Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.48
$0.48Legendary 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
#4389
Current Rank
#3525
Last Week
#4388
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.
Darkness Descends+50% Synergy
$0.25
Heirloom Auntie+50% Synergy
$0.11
Bogslither's Embrace+50% Synergy
$0.17
Dawnhand Dissident+49% Synergy
$0.45
Blighted Blackthorn+25% Synergy
$0.11
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Fire Nation Salvagers+80% Synergy
$0.24
Fain, the Broker+78% Synergy
$1.81
Yathan Tombguard+71% Synergy
$0.16
Feast on the Fallen+71% Synergy
$0.23
Call of the Death-Dweller+71% Synergy
$0.31
Retrofitted Transmogrant+70% Synergy
$0.22
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+68% Synergy
$0.54
Nesting Grounds+64% Synergy
$0.30
Illicit Masquerade+56% Synergy
$0.24
Sinkhole Surveyor+56% Synergy
$0.30
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Skyclave Shadowcat+50% Synergy
$0.11
Tenured Inkcaster+50% Synergy
$0.16
Unforgiving One+50% Synergy
$0.11
Scorn-Blade Berserker+49% Synergy
$0.10
Unspeakable Symbol+49% Synergy
$3.69
Cauldron of Souls+49% Synergy
$6.55
Black Sun's Zenith+44% Synergy
$0.37
Feign Death+42% Synergy
$1.12
Victimize+31% Synergy
$0.53
Feed the Swarm+21% Synergy
$0.28
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$146.21
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$63.69
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$61.51
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+60% Synergy
$0.14
Fire Nation Sentinels+60% Synergy
$0.49
Spider-Man Noir+50% Synergy
$0.22
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+42% Synergy
$0.64
Ayara's Oathsworn+42% Synergy
$0.35
Pirate Peddlers+40% Synergy
$0.14
Qarsi Revenant+38% Synergy
$1.72
Vincent Valentine+37% Synergy
$1.30
Mer-Ek Nightblade+36% Synergy
$0.15
Iron Apprentice+36% Synergy
$0.12
Fetid Gargantua+36% Synergy
$0.11
Nine-Lives Familiar+35% Synergy
$1.35
Gurgling Anointer+35% Synergy
$0.13
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+35% Synergy
$1.43
Skyclave Shade+35% Synergy
$0.11
Emperor of Bones+35% Synergy
$1.99
Bloodtracker+35% Synergy
$0.15
Lightless Evangel+33% Synergy
$0.20
Soldevi Adnate+32% Synergy
$1.16
Carrion Feeder+31% Synergy
$3.81
High-Society Hunter+28% Synergy
$0.45
Hagra Constrictor+28% Synergy
$0.17
Carnifex Demon+28% Synergy
$0.31
Grimdancer+28% Synergy
$0.23
Nightshade Harvester+28% Synergy
$0.26
Isareth the Awakener+28% Synergy
$0.15
Urborg Scavengers+28% Synergy
$0.29
Puppeteer Clique+27% Synergy
$0.29
Taborax, Hope's Demise+27% Synergy
$0.22
Gnarlbark Elm+25% Synergy
$0.12
Dream Seizer+25% Synergy
$0.11
Gutsplitter Gang+25% Synergy
$0.11
Sinister Gnarlbark+24% Synergy
$0.44
Zodiark, Umbral God+21% Synergy
$0.61
Raffine's Silencer+21% Synergy
$0.03
Knight of the Ebon Legion+21% Synergy
$2.46
Skullsnatcher+21% Synergy
$1.55
Dokuchi Silencer+21% Synergy
$0.12
Boot Nipper+21% Synergy
$0.10
Etched Slith+21% Synergy
$0.19
Stalactite Stalker+21% Synergy
$0.19
Necropolis Regent+20% Synergy
$0.62
Viscera Seer+19% Synergy
$0.48
Slaughter Specialist+19% Synergy
$0.81
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+17% Synergy
$3.36
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+11% Synergy
$37.29
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$0.96
Nirkana Revenant+10% Synergy
$6.52
Blood Artist-3% Synergy
$2.85
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-23% Synergy
$2.64
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Lethal Scheme+40% Synergy
$0.22
Makeshift Mannequin+36% Synergy
$0.36
Orcish Medicine+28% Synergy
$0.09
Vincent's Limit Break+26% Synergy
$0.21
Archenemy's Charm+25% Synergy
$0.89
It Doesn't Add Up+21% Synergy
$0.06
Unexpected Fangs+21% Synergy
$0.25
Blood Curdle+21% Synergy
$0.20
Undying Malice+19% Synergy
$0.47
Zuko's Conviction+19% Synergy
$0.23
Infernal Grasp+18% Synergy
$0.31
Tainted Strike+18% Synergy
$3.53
Undying Evil+18% Synergy
$0.46
Flare of Malice+16% Synergy
$2.24
Consuming Corruption+13% Synergy
$0.35
Baleful Mastery+13% Synergy
$5.18
Astarion's Thirst+13% Synergy
$1.83
Offer Immortality+12% Synergy
$0.19
Breathe Your Last+12% Synergy
$0.17
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$4.85
Plumb the Forbidden+10% Synergy
$0.81
Corrupted Conviction+9% Synergy
$0.25
Spin Out+9% Synergy
$0.05
Overkill+7% Synergy
$0.39
Fake Your Own Death+7% Synergy
$0.23
Dig Up the Body+7% Synergy
$0.09
Contagion+7% Synergy
$1.99
Urge to Feed+7% Synergy
$0.26
Ultimate Price+7% Synergy
$0.06
Eliminate+7% Synergy
$0.08
Shred Memory+6% Synergy
$1.18
Fanatical Offering+6% Synergy
$1.25
March of Wretched Sorrow+6% Synergy
$0.29
Return to Action+6% Synergy
$0.21
Sudden Spoiling+5% Synergy
$5.93
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.15
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.37
Darkness+4% Synergy
$22.78
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$1.08
Songs of the Damned+2% Synergy
$2.96
Hero's Downfall0% Synergy
$0.32
Doom Blade0% Synergy
$0.24
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.22
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$1.31
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$1.86
Village Rites-11% Synergy
$0.58
Go for the Throat-16% Synergy
$0.56
Withering Torment-24% Synergy
$4.10
Defile-30% Synergy
$1.26
Dark Ritual-31% Synergy
$4.43
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Gix's Command+41% Synergy
$0.46
Lethal Throwdown+36% Synergy
$0.09
Persist+32% Synergy
$0.58
Risky Research+32% Synergy
$0.18
Decree of Pain+23% Synergy
$0.32
Unbreakable Bond+21% Synergy
$0.17
Back for Seconds+21% Synergy
$0.21
Grave Strength+21% Synergy
$0.12
Innocent Blood+16% Synergy
$0.38
Damnation+15% Synergy
$19.60
Illicit Shipment+14% Synergy
$0.24
Essence Infusion+14% Synergy
$0.06
Unearth+13% Synergy
$0.48
Extract the Truth+13% Synergy
$0.11
Forever Young+13% Synergy
$0.16
Come Back Wrong+12% Synergy
$0.29
Sign in Blood+7% Synergy
$2.76
Eliminate the Competition+7% Synergy
$0.17
Dredge the Mire+7% Synergy
$0.32
Soul Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.05
Restart Sequence+7% Synergy
$0.24
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$0.89
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.37
Incremental Blight+6% Synergy
$0.29
Crawl from the Cellar+6% Synergy
$0.08
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.16
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$0.93
Mutilate+4% Synergy
$1.86
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.80
Bone Shards+4% Synergy
$0.24
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.10
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.93
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$4.32
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.57
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.24
Living Death-3% Synergy
$2.39
Buried Alive-5% Synergy
$0.89
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$5.64
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.97
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$13.59
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.76
Night's Whisper-10% Synergy
$0.37
Exsanguinate-10% Synergy
$0.35
Toxic Deluge-30% Synergy
$7.91
Reanimate-32% Synergy
$8.54
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+36% Synergy
$8.32
Lightning Coils+28% Synergy
$0.59
Foreboding Steamboat+21% Synergy
$0.24
Fraying Line+21% Synergy
$0.14
Tarrian's Journal+20% Synergy
$0.43
Blade of the Bloodchief+19% Synergy
$2.56
Fell Gravship+16% Synergy
$0.11
Sword of Truth and Justice+14% Synergy
$33.61
Golden Argosy+14% Synergy
$0.64
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+14% Synergy
$32.52
Wayfarer's Bauble+13% Synergy
$0.30
Contagion Clasp+12% Synergy
$0.29
Conjurer's Closet+12% Synergy
$4.32
Whip of Erebos+11% Synergy
$5.99
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+11% Synergy
$1.89
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$13.50
Ravenous Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.28
Ecologist's Terrarium+7% Synergy
$0.12
Glass-Cast Heart+7% Synergy
$0.24
Getaway Car+7% Synergy
$0.20
Dreadmobile+7% Synergy
$0.11
Recon Craft Theta+7% Synergy
$1.04
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+7% Synergy
$10.17
The Masamune+6% Synergy
$0.66
The Ozolith+6% Synergy
$59.49
Ghost Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.19
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$19.86
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.52
Spawning Pit+6% Synergy
$2.45
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.14
Wand of Orcus+5% Synergy
$16.29
Contagion Engine+5% Synergy
$19.00
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$12.69
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.32
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$14.56
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$2.00
Jet Medallion-40% Synergy
$10.94
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Canonized in Blood+36% Synergy
$0.11
Grave Betrayal+33% Synergy
$3.18
Retribution of the Ancients+27% Synergy
$0.41
Thran Vigil+21% Synergy
$0.26
Eternal Thirst+19% Synergy
$0.17
Cartouche of Ambition+14% Synergy
$0.11
Mindless Conscription+14% Synergy
$0.17
Palace Siege+13% Synergy
$1.05
Meathook Massacre II+9% Synergy
$2.02
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.17
Haunted Crossroads+7% Synergy
$4.23
Dreadhorde Invasion+6% Synergy
$0.95
Necrosynthesis+6% Synergy
$0.28
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+6% Synergy
$0.24
The War in Heaven+6% Synergy
$0.50
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$0.50
Agent of the Iron Throne+4% Synergy
$0.36
Attrition+4% Synergy
$19.85
Chthonian Nightmare+4% Synergy
$0.64
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+3% Synergy
$5.69
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$8.05
Font of Agonies+3% Synergy
$0.58
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.06
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$1.91
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$17.48
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$26.40
Bastion of Remembrance-10% Synergy
$0.33
Phyrexian Arena-11% Synergy
$4.29
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+14% Synergy
$5.33
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+4% Synergy
$1.17
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$7.57
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+36% Synergy
$0.38
Barren Moor+33% Synergy
$0.31
Spymaster's Vault+26% Synergy
$1.14
Tyrite Sanctum+20% Synergy
$3.00
Cabal Coffers+17% Synergy
$31.12
Miren, the Moaning Well+14% Synergy
$18.59
The Monumental Facade+14% Synergy
$0.19
Ifnir Deadlands+13% Synergy
$0.23
Desert of the Glorified+12% Synergy
$0.16
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+11% Synergy
$36.29
Crypt of Agadeem+10% Synergy
$1.23
Deserted Temple+10% Synergy
$0.77
Mortuary Mire+8% Synergy
$0.43
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.35
Nephalia Academy+7% Synergy
$0.18
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.47
Tectonic Edge+7% Synergy
$0.29
Blighted Fen+6% Synergy
$0.09
War Room+5% Synergy
$8.92
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.22
Castle Locthwain+4% Synergy
$3.80
Memorial to Folly+4% Synergy
$0.27
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$10.71
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.44
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.90
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$2.07
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.17
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.48
Cabal Stronghold+1% Synergy
$12.29
High Market0% Synergy
$1.31
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.56
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.28
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$23.46
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$0.94
Rogue's Passage-5% Synergy
$1.16
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$44.23
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-9% Synergy
$52.27
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.70
Bojuka Bog-18% Synergy
$1.07
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+13% Synergy
$0.31
Paradise Plume+13% Synergy
$0.31
Liquimetal Torque+11% Synergy
$3.89
Worn Powerstone+10% Synergy
$0.30
Charcoal Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.29
Staff of Compleation+5% Synergy
$4.94
Crowded Crypt+2% Synergy
$1.23
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$9.72
Nyx Lotus+1% Synergy
$5.06
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.33
Caged Sun-5% Synergy
$3.61
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.08
Sol Ring-15% Synergy
$1.25
Thought Vessel-19% Synergy
$2.53
Arcane Signet-33% Synergy
$0.44
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hall of Oracles+14% Synergy
$0.33
Myriad Landscape+10% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$4.85
Captivating Cave+7% Synergy
$0.14
Urza's Cave+6% Synergy
$1.68
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.16
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.24
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$1.08
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.28
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.58
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$1.29
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Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Tana, the Bloodsower
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Thrasios, Triton Hero
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Purraj of Urborg
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Tormod, the Desecrator
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Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper