Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.53
$0.53Legendary 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
#4645
Current Rank
#4543
Past 2 Years
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.
Pox Plague+45% Synergy
$0.33
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Fain, the Broker+72% Synergy
$3.83
Fire Nation Salvagers+66% Synergy
$0.20
Feast on the Fallen+66% Synergy
$0.25
Retrofitted Transmogrant+65% Synergy
$0.21
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+64% Synergy
$0.56
Yathan Tombguard+62% Synergy
$0.19
Sinkhole Surveyor+61% Synergy
$0.31
Call of the Death-Dweller+59% Synergy
$0.36
Nesting Grounds+59% Synergy
$0.34
Illicit Masquerade+53% Synergy
$0.21
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Skyclave Shadowcat+47% Synergy
$0.23
Tenured Inkcaster+47% Synergy
$0.26
Scorn-Blade Berserker+46% Synergy
$0.33
Unspeakable Symbol+46% Synergy
$3.95
Cauldron of Souls+45% Synergy
$8.85
Black Sun's Zenith+41% Synergy
$0.31
Feign Death+38% Synergy
$1.13
Nine-Lives Familiar+32% Synergy
$1.83
Victimize+26% Synergy
$1.70
Feed the Swarm+16% Synergy
$0.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$164.05
Vampiric Tutor-8% Synergy
$60.87
Demonic Tutor-14% Synergy
$72.10
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+50% Synergy
$0.20
Fire Nation Sentinels+50% Synergy
$0.49
Dimension X Pizzasaur+50% Synergy
$0.30
Spider-Man Noir+42% Synergy
$0.22
Unforgiving One+40% Synergy
$0.24
Heirloom Auntie+40% Synergy
$0.17
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+39% Synergy
$0.78
Ayara's Oathsworn+39% Synergy
$0.39
Dawnhand Dissident+39% Synergy
$0.44
Skyclave Shade+33% Synergy
$0.19
Gurgling Anointer+33% Synergy
$0.12
Mer-Ek Nightblade+33% Synergy
$0.19
Iron Apprentice+33% Synergy
$0.32
Pirate Peddlers+33% Synergy
$0.10
Fetid Gargantua+33% Synergy
$0.14
Qarsi Revenant+32% Synergy
$2.17
Vincent Valentine+32% Synergy
$1.37
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+32% Synergy
$1.29
Emperor of Bones+32% Synergy
$1.61
Soldevi Adnate+28% Synergy
$1.69
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$4.52
Lightless Evangel+28% Synergy
$0.22
High-Society Hunter+26% Synergy
$0.39
Hagra Constrictor+26% Synergy
$0.17
Grimdancer+26% Synergy
$0.26
Urborg Scavengers+26% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodtracker+26% Synergy
$0.35
Isareth the Awakener+26% Synergy
$0.20
Nightshade Harvester+26% Synergy
$0.31
Puppeteer Clique+25% Synergy
$0.33
Taborax, Hope's Demise+25% Synergy
$0.25
Raffine's Silencer+20% Synergy
$0.14
Boot Nipper+20% Synergy
$0.19
Necropolis Regent+19% Synergy
$0.54
Knight of the Ebon Legion+19% Synergy
$2.47
Carnifex Demon+19% Synergy
$0.27
Skullsnatcher+19% Synergy
$1.51
Soul Snuffers+19% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodflow Connoisseur+19% Synergy
$0.25
Persistent Specimen+18% Synergy
$0.32
Slaughter Specialist+18% Synergy
$0.80
Zodiark, Umbral God+17% Synergy
$0.57
Dimir House Guard+17% Synergy
$0.31
Viscera Seer+16% Synergy
$0.39
Grim Haruspex+11% Synergy
$3.17
Nirkana Revenant+9% Synergy
$6.78
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$0.68
Reassembling Skeleton+2% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Artist+1% Synergy
$1.60
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-24% Synergy
$4.12
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Lethal Scheme+38% Synergy
$0.28
Makeshift Mannequin+33% Synergy
$0.22
Orcish Medicine+26% Synergy
$0.22
Vincent's Limit Break+22% Synergy
$0.23
Archenemy's Charm+20% Synergy
$0.76
Blood Curdle+20% Synergy
$0.25
It Doesn't Add Up+20% Synergy
$0.07
Unexpected Fangs+20% Synergy
$0.32
Undying Malice+17% Synergy
$0.31
Undying Evil+17% Synergy
$0.46
Tainted Strike+17% Synergy
$3.33
Zuko's Conviction+16% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Grasp+15% Synergy
$0.25
Flare of Malice+13% Synergy
$1.73
Baleful Mastery+12% Synergy
$4.00
Astarion's Thirst+12% Synergy
$2.06
Consuming Corruption+11% Synergy
$0.30
Offer Immortality+11% Synergy
$0.28
Breathe Your Last+11% Synergy
$0.19
Plumb the Forbidden+9% Synergy
$0.34
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$3.79
Songs of the Damned+8% Synergy
$3.32
Spin Out+8% Synergy
$0.10
Corrupted Conviction+7% Synergy
$0.41
Urborg Justice+7% Synergy
$3.27
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.22
Overkill+6% Synergy
$0.36
Dig Up the Body+6% Synergy
$0.21
Shred Memory+6% Synergy
$0.86
Contagion+6% Synergy
$2.29
Death Wind+6% Synergy
$0.09
Consumed by Greed+6% Synergy
$0.23
Urge to Feed+6% Synergy
$0.30
Sudden Spoiling+5% Synergy
$8.36
Fanatical Offering+5% Synergy
$1.63
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.41
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.33
Return to Action+5% Synergy
$0.25
