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
#4816
Current Rank
#3868
Last Week
#4965
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.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nikara, Lair Scavenger's abilities and overall game plan.
Fain, the Broker+70% Synergy
$3.44
Fire Nation Salvagers+66% Synergy
$0.23
Feast on the Fallen+64% Synergy
$0.23
Retrofitted Transmogrant+63% Synergy
$0.18
Yathan Tombguard+62% Synergy
$0.24
Sinkhole Surveyor+61% Synergy
$0.32
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+61% Synergy
$0.85
Call of the Death-Dweller+56% Synergy
$0.34
Nesting Grounds+56% Synergy
$0.31
Illicit Masquerade+49% Synergy
$0.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks.
Scorn-Blade Berserker+49% Synergy
$0.31
Cauldron of Souls+48% Synergy
$9.45
Skyclave Shadowcat+42% Synergy
$0.24
Tenured Inkcaster+42% Synergy
$0.30
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+41% Synergy
$0.87
Black Sun's Zenith+37% Synergy
$0.39
Victimize+29% Synergy
$1.25
Feed the Swarm+21% Synergy
$0.21
Infernal Grasp+17% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Ritual-