yannik v Tatsunari v Silvar/Trynn | EDH Gameplay w BoshNRoll | SmoothBrainEDH
![Commander Gameplay #31 - Trynn and Silvar v. Nikara and Yannik v. Damia v. Goreclaw [MTG GAMEPLAY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0XHC3Iiq4zc/sddefault.jpg)
Commander Gameplay #31 - Trynn and Silvar v. Nikara and Yannik v. Damia v. Goreclaw [MTG GAMEPLAY]
Tawnos vs Zirda vs Vadrok vs Nikara/Yannik | CEDH Gameplay
Quintessential Commander #2 | Trynn & Silver vs Nikara & Yannik | 1v1 EDH Gameplay
Ukkima vs Kalamax vs Zaxara vs Yannik | C20 Commanders | cEDH Gameplay | Casually Competitive
Partner Commander
Nikara, Lair Scavenger can partner with Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Spider-Man Noir+50% Synergy
$0.07
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Feast on the Fallen+84% Synergy
$0.15
Fain, the Broker+84% Synergy
$0.41
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+81% Synergy
$0.43
Retrofitted Transmogrant+78% Synergy
$0.06
Unspeakable Symbol+68% Synergy
$1.99
Cauldron of Souls+68% Synergy
$4.90
Tenured Inkcaster+61% Synergy
$0.07
Nesting Grounds+61% Synergy
$0.14
Unforgiving One+54% Synergy
$0.06
Iron Apprentice+54% Synergy
$0.13
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Skyclave Shadowcat+54% Synergy
$0.08
Bloodtracker+53% Synergy
$0.15
Ayara's Oathsworn+53% Synergy
$0.30
Call of the Death-Dweller+53% Synergy
$0.18
Illicit Masquerade+50% Synergy
$0.17
Nine-Lives Familiar+43% Synergy
$1.14
Feign Death+38% Synergy
$0.86
Victimize+36% Synergy
$0.49
Bontu's Monument+18% Synergy
$5.69
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.22
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$125.49
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$54.04
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$48.71
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Yathan Tombguard+100% Synergy
$0.06
Vincent Valentine+60% Synergy
$1.01
Zodiark, Umbral God+57% Synergy
$0.65
Faller's Faithful+49% Synergy
$0.08
Elegy Acolyte+47% Synergy
$0.84
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+45% Synergy
$1.21
Soldevi Adnate+42% Synergy
$0.86
Emperor of Bones+39% Synergy
$1.85
Scorn-Blade Berserker+38% Synergy
$0.09
Nightshade Harvester+38% Synergy
$0.13
Mer-Ek Nightblade+38% Synergy
$0.18
Isareth the Awakener+38% Synergy
$0.11
Necropolis Regent+37% Synergy
$0.55
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.50
Puppeteer Clique+37% Synergy
$0.41
Slaughter Specialist+35% Synergy
$0.71
Feral Deathgorger+33% Synergy
$0.03
Sinkhole Surveyor+32% Synergy
$0.22
High-Society Hunter+31% Synergy
$0.39
Cruel Sadist+31% Synergy
$0.15
Soulcoil Viper+31% Synergy
$0.07
Gurgling Anointer+30% Synergy
$0.08
Skyclave Shade+30% Synergy
$0.13
Soul Snuffers+30% Synergy
$1.45
Urborg Scavengers+30% Synergy
$0.29
Carnifex Demon+30% Synergy
$0.72
Fetid Gargantua+30% Synergy
$0.02
Etched Slith+30% Synergy
$0.03
Carrion Feeder+27% Synergy
$2.65
Mephidross Vampire+23% Synergy
$3.26
Ammit Eternal+23% Synergy
$0.23
Dokuchi Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.10
Duskfang Mentor+23% Synergy
$0.07
Boot Nipper+23% Synergy
$0.09
Raffine's Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.05
Hagra Constrictor+23% Synergy
$0.06
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant+22% Synergy
$8.30
Skullsnatcher+22% Synergy
$1.31
Cordial Vampire+22% Synergy
$1.27
Knight of the Ebon Legion+22% Synergy
$1.25
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni+20% Synergy
$7.90
Vraan, Executioner Thane+20% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir House Guard+19% Synergy
$0.14
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+19% Synergy
$1.95
Grim Haruspex+14% Synergy
$2.37
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+13% Synergy
$16.10
Nirkana Revenant+11% Synergy
$5.53
Blood Artist+7% Synergy
$2.05
Zulaport Cutthroat0% Synergy
$2.55
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-13% Synergy
$1.02
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Archenemy's Charm+41% Synergy
$1.17
Orcish Medicine+38% Synergy
$0.10
Makeshift Mannequin+31% Synergy
$0.32
Vincent's Limit Break+30% Synergy
$0.06
Lethal Scheme+28% Synergy
$0.14
Flare of Malice+27% Synergy
$2.34
Unexpected Fangs+23% Synergy
$0.13
Fell the Profane+22% Synergy
$4.36
Baleful Mastery+21% Synergy
$2.46
Undying Malice+21% Synergy
$0.49
Undying Evil+20% Synergy
$0.46
Tainted Strike+20% Synergy
$1.50
It Doesn't Add Up+18% Synergy
$0.06
Blood Curdle+15% Synergy
$0.03
Offer Immortality+13% Synergy
$0.07
Maximum Overdrive+13% Synergy
$0.04
Plumb the Forbidden+11% Synergy
$0.61
Lethal Exploit+8% Synergy
$0.03
Contagion+7% Synergy
$1.04
Debt to the Kami+7% Synergy
$0.03
Urge to Feed+7% Synergy
$0.21
Shred Memory+7% Synergy
$0.51
Oblivion's Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.08
Splendid Agony+7% Synergy
$0.04
Eliminate+7% Synergy
$0.04
