Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.43
$0.43Legendary 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
#4021
Current Rank
#4288
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.
Fire Nation Salvagers+100% Synergy
$0.26
Pirate Peddlers+99% Synergy
$0.08
Fire Nation Engineer+50% Synergy
$0.05
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+50% Synergy
$0.05
Fire Nation Sentinels+50% Synergy
$0.90
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+81% Synergy
$0.48
Feast on the Fallen+77% Synergy
$0.17
Fain, the Broker+76% Synergy
$0.42
Retrofitted Transmogrant+71% Synergy
$0.08
Unspeakable Symbol+68% Synergy
$2.24
Cauldron of Souls+68% Synergy
$4.97
Tenured Inkcaster+61% Synergy
$0.04
Nesting Grounds+61% Synergy
$0.17
Call of the Death-Dweller+61% Synergy
$0.20
Skyclave Shadowcat+54% Synergy
$0.12
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Bloodtracker+53% Synergy
$0.12
Nine-Lives Familiar+47% Synergy
$1.19
Unforgiving One+46% Synergy
$0.06
Power Conduit+46% Synergy
$6.69
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+45% Synergy
$1.39
Gix's Command+44% Synergy
$0.42
Feign Death+38% Synergy
$0.73
Victimize+36% Synergy
$0.35
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$0.46
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.25
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$132.80
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$57.97
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$48.58
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Yathan Tombguard+75% Synergy
$0.06
Sinkhole Surveyor+49% Synergy
$0.18
Ayara's Oathsworn+46% Synergy
$0.28
Iron Apprentice+46% Synergy
$0.12
Vincent Valentine+44% Synergy
$0.73
Soldevi Adnate+42% Synergy
$1.03
Zodiark, Umbral God+41% Synergy
$0.49
High-Society Hunter+38% Synergy
$0.35
Scorn-Blade Berserker+38% Synergy
$0.10
Mer-Ek Nightblade+38% Synergy
$0.17
Nightshade Harvester+38% Synergy
$0.14
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.61
Puppeteer Clique+37% Synergy
$0.36
Carrion Feeder+35% Synergy
$2.36
Emperor of Bones+35% Synergy
$0.70
Lightless Evangel+33% Synergy
$0.07
Spider-Man Noir+33% Synergy
$0.10
Faller's Faithful+32% Synergy
$0.08
Elegy Acolyte+30% Synergy
$0.47
Skyclave Shade+30% Synergy
$0.13
Carnifex Demon+30% Synergy
$0.65
Urborg Scavengers+30% Synergy
$0.29
Isareth the Awakener+30% Synergy
$0.08
Necropolis Regent+28% Synergy
$0.54
Slaughter Specialist+28% Synergy
$0.72
Fetid Gargantua+27% Synergy
$0.04
Etched Slith+27% Synergy
$0.09
Alchemist's Assistant+25% Synergy
$0.06
Feral Deathgorger+25% Synergy
$0.03
Adorned Crocodile+25% Synergy
$0.03
Gurgling Anointer+23% Synergy
$0.12
Soulcoil Viper+23% Synergy
$0.06
Hagra Constrictor+23% Synergy
$0.05
Mephidross Vampire+23% Synergy
$2.98
Dokuchi Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.15
Grimdancer+23% Synergy
$0.15
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant+22% Synergy
$9.81
Soul Snuffers+22% Synergy
$3.16
Knight of the Ebon Legion+22% Synergy
$1.42
Cordial Vampire+22% Synergy
$0.57
Skullsnatcher+22% Synergy
$1.38
Taborax, Hope's Demise+22% Synergy
$0.10
Qarsi Revenant+20% Synergy
$1.44
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni+20% Synergy
$7.92
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+19% Synergy
$1.99
Viscera Seer+14% Synergy
$0.31
Nirkana Revenant+11% Synergy
$5.01
Blood Artist+7% Synergy
$1.23
Zulaport Cutthroat0% Synergy
$2.04
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-28% Synergy
$1.72
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Makeshift Mannequin+31% Synergy
$0.38
Orcish Medicine+30% Synergy
$0.08
Lethal Scheme+28% Synergy
$0.12
Archenemy's Charm+25% Synergy
$0.79
Flare of Malice+24% Synergy
$1.79
Unexpected Fangs+23% Synergy
$0.15
Vincent's Limit Break+22% Synergy
$0.02
Undying Malice+21% Synergy
$0.47
Baleful Mastery+21% Synergy
$5.10
Tainted Strike+20% Synergy
$1.94
Undying Evil+20% Synergy
$0.41
Fell the Profane+18% Synergy
$5.63
Overkill+17% Synergy
$0.19
It Doesn't Add Up+17% Synergy
$0.07
Blood Curdle+15% Synergy
$0.05
Astarion's Thirst+14% Synergy
$0.72
Infernal Grasp+13% Synergy
$0.18
Offer Immortality+13% Synergy
$0.08
Maximum Overdrive+12% Synergy
$0.05
Spin Out+12% Synergy
$0.04
Consuming Corruption+11% Synergy
$0.24
Plumb the Forbidden+11% Synergy
$0.45
Lethal Exploit+8% Synergy
$0.03
Breathe Your Last+7% Synergy
$0.04
Shred Memory+7% Synergy
$1.70
Debt to the Kami+7% Synergy
$0.05
Eliminate+7% Synergy
$0.05
Contagion+7% Synergy
$0.96
Urge to Feed+7% Synergy
$0.22
Ultimate Price+7% Synergy
$0.05
Darkness+6% Synergy
$22.58
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.20
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.14
Reckoner's Bargain+4% Synergy
$1.18
Nasty End+4% Synergy
$0.07
Corrupted Conviction+3% Synergy
$0.24
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.94
Songs of the Damned+2% Synergy
$2.31
Fake Your Own Death+1% Synergy
$0.06
Hero's Downfall+1% Synergy
$0.11
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.16
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$4.70
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$0.69
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$0.83
Cabal Ritual-10% Synergy
$10.97
Go for the Throat-16% Synergy
$0.53
Village Rites-17% Synergy
$0.22
Withering Torment-21% Synergy
$3.23
Dark Ritual-28% Synergy
$3.45
Defile-30% Synergy
$0.91
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Persist+35% Synergy
$1.97
Black Sun's Zenith+32% Synergy
$0.31
Risky Research+32% Synergy
$0.02
Lethal Throwdown+27% Synergy
$0.03
Damnation+25% Synergy
$16.94
Decree of Pain+25% Synergy
$0.21
Grave Strength+15% Synergy
$0.14
Essence Infusion+15% Synergy
$0.09
Extract the Truth+14% Synergy
$0.06
Back for Seconds+14% Synergy
$0.07
Innocent Blood+10% Synergy
$0.32
Restart Sequence+9% Synergy
$0.16
Unbreakable Bond+8% Synergy
$0.07
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.42
Incremental Blight+7% Synergy
$0.65
Crawl from the Cellar+7% Synergy
$0.05
Soul Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.05
Essence Harvest+7% Synergy
$0.40
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$0.94
Morbid Curiosity+7% Synergy
$0.21
Illicit Shipment+7% Synergy
$0.08
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.14
Come Back Wrong+6% Synergy
$0.27
Profane Command+6% Synergy
$0.29
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.35
Forever Young+6% Synergy
$0.09
Blood for Bones+6% Synergy
$0.42
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$2.97
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$1.00
Mutilate+4% Synergy
$1.78
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.05
Bone Shards+4% Synergy
$0.14
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.26
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$3.18
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.13
Living Death-3% Synergy
$1.17
Buried Alive-4% Synergy
$0.99
Rise of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$3.80
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.81
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$10.32
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$4.38
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.28
Exsanguinate-9% Synergy
$0.27
Toxic Deluge-30% Synergy
$6.57
Reanimate-31% Synergy
$5.32
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Tarrian's Journal+37% Synergy
$0.39
Blade of the Bloodchief+28% Synergy
$2.87
Foreboding Steamboat+27% Synergy
$0.09
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+23% Synergy
$6.57
Conjurer's Closet+21% Synergy
$4.21
Whip of Erebos+20% Synergy
$5.73
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+20% Synergy
$1.70
Bontu's Monument+18% Synergy
$7.87
Sword of Truth and Justice+15% Synergy
$32.04
Ring of Xathrid+15% Synergy
$0.63
Golden Argosy+15% Synergy
$0.46
Fraying Line+15% Synergy
$0.12
Lightning Coils+15% Synergy
$0.57
Wayfarer's Bauble+14% Synergy
$0.19
Contagion Clasp+13% Synergy
$0.34
Ravenous Amulet+9% Synergy
$0.18
Dreadmobile+9% Synergy
$0.07
Recon Craft Theta+9% Synergy
$0.62
Helm of Possession+8% Synergy
$5.00
Getaway Car+8% Synergy
$0.08
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$27.53
Altar of the Wretched+7% Synergy
$0.52
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$42.90
Glass-Cast Heart+7% Synergy
$0.14
Relic Vial+7% Synergy
$0.15
Animation Module+7% Synergy
$0.99
Ghost Lantern+7% Synergy
$0.15
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$1.93
Contagion Engine+6% Synergy
$5.92
Spawning Pit+6% Synergy
$1.63
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$17.47
Wand of Orcus+6% Synergy
$13.63
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.52
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$11.52
Ashnod's Altar-4% Synergy
$6.31
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.96
Skullclamp-13% Synergy
$3.20
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$1.20
Jet Medallion-37% Synergy
$9.86
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Illicit Masquerade+45% Synergy
$0.11
Grave Betrayal+36% Synergy
$4.19
Canonized in Blood+23% Synergy
$0.06
Retribution of the Ancients+22% Synergy
$0.41
Mindless Conscription+18% Synergy
$0.06
Dreadhorde Invasion+15% Synergy
$0.73
Sadistic Glee+15% Synergy
