Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.44
$0.44Legendary 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
#4027
Current Rank
#3348
Last Week
#4358
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.
Heirloom Auntie+50% Synergy
$0.14
Gutsplitter Gang+50% Synergy
$0.15
Darkness Descends+50% Synergy
$0.26
Blighted Blackthorn+50% Synergy
$0.15
Gnarlbark Elm+50% Synergy
$0.16
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Fain, the Broker+84% Synergy
$0.63
Retrofitted Transmogrant+76% Synergy
$0.06
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+74% Synergy
$0.45
Feast on the Fallen+69% Synergy
$0.19
Call of the Death-Dweller+69% Synergy
$0.16
Nesting Grounds+69% Synergy
$0.19
Yathan Tombguard+67% Synergy
$0.07
Tenured Inkcaster+54% Synergy
$0.07
Illicit Masquerade+54% Synergy
$0.13
Unspeakable Symbol+53% Synergy
$2.32
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Cauldron of Souls+52% Synergy
$5.27
Skyclave Shadowcat+46% Synergy
$0.12
Scorn-Blade Berserker+45% Synergy
$0.13
Lethal Scheme+44% Synergy
$0.17
Soldevi Adnate+42% Synergy
$0.97
Black Sun's Zenith+40% Synergy
$0.26
Feign Death+38% Synergy
$1.02
Nine-Lives Familiar+38% Synergy
$1.67
Victimize+36% Synergy
$0.48
Feed the Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.20
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$136.78
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$61.04
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$57.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+75% Synergy
$0.04
Pirate Peddlers+66% Synergy
$0.03
Fire Nation Salvagers+66% Synergy
$0.21
Fire Nation Sentinels+50% Synergy
$0.55
Dream Seizer+50% Synergy
$0.16
Sinkhole Surveyor+49% Synergy
$0.18
Unforgiving One+46% Synergy
$0.09
Spider-Man Noir+40% Synergy
$0.11
Lightless Evangel+39% Synergy
$0.13
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+38% Synergy
$1.34
Bloodtracker+38% Synergy
$0.12
Ayara's Oathsworn+38% Synergy
$0.38
Skyclave Shade+38% Synergy
$0.13
Iron Apprentice+38% Synergy
$0.11
Emperor of Bones+37% Synergy
$1.67
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.44
Puppeteer Clique+37% Synergy
$0.13
Carrion Feeder+35% Synergy
$1.65
High-Society Hunter+31% Synergy
$0.44
Mer-Ek Nightblade+31% Synergy
$0.18
Fetid Gargantua+31% Synergy
$0.05
Carnifex Demon+30% Synergy
$0.19
Gurgling Anointer+30% Synergy
$0.13
Qarsi Revenant+28% Synergy
$1.55
Vincent Valentine+27% Synergy
$1.20
Zodiark, Umbral God+25% Synergy
$0.47
Fire Nation Engineer+25% Synergy
$0.03
Grimdancer+23% Synergy
$0.10
Nightshade Harvester+23% Synergy
$0.19
Stalactite Stalker+23% Synergy
$0.18
Isareth the Awakener+23% Synergy
$0.09
Urborg Scavengers+23% Synergy
$0.28
Dokuchi Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.16
Raffine's Silencer+23% Synergy
$0.03
Hagra Constrictor+23% Synergy
$0.06
Viscera Seer+22% Synergy
$0.36
Knight of the Ebon Legion+22% Synergy
$3.48
Necropolis Regent+22% Synergy
$0.58
Soul Snuffers+22% Synergy
$0.14
Skullsnatcher+22% Synergy
$1.43
Taborax, Hope's Demise+22% Synergy
$0.11
Bloodflow Connoisseur+22% Synergy
$0.07
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni+20% Synergy
$7.99
Slaughter Specialist+20% Synergy
$0.79
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+19% Synergy
$3.04
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+13% Synergy
$30.36
Nirkana Revenant+12% Synergy
$6.28
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$0.91
Blood Artist-1% Synergy
$1.61
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-21% Synergy
$2.34
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Makeshift Mannequin+38% Synergy
$0.34
Zuko's Conviction+32% Synergy
$0.11
Archenemy's Charm+31% Synergy
$0.80
Orcish Medicine+30% Synergy
$0.13
It Doesn't Add Up+23% Synergy
$0.07
Blood Curdle+23% Synergy
$0.05
Unexpected Fangs+23% Synergy
$0.17
Undying Malice+21% Synergy
$0.41
Tainted Strike+20% Synergy
$1.82
Undying Evil+20% Synergy
$0.49
Flare of Malice+18% Synergy
$1.85
Baleful Mastery+14% Synergy
$4.93
Vincent's Limit Break+14% Synergy
$0.05
Astarion's Thirst+14% Synergy
$0.95
Consumed by Greed+14% Synergy
$0.11
Infernal Grasp+13% Synergy
$0.15
Offer Immortality+13% Synergy
$0.10
Breathe Your Last+13% Synergy
$0.04
Fell the Profane+12% Synergy
$3.81
Corrupted Conviction+11% Synergy
$0.29
Plumb the Forbidden+11% Synergy
$0.54
Spin Out+10% Synergy
$0.04
Overkill+9% Synergy
$0.22
Maximum Overdrive+9% Synergy
$0.04
Consuming Corruption+7% Synergy
$0.20
Dig Up the Body+7% Synergy
$0.07
Eliminate+7% Synergy