Infernal Grasp+6% Synergy
$0.26
Darkness+6% Synergy
$22.62
Return to Action+6% Synergy
$0.07
Price of Fame+6% Synergy
$0.09
March of Wretched Sorrow+6% Synergy
$0.14
Astarion's Thirst+6% Synergy
$0.68
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.20
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.16
Erebos's Intervention+5% Synergy
$0.36
Nasty End+5% Synergy
$0.11
Consuming Corruption+4% Synergy
$0.17
Corrupted Conviction+4% Synergy
$0.17
Reckoner's Bargain+4% Synergy
$0.59
Vona's Hunger+3% Synergy
$4.86
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.94
Songs of the Damned+2% Synergy
$2.28
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.05
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.08
Saw in Half0% Synergy
$4.12
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$4.90
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$0.68
Cabal Ritual-10% Synergy
$13.78
Village Rites-17% Synergy
$0.31
Dark Ritual-28% Synergy
$3.43
Defile-30% Synergy
$0.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Gix's Command+36% Synergy
$0.50
Persist+35% Synergy
$2.48
Lethal Throwdown+30% Synergy
$0.04
Damnation+25% Synergy
$18.91
Decree of Pain+25% Synergy
$0.59
Unbreakable Bond+23% Synergy
$0.07
Black Sun's Zenith+17% Synergy
$0.27
Incremental Blight+15% Synergy
$0.58
Grave Strength+15% Synergy
$0.13
Extract the Truth+14% Synergy
$0.07
Back for Seconds+14% Synergy
$0.07
Innocent Blood+10% Synergy
$0.25
Restart Sequence+9% Synergy
$0.18
Essence Infusion+8% Synergy
$0.06
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.47
Come Back Wrong+7% Synergy
$0.30
Soul Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.05
Illicit Shipment+7% Synergy
$0.07
Crawl from the Cellar+7% Synergy
$0.03
Morbid Curiosity+7% Synergy
$0.22
Spread the Sickness+7% Synergy
$0.17
Essence Harvest+7% Synergy
$0.24
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$1.00
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Forever Young+6% Synergy
$0.12
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.34
Profane Command+6% Synergy
$0.25
Blood for Bones+6% Synergy
$0.30
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$0.72
Bone Shards+4% Synergy
$0.16
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.05
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.13
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$4.20
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$0.43
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.21
Living Death-3% Synergy
$2.40
Mutilate-4% Synergy
$1.70
Rise of the Dark Realms-4% Synergy
$3.45
Buried Alive-4% Synergy
$0.93
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.77
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$11.31
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$4.61
Exsanguinate-9% Synergy
$0.32
Night's Whisper-16% Synergy
$0.42
Toxic Deluge-28% Synergy
$5.94
Reanimate-30% Synergy
$5.15
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+46% Synergy
$6.70
Tarrian's Journal+37% Synergy
$0.33
Foreboding Steamboat+30% Synergy
$0.10
Blade of the Bloodchief+28% Synergy
$2.55
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+23% Synergy
$6.36
Ring of Xathrid+22% Synergy
$0.54
Conjurer's Closet+21% Synergy
$3.47
Whip of Erebos+20% Synergy
$6.23
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+20% Synergy
$1.89
Golden Argosy+15% Synergy
$0.39
Fraying Line+15% Synergy
$0.09
Sword of Truth and Justice+15% Synergy
$29.61
Lightning Coils+15% Synergy
$0.60
Contagion Clasp+13% Synergy
$0.34
Ravenous Amulet+10% Synergy
$0.10
Dreadmobile+10% Synergy
$0.05
Recon Craft Theta+10% Synergy
$0.74
Altar of the Wretched+8% Synergy
$0.32
Helm of Possession+8% Synergy
$5.14
Getaway Car+8% Synergy
$0.12
God-Pharaoh's Gift+8% Synergy
$0.22
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$43.91
Ghost Lantern+7% Synergy
$0.16
Gate to the Afterlife+7% Synergy
$0.07
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$21.95
Glass-Cast Heart+7% Synergy
$0.19
Relic Vial+7% Synergy
$0.08
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$3.93
Animation Module+7% Synergy
$1.15
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.21
Mimic Vat+6% Synergy
$0.47
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$17.29
Wand of Orcus+6% Synergy
$13.44
Nevinyrral's Disk+6% Synergy
$0.88
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$0.30
Contagion Engine+5% Synergy
$5.86
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.26
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$13.63
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.35
Ashnod's Altar-4% Synergy
$9.12
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$1.06
Skullclamp-13% Synergy
$3.92
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$1.14
Jet Medallion-36% Synergy
$7.91
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Grave Betrayal+36% Synergy
$2.10
Cartouche of Ambition+23% Synergy
$0.04
Dreadhorde Invasion+22% Synergy
$0.87
Vampiric Rites+17% Synergy
$0.22
Canonized in Blood+16% Synergy
$0.03
Sadistic Glee+15% Synergy
$1.50
Retribution of the Ancients+14% Synergy
$0.36
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+14% Synergy
$0.15
Palace Siege+14% Synergy
$1.17
Agent of the Iron Throne+12% Synergy
$0.30
Mindless Conscription+10% Synergy
$0.08
Trial of Ambition+8% Synergy
$0.05
Chthonian Nightmare+7% Synergy
$0.66
Thran Vigil+7% Synergy
$0.23
Intimidation+7% Synergy
$0.66
Haunted Crossroads+7% Synergy
$2.89
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+6% Synergy
$4.53
Necrosynthesis+6% Synergy
$0.11
The War in Heaven+6% Synergy
$0.35
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$3.83
Eternal Thirst+5% Synergy
$0.14
Attrition+5% Synergy
$20.37
Meathook Massacre II+4% Synergy
$1.72
Pestilence+4% Synergy
$0.59
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$3.72
Font of Agonies+3% Synergy
$0.64
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$0.52
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.20
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$17.40
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$17.82
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.26
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$2.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$5.40
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+5% Synergy
$5.94
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-5% Synergy
$6.42
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+46% Synergy
$0.32
Barren Moor+43% Synergy
$0.13
Spymaster's Vault+30% Synergy
$1.16
Cabal Coffers+28% Synergy
$22.81
Tyrite Sanctum+22% Synergy
$1.89
Desert of the Glorified+20% Synergy
$0.07
Mortuary Mire+18% Synergy
$0.27
Miren, the Moaning Well+15% Synergy
$18.92
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+13% Synergy
$25.21
Deserted Temple+11% Synergy
$1.24
Polluted Mire+11% Synergy
$0.11
High Market+9% Synergy
$1.15
The Monumental Facade+8% Synergy
$0.11
Phyrexian Tower+7% Synergy
$18.46
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.23
Forge of Heroes+7% Synergy
$1.29
Blighted Fen+7% Synergy
$0.07
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.78
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.32
War Room+6% Synergy
$3.03
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.60
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$2.82
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+5% Synergy
$8.10
Leechridden Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.29
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$9.02
Barad-dûr+4% Synergy
$1.10
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$2.78
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.87
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$1.55
Cabal Stronghold+2% Synergy
$11.96
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.51
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$48.20
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$39.21
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.13
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$7.03
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$1.04
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.31
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$0.93
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$1.99
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+11% Synergy
$0.22
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$5.28
Charcoal Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.21
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.19
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.17
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$2.73
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$2.08
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.70
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.13
Caged Sun-5% Synergy
$3.55
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.05
Thought Vessel-20% Synergy
$1.04
Sol Ring-33% Synergy
$1.46
Arcane Signet-40% Synergy
$0.49
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Fell the Profane+22% Synergy
$4.36
Myriad Landscape+19% Synergy
$0.16
Urza's Cave+11% Synergy
$2.02
Captivating Cave+8% Synergy
$0.09
Hall of Oracles+8% Synergy
$0.27
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.13
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.12
Fabled Passage+6% Synergy
$4.81
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.06
Prismatic Vista+5% Synergy
$32.18
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.94
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.52
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.03
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.43
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