$0.97
Cartouche of Ambition+15% Synergy
$0.08
Palace Siege+14% Synergy
$1.17
Meathook Massacre II+13% Synergy
$1.66
Vampiric Rites+9% Synergy
$0.20
Haunted Crossroads+7% Synergy
$3.04
Thran Vigil+7% Synergy
$0.15
Intimidation+7% Synergy
$0.67
Chthonian Nightmare+6% Synergy
$0.61
The War in Heaven+6% Synergy
$0.43
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+6% Synergy
$0.11
Phyrexian Reclamation+5% Synergy
$0.95
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+5% Synergy
$4.41
Attrition+5% Synergy
$19.89
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$4.05
Eternal Thirst+5% Synergy
$0.19
Agent of the Iron Throne+4% Synergy
$0.30
Pestilence+4% Synergy
$0.46
Court of Ambition+4% Synergy
$3.54
Font of Agonies+3% Synergy
$0.70
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$0.62
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$14.18
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$18.07
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.24
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$3.36
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$5.49
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+5% Synergy
$5.66
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$6.65
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+54% Synergy
$0.28
Barren Moor+36% Synergy
$0.15
Spymaster's Vault+36% Synergy
$1.61
Cabal Coffers+28% Synergy
$25.66
Tyrite Sanctum+22% Synergy
$2.77
Mortuary Mire+18% Synergy
$0.28
Miren, the Moaning Well+15% Synergy
$19.09
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+13% Synergy
$30.56
Desert of the Glorified+12% Synergy
$0.12
Polluted Mire+11% Synergy
$0.11
Deserted Temple+11% Synergy
$1.27
High Market+9% Synergy
$1.16
The Monumental Facade+8% Synergy
$0.10
Phyrexian Tower+7% Synergy
$18.55
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.24
Ifnir Deadlands+7% Synergy
$0.31
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.71
Blighted Fen+7% Synergy
$0.08
War Room+6% Synergy
$4.92
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$2.83
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$1.45
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+5% Synergy
$8.90
Leechridden Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.31
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$11.84
Barad-dûr+4% Synergy
$0.88
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$3.34
Cabal Stronghold+3% Synergy
$11.91
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.84
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$1.18
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.38
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$46.26
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$38.24
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.11
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$7.14
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.37
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$0.63
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$0.63
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$2.26
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+14% Synergy
$0.15
Liquimetal Torque+12% Synergy
$2.18
Worn Powerstone+11% Synergy
$0.24
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$4.96
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.21
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$1.42
Crowded Crypt+3% Synergy
$1.08
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$9.68
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.17
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.30
Caged Sun-5% Synergy
$3.17
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.92
Thought Vessel-20% Synergy
$1.22
Sol Ring-25% Synergy
$1.21
Arcane Signet-32% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Fell the Profane+18% Synergy
$5.63
Myriad Landscape+12% Synergy
$0.17
Urza's Cave+10% Synergy
$2.46
Captivating Cave+8% Synergy
$0.07
Hall of Oracles+8% Synergy
$0.30
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.12
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.14
Fabled Passage+6% Synergy
$4.69
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.10
Prismatic Vista+5% Synergy
$30.82
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.94
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.42
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.48
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.07
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Nikara, Lair Scavenger // Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
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