$0.06
Ultimate Price+7% Synergy
$0.06
Shred Memory+7% Synergy
$1.69
Contagion+7% Synergy
$1.00
Urge to Feed+7% Synergy
$0.22
Darkness+6% Synergy
$22.90
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$5.30
Fanatical Offering+6% Synergy
$1.27
March of Wretched Sorrow+6% Synergy
$0.19
Return to Action+6% Synergy
$0.09
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.28
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.16
Erebos's Intervention+5% Synergy
$0.39
Vona's Hunger+3% Synergy
$6.38
Songs of the Damned+2% Synergy
$3.00
Doom Blade0% Synergy
$0.21
Saw in Half0% Synergy
$4.06
Bitter Triumph-2% Synergy
$0.76
Murder-3% Synergy
$0.05
Village Rites-9% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Ritual-10% Synergy
$10.31
Withering Torment-23% Synergy
$3.91
Dark Ritual-28% Synergy
$4.24
Defile-30% Synergy
$1.04
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Bogslither's Embrace+50% Synergy
$0.21
Risky Research+39% Synergy
$0.06
Lethal Throwdown+38% Synergy
$0.06
Gix's Command+36% Synergy
$0.44
Persist+35% Synergy
$0.41
Decree of Pain+25% Synergy
$0.24
Damnation+18% Synergy
$18.65
Innocent Blood+17% Synergy
$0.36
Unearth+15% Synergy
$0.50
Unbreakable Bond+15% Synergy
$0.11
Illicit Shipment+15% Synergy
$0.08
Grave Strength+15% Synergy
$0.13
Essence Infusion+15% Synergy
$0.09
Extract the Truth+14% Synergy
$0.10
Back for Seconds+14% Synergy
$0.08
Forever Young+14% Synergy
$0.11
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$2.42
Incremental Blight+7% Synergy
$0.10
Crawl from the Cellar+7% Synergy
$0.04
Soul Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.06
Restart Sequence+7% Synergy
$0.15
Eliminate the Competition+7% Synergy
$0.16
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$0.96
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.18
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.36
Mutilate+5% Synergy
$1.80
Come Back Wrong+5% Synergy
$0.27
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$1.01
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$2.43
Bone Shards+4% Synergy
$0.18
In Garruk's Wake+4% Synergy
$1.39
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.60
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.06
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$3.18
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.23
Living Death-3% Synergy
$1.96
Buried Alive-4% Synergy
$0.84
Rise of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$3.62
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$11.12
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.86
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$5.03
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.24
Exsanguinate-9% Synergy
$0.32
Toxic Deluge-30% Synergy
$6.86
Reanimate-31% Synergy
$6.67
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+38% Synergy
$7.85
Lightning Coils+23% Synergy
$0.52
Foreboding Steamboat+23% Synergy
$0.13
Tarrian's Journal+21% Synergy
$0.43
Blade of the Bloodchief+21% Synergy
$2.21
Fell Gravship+19% Synergy
$0.05
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$0.23
Fraying Line+15% Synergy
$0.14
Sword of Truth and Justice+15% Synergy
$31.79
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+15% Synergy
$29.48
Golden Argosy+15% Synergy
$0.69
Contagion Clasp+13% Synergy
$0.24
Conjurer's Closet+13% Synergy
$4.83
Whip of Erebos+12% Synergy
$5.14
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+12% Synergy
$2.27
Bontu's Monument+11% Synergy
$8.77
Ravenous Amulet+8% Synergy
$0.07
Ecologist's Terrarium+8% Synergy
$0.11
Dreadmobile+8% Synergy
$0.04
Getaway Car+8% Synergy
$0.10
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+8% Synergy
$8.54
Recon Craft Theta+8% Synergy
$0.91
Ghost Lantern+7% Synergy
$0.18
Relic Vial+7% Synergy
$0.14
Ring of Xathrid+7% Synergy
$0.57
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$50.14
Glass-Cast Heart+7% Synergy
$0.14
Contagion Engine+6% Synergy
$15.68
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$18.25
Wand of Orcus+6% Synergy
$14.10
Spawning Pit+6% Synergy
$2.01
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$12.78
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.18
Ashnod's Altar-4% Synergy
$12.30
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$1.58
Jet Medallion-38% Synergy
$9.63
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Canonized in Blood+38% Synergy
$0.06
Grave Betrayal+36% Synergy
$3.64
Thran Vigil+23% Synergy
$0.14
Retribution of the Ancients+22% Synergy
$0.46
Mindless Conscription+15% Synergy
$0.07
Cartouche of Ambition+15% Synergy
$0.08
Palace Siege+14% Synergy
$1.04
Eternal Thirst+13% Synergy
$0.20
Meathook Massacre II+10% Synergy
$1.78
Vampiric Rites+9% Synergy
$0.11
Dreadhorde Invasion+7% Synergy
$0.97
Haunted Crossroads+7% Synergy
$3.59
The War in Heaven+6% Synergy
$0.47
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$0.36
Attrition+5% Synergy
$19.76
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+4% Synergy
$5.40
Agent of the Iron Throne+4% Synergy
$0.36
Court of Ambition+4% Synergy
$4.05
Chthonian Nightmare+4% Synergy
$0.57
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$10.37
Font of Agonies+3% Synergy
$0.65
Phyrexian Reclamation-2% Synergy
$1.25
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.50
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$16.80
Phyrexian Arena-9% Synergy
$3.28
Bastion of Remembrance-9% Synergy
$0.23
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$4.58
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+5% Synergy
$0.53
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$8.37
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+38% Synergy
$0.26
Barren Moor+36% Synergy
$0.09
Spymaster's Vault+28% Synergy
$1.36
Cabal Coffers+22% Synergy
$27.86
Tyrite Sanctum+22% Synergy
$3.25
Miren, the Moaning Well+15% Synergy
$18.67
Ifnir Deadlands+14% Synergy
$0.14
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+13% Synergy
$34.22
Desert of the Glorified+13% Synergy
$0.09
Crypt of Agadeem+12% Synergy
$1.05
Deserted Temple+11% Synergy
$0.72
Mortuary Mire+10% Synergy
$0.36
The Monumental Facade+8% Synergy
$0.13
War Room+7% Synergy
$5.27
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.21
Blighted Fen+7% Synergy
$0.08
Blasted Landscape+7% Synergy
$1.57
Castle Locthwain+6% Synergy
$3.16
Leechridden Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.71
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$14.03
Polluted Mire+4% Synergy
$0.09
Memorial to Folly+4% Synergy
$0.14
Cabal Stronghold+3% Synergy
$12.12
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.91
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$1.38
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.46
High Market+1% Synergy
$1.12
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.11
Phyrexian Tower-1% Synergy
$22.18
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$8.55
Witch's Cottage-2% Synergy
$0.64
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.27
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-7% Synergy
$53.21
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-7% Synergy
$45.08
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$0.85
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.28
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Paradise Plume+15% Synergy
$0.25
Commander's Sphere+14% Synergy
$0.17
Liquimetal Torque+12% Synergy
$4.51
Worn Powerstone+11% Synergy
$0.29
Charcoal Diamond+8% Synergy
$0.28
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$3.65
Extraplanar Lens+3% Synergy
$8.99
Crowded Crypt+3% Synergy
$1.21
Nyx Lotus+1% Synergy
$4.70
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.23
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.30
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.72
Sol Ring-17% Synergy
$1.04
Thought Vessel-19% Synergy
$1.71
Arcane Signet-32% Synergy
$0.32
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hall of Oracles+15% Synergy
$0.32
Myriad Landscape+12% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Profane+12% Synergy
$3.81
Captivating Cave+8% Synergy
$0.06
Urza's Cave+7% Synergy
$1.49
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.18
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.14
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.89
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.27
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.47
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.19
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Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
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Alena, Kessig Trapper // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
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Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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Cazur, Ruthless Stalker // Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
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