Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.49
$0.49Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
How it feels to play against
Fair Game
Interactive and enjoyable to play against.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#3907
Current Rank
#3359
Last Week
#4095
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.
Faller's Faithful+49% Synergy
$0.07
Elegy Acolyte+47% Synergy
$1.59
Archenemy's Charm+42% Synergy
$1.04
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Feast on the Fallen+84% Synergy
$0.18
Fain, the Broker+84% Synergy
$0.39
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+81% Synergy
$0.57
Retrofitted Transmogrant+78% Synergy
$0.06
Unspeakable Symbol+68% Synergy
$2.68
Cauldron of Souls+68% Synergy
$4.61
Iron Apprentice+61% Synergy
$0.09
Tenured Inkcaster+61% Synergy
$0.09
Nesting Grounds+61% Synergy
$0.18
Unforgiving One+54% Synergy
$0.07
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Skyclave Shadowcat+54% Synergy
$0.15
Ayara's Oathsworn+53% Synergy
$0.32
Call of the Death-Dweller+53% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodtracker+53% Synergy
$0.18
Illicit Masquerade+50% Synergy
$0.21
Nine-Lives Familiar+43% Synergy
$1.51
Soldevi Adnate+42% Synergy
$0.61
Feign Death+39% Synergy
$0.77
Victimize+37% Synergy
$0.44
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.20
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$119.32
Vampiric Tutor-15% Synergy
$59.87
Demonic Tutor-21% Synergy
$52.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Yathan Tombguard+100% Synergy
$0.12
Vincent Valentine+59% Synergy
$1.01
Zodiark, Umbral God+56% Synergy
$0.48
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+45% Synergy
$1.31
Fetid Gargantua+40% Synergy
$0.03
Emperor of Bones+39% Synergy
$2.79
Mer-Ek Nightblade+38% Synergy
$0.16
Isareth the Awakener+38% Synergy
$0.09
Scorn-Blade Berserker+38% Synergy
$0.24
Nightshade Harvester+38% Synergy
$0.15
Cruel Sadist+38% Synergy
$0.16
Necropolis Regent+37% Synergy
$0.61
Puppeteer Clique+37% Synergy
$0.41
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.54
Slaughter Specialist+35% Synergy
$0.72
Sinkhole Surveyor+32% Synergy
$0.22
High-Society Hunter+31% Synergy
$0.37
Soulcoil Viper+31% Synergy
$0.06
Gurgling Anointer+30% Synergy
$0.08
Carnifex Demon+30% Synergy
$0.66
Soul Snuffers+30% Synergy
$2.29
Urborg Scavengers+30% Synergy
$0.26
Skyclave Shade+30% Synergy
$0.09
Etched Slith+30% Synergy
$0.07
Carrion Feeder+27% Synergy
$2.40
Dokuchi Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.12
Raffine's Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.06
Hagra Constrictor+23% Synergy
$0.10
Ammit Eternal+23% Synergy
$0.28
Boot Nipper+23% Synergy
$0.09
Compleated Huntmaster+23% Synergy
$0.04
Mephidross Vampire+23% Synergy
$3.53
Duskfang Mentor+23% Synergy
$0.10
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant+22% Synergy
$7.62
Taborax, Hope's Demise+22% Synergy
$0.19
Knight of the Ebon Legion+22% Synergy
$1.24
Cordial Vampire+22% Synergy
$1.05
Skullsnatcher+22% Synergy
$1.32
Infernal Vessel+22% Synergy
$0.05
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni+20% Synergy
$8.51
Vraan, Executioner Thane+20% Synergy
$0.33
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+19% Synergy
$0.99
Dimir House Guard+19% Synergy
$0.15
Grim Haruspex+13% Synergy
$2.26
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+13% Synergy
$16.98
Nirkana Revenant+11% Synergy
$5.21
Blood Artist+8% Synergy
$1.86
Viscera Seer+7% Synergy
$0.55
Zulaport Cutthroat0% Synergy
$3.00
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-13% Synergy
$1.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Orcish Medicine+38% Synergy
$0.08
Vincent's Limit Break+30% Synergy
$0.07
Flare of Malice+28% Synergy
$3.08
It Doesn't Add Up+27% Synergy
$0.05
Makeshift Mannequin+23% Synergy
$0.34
Unexpected Fangs+23% Synergy
$0.18
Fell the Profane+22% Synergy
$5.02
Undying Malice+22% Synergy
$0.59
Baleful Mastery+21% Synergy
$2.65
Offer Immortality+21% Synergy
$0.10
Lethal Scheme+21% Synergy
$0.24
Undying Evil+20% Synergy
$0.40
Blood Curdle+15% Synergy
$0.05
Darkness+14% Synergy
$23.65
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$1.56
Plumb the Forbidden+11% Synergy
$0.69
Lethal Exploit+8% Synergy
$0.04
Shred Memory+7% Synergy
$0.54
Oblivion's Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.07
Urge to Feed+7% Synergy
$0.18
Eliminate+7% Synergy
$0.07
Contagion+7% Synergy
$1.02
Debt to the Kami+7% Synergy
$0.08
Splendid Agony+7% Synergy
$0.04
Astarion's Thirst+6% Synergy
$0.56
March of Wretched Sorrow+6% Synergy
$0.15
Price of Fame+6% Synergy
$0.16
Return to Action+6% Synergy
$0.11
Infernal Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.29
Nasty End+5% Synergy
$0.10
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.20
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.16
Erebos's Intervention+5% Synergy
$0.33
Consuming Corruption+4% Synergy
$0.18
Corrupted Conviction+4% Synergy
$0.26
Reckoner's Bargain+4% Synergy
$0.37