Darkness+3% Synergy
$23.86
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Hero's Downfall0% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade0% Synergy
$0.18
Supernatural Stamina-1% Synergy
$0.25
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.39
Village Rites-12% Synergy
$0.51
Cabal Ritual-12% Synergy
$14.52
Go for the Throat-16% Synergy
$0.57
Withering Torment-24% Synergy
$3.47
Dark Ritual-27% Synergy
$3.90
Defile-28% Synergy
$1.41
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Bogslither's Embrace+40% Synergy
$0.20
Darkness Descends+40% Synergy
$0.22
Gix's Command+38% Synergy
$0.65
Lethal Throwdown+33% Synergy
$0.22
Persist+30% Synergy
$0.97
Risky Research+28% Synergy
$0.16
Decree of Pain+21% Synergy
$0.38
Unbreakable Bond+20% Synergy
$0.25
Grave Strength+20% Synergy
$0.14
Aberrant Return+20% Synergy
$0.34
Eventide's Shadow+20% Synergy
$0.27
Back for Seconds+19% Synergy
$0.25
Innocent Blood+14% Synergy
$0.49
Damnation+13% Synergy
$20.99
Essence Infusion+13% Synergy
$0.09
Illicit Shipment+13% Synergy
$0.26
Forever Young+12% Synergy
$0.20
Extract the Truth+12% Synergy
$0.25
Unearth+11% Synergy
$0.56
Come Back Wrong+11% Synergy
$0.35
Bone Shards+10% Synergy
$0.23
Stream of Acid+7% Synergy
$1.48
Dredge the Mire+6% Synergy
$0.37
Eliminate the Competition+6% Synergy
$0.14
Incremental Blight+6% Synergy
$0.30
Crawl from the Cellar+6% Synergy
$0.13
Soul Salvage+6% Synergy
$0.11
Skull Storm+6% Synergy
$0.86
Restart Sequence+6% Synergy
$0.30
Sign in Blood+5% Synergy
$3.67
Command the Dreadhorde+5% Synergy
$0.44
Final Act+5% Synergy
$0.39
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$0.70
Pox+4% Synergy
$5.79
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.99
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$1.95
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.41
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$3.33
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$4.62
Rise of the Dark Realms0% Synergy
$7.39
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$2.11
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.29
Buried Alive-6% Synergy
$0.88
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$16.86
Blasphemous Edict-9% Synergy
$5.16
Bubbling Muck-9% Synergy
$3.98
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$0.34
Exsanguinate-11% Synergy
$0.45
Toxic Deluge-30% Synergy
$5.05
Reanimate-33% Synergy
$8.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+33% Synergy
$9.05
Lightning Coils+26% Synergy
$0.61
Tarrian's Journal+25% Synergy
$0.49
Foreboding Steamboat+20% Synergy
$0.30
Fraying Line+20% Synergy
$0.14
Blade of the Bloodchief+18% Synergy
$4.02
Fell Gravship+14% Synergy
$0.22
Sword of Truth and Justice+13% Synergy
$34.43
Golden Argosy+13% Synergy
$1.04
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+13% Synergy
$38.18
Wayfarer's Bauble+12% Synergy
$0.30
Contagion Clasp+11% Synergy
$0.34
Conjurer's Closet+11% Synergy
$4.33
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+10% Synergy
$3.22
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$7.41
Ravenous Amulet+7% Synergy
$0.18
Ecologist's Terrarium+7% Synergy
$0.25
Recon Craft Theta+7% Synergy
$1.58
Getaway Car+7% Synergy
$0.27
Dreadmobile+7% Synergy
$0.16
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+7% Synergy
$14.72
Glass-Cast Heart+6% Synergy
$0.36
Ghost Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.16
Visage of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.17
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.58
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.28
The Ozolith+5% Synergy
$70.05
Contagion Engine+5% Synergy
$13.94
Sword of Hearth and Home+5% Synergy
$19.23
Wand of Orcus+5% Synergy
$13.76
Spawning Pit+5% Synergy
$2.66
The Masamune+4% Synergy
$0.96
Resurrection Orb+4% Synergy
$14.82
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.62
Ashnod's Altar0% Synergy
$15.74
Bontu's Monument-2% Synergy
$5.27
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$6.25
Swiftfoot Boots-25% Synergy
$1.95
Jet Medallion-42% Synergy
$11.34
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Canonized in Blood+33% Synergy
$0.19
Grave Betrayal+31% Synergy
$4.74
Retribution of the Ancients+25% Synergy
$0.52
Thran Vigil+19% Synergy
$0.29
Eternal Thirst+18% Synergy
$0.34
Cartouche of Ambition+13% Synergy
$0.11
Palace Siege+12% Synergy
$1.07
Meathook Massacre II+8% Synergy
$2.77
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.15
Corrupted Roots+7% Synergy
$0.19
Death Match+7% Synergy
$0.67
Death Pits of Rath+7% Synergy
$0.89
Fear+6% Synergy
$0.13
Necrosynthesis+6% Synergy
$0.23
Corpses of the Lost+6% Synergy
$0.34
Tainted Aether+6% Synergy
$7.87
Desolation+6% Synergy
$1.53
Haunted Crossroads+6% Synergy
$4.72