Vona's Hunger+3% Synergy
$4.27
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$1.08
Songs of the Damned+2% Synergy
$1.94
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.07
Supernatural Stamina+1% Synergy
$0.13
Saw in Half+1% Synergy
$3.84
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$4.33
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$0.98
Cabal Ritual-10% Synergy
$12.66
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.24
Defile-31% Synergy
$0.62
Dark Ritual-35% Synergy
$3.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Gix's Command+36% Synergy
$0.71
Persist+35% Synergy
$2.34
Lethal Throwdown+30% Synergy
$0.03
Damnation+25% Synergy
$20.12
Decree of Pain+25% Synergy
$0.23
Innocent Blood+18% Synergy
$0.28
Black Sun's Zenith+17% Synergy
$0.50
Unbreakable Bond+15% Synergy
$0.10
Grave Strength+15% Synergy
$0.13
Incremental Blight+15% Synergy
$0.61
Extract the Truth+14% Synergy
$0.10
Back for Seconds+14% Synergy
$0.09
Eaten Alive+12% Synergy
$0.07
Restart Sequence+9% Synergy
$0.16
Essence Infusion+8% Synergy
$0.07
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.45
Come Back Wrong+7% Synergy
$0.28
Soul Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.04
Spread the Sickness+7% Synergy
$0.17
Crawl from the Cellar+7% Synergy
$0.04
Morbid Curiosity+7% Synergy
$0.18
Illicit Shipment+7% Synergy
$0.10
Essence Harvest+7% Synergy
$0.22
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$1.18
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.11
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.35
Blood for Bones+6% Synergy
$0.27
Forever Young+6% Synergy
$0.13
Profane Command+5% Synergy
$0.27
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$0.74
Bone Shards+4% Synergy
$0.19
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$3.80
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.36
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$0.40
Living Death-3% Synergy
$2.43
Read the Bones-4% Synergy
$0.25
Buried Alive-4% Synergy
$0.97
Rise of the Dark Realms-4% Synergy
$3.53
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.70
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$10.83
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.72
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$2.61
Exsanguinate-9% Synergy
$0.31
Night's Whisper-16% Synergy
$0.43
Toxic Deluge-28% Synergy
$5.54
Reanimate-30% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+46% Synergy
$7.37
Tarrian's Journal+37% Synergy
$0.39
Foreboding Steamboat+30% Synergy
$0.14
Blade of the Bloodchief+28% Synergy
$1.75
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+23% Synergy
$7.65
Ring of Xathrid+22% Synergy
$0.56
Conjurer's Closet+21% Synergy
$3.58
Whip of Erebos+20% Synergy
$6.89
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+20% Synergy
$1.31
Sword of Truth and Justice+15% Synergy
$30.22
Lightning Coils+15% Synergy
$0.55
Fraying Line+15% Synergy
$0.09
Golden Argosy+15% Synergy
$0.57
Wayfarer's Bauble+14% Synergy
$0.26
Contagion Clasp+13% Synergy
$0.32
Bontu's Monument+11% Synergy
$4.86
Ravenous Amulet+10% Synergy
$0.14
Dreadmobile+10% Synergy
$0.03
Recon Craft Theta+10% Synergy
$0.76
Altar of the Wretched+8% Synergy
$0.40
Helm of Possession+8% Synergy
$5.02
God-Pharaoh's Gift+8% Synergy
$0.22
Getaway Car+8% Synergy
$0.16
Gate to the Afterlife+7% Synergy
$0.09
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$3.67
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$32.27
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$44.45
Glass-Cast Heart+7% Synergy
$0.16
Animation Module+7% Synergy
$1.26
Ghost Lantern+7% Synergy
$0.18
Relic Vial+7% Synergy
$0.11
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$19.04
Nevinyrral's Disk+6% Synergy
$2.34
Wand of Orcus+6% Synergy
$12.63
Mimic Vat+6% Synergy
$0.47
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$0.46
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$14.96
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$1.88
Contagion Engine+5% Synergy
$5.32
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.40
Ashnod's Altar-4% Synergy
$8.10
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.85
Skullclamp-13% Synergy
$4.87
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$1.32
Jet Medallion-35% Synergy
$8.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Grave Betrayal+35% Synergy
$2.56
Cartouche of Ambition+23% Synergy
$0.07
Dreadhorde Invasion+22% Synergy
$1.05
Palace Siege+21% Synergy
$0.91
Vampiric Rites+17% Synergy
$0.17
Canonized in Blood+16% Synergy
$0.07
Sadistic Glee+15% Synergy
$1.58
Retribution of the Ancients+14% Synergy
$0.45
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+14% Synergy
$0.14
Agent of the Iron Throne+12% Synergy
$0.34
Mindless Conscription+10% Synergy
$0.05
Trial of Ambition+8% Synergy
$0.03
Chthonian Nightmare+7% Synergy
$0.50
Thran Vigil+7% Synergy
$0.22
Intimidation+7% Synergy
$0.68
Haunted Crossroads+7% Synergy
$2.74
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+6% Synergy
$4.03
Necrosynthesis+6% Synergy
$0.11
The War in Heaven+6% Synergy
$0.44
Eternal Thirst+5% Synergy
$0.16
Attrition+5% Synergy
$19.82
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$4.07
Meathook Massacre II+4% Synergy
$1.89
Pestilence+4% Synergy
$0.60
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$0.48
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$3.33
Font of Agonies+3% Synergy
$0.61
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.56
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.38
Exquisite Blood-5% Synergy
$21.86
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.26
Phyrexian Arena-9% Synergy
$2.62
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$4.19
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+5% Synergy
$5.22
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-5% Synergy
$6.68
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+46% Synergy
$0.27
Barren Moor+43% Synergy
$0.14
Spymaster's Vault+30% Synergy
$0.99
Cabal Coffers+28% Synergy
$25.71
Tyrite Sanctum+22% Synergy
$1.67
Desert of the Glorified+20% Synergy
$0.11
Mortuary Mire+18% Synergy
$0.30
Miren, the Moaning Well+15% Synergy
$18.25
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+13% Synergy
$23.29
Deserted Temple+11% Synergy
$1.08
Polluted Mire+11% Synergy
$0.11
High Market+9% Synergy
$1.38
Phyrexian Tower+8% Synergy
$19.45
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.35
Blighted Fen+7% Synergy
$0.07
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.16
Forge of Heroes+7% Synergy
$1.82
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.77
War Room+6% Synergy
$2.85
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.74
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$3.07
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+5% Synergy
$9.63
Leechridden Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.43
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$1.81
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$9.00
Barad-dûr+4% Synergy
$0.94
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$1.30
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.60
Cabal Stronghold+2% Synergy
$12.42
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.51
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$35.89
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.15
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$7.19
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-7% Synergy
$49.13
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$1.62
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.32
Bojuka Bog-24% Synergy
$0.89
Reliquary Tower-24% Synergy
$2.59
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+19% Synergy
$0.20
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$4.92
Charcoal Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.24
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.22
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$2.50
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.17
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$1.81
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.02
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.21
Caged Sun-6% Synergy
$3.60
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.34
Thought Vessel-20% Synergy
$1.15
Sol Ring-33% Synergy
$1.24
Arcane Signet-40% Synergy
$0.52
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Fell the Profane+22% Synergy
$5.02
Myriad Landscape+19% Synergy
$0.21
Urza's Cave+11% Synergy
$2.27
Captivating Cave+8% Synergy
$0.06
Hall of Oracles+8% Synergy
$0.29
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.19
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.11
Prismatic Vista+6% Synergy
$30.82
Fabled Passage+6% Synergy
$5.01
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.07
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$1.08
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$1.03
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.55
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.43
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nikara, Lair Scavenger.
Kraven the Hunter
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Rebbec, Architect of Ascension // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Seymour Flux
Nikara, Lair Scavenger // Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
"Brims" Barone, Midway Mobster
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
Venom, Eddie Brock
Vincent Valentine
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Numa, Joraga Chieftain // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Venom, Deadly Devourer
Crovax the Cursed
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Faceless One // Haunted One
Ignacio of Myra's Marvels // Tymna the Weaver
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Judge Magister Gabranth
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Fire Lord Zuko
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Myojin of Grim Betrayal