Mindless Conscription+6% Synergy
$0.22
Dreadhorde Invasion+5% Synergy
$1.09
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$0.34
The War in Heaven+5% Synergy
$0.63
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+5% Synergy
$0.25
Agent of the Iron Throne+4% Synergy
$0.41
Attrition+4% Synergy
$19.42
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+3% Synergy
$5.99
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$6.28
Contamination+3% Synergy
$16.65
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.46
Chthonian Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.46
Bad Moon+3% Synergy
$2.06
Font of Agonies+2% Synergy
$0.71
Necrogen Mists+2% Synergy
$11.05
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.53
Painful Quandary-3% Synergy
$1.42
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$18.86
Exquisite Blood-7% Synergy
$39.45
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.31
Phyrexian Arena-13% Synergy
$4.22
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$30.39
Black Market-14% Synergy
$5.91
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+13% Synergy
$5.39
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+4% Synergy
$0.81
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$7.24
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$9.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+33% Synergy
$0.40
Barren Moor+30% Synergy
$0.32
Spymaster's Vault+24% Synergy
$0.91
Tyrite Sanctum+19% Synergy
$3.01
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+17% Synergy
$39.40
Miren, the Moaning Well+13% Synergy
$20.44
The Monumental Facade+13% Synergy
$0.23
Cabal Coffers+12% Synergy
$33.04
Ifnir Deadlands+12% Synergy
$0.26
Desert of the Glorified+11% Synergy
$0.21
Crypt of Agadeem+9% Synergy
$2.19
Deserted Temple+9% Synergy
$0.46
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.46
Pit of Offerings+6% Synergy
$0.33
Nephalia Academy+6% Synergy
$0.18
Tectonic Edge+6% Synergy
$0.21
Blighted Fen+6% Synergy
$0.12
Blasted Landscape+6% Synergy
$1.46
Blast Zone+5% Synergy
$0.34
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.21
War Room+4% Synergy
$2.52
Memorial to Folly+4% Synergy
$0.26
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.55
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.70
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$8.92
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.26
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$4.69
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$2.03
Phyrexian Tower+1% Synergy
$26.74
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.56
Cabal Stronghold-1% Synergy
$13.07
High Market-1% Synergy
$0.39
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.33
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$10.74
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$0.87
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.38
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$51.37
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-11% Synergy
$63.55
Reliquary Tower-17% Synergy
$2.94
Bojuka Bog-20% Synergy
$0.70
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Exploding Barrel+50% Synergy
$0.31
Paradise Plume+13% Synergy
$0.40
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.33
Liquimetal Torque+11% Synergy
$3.42
Worn Powerstone+9% Synergy
$0.36
Charcoal Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.36
Staff of Compleation+5% Synergy
$4.57
Crowded Crypt+2% Synergy
$0.87
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$11.98
Nyx Lotus+1% Synergy
$5.73
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.21
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.59
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$2.20
Sol Ring-19% Synergy
$1.13
Thought Vessel-19% Synergy
$2.51
Arcane Signet-35% Synergy
$1.10
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hall of Oracles+13% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$3.79
Snow-Covered Swamp+7% Synergy
$0.70
Captivating Cave+7% Synergy
$0.22
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.16
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$0.97
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.54
Swamp-2% Synergy
$2.00
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$0.87
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Ravos, Soultender // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
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Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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
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Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Tormod, the Desecrator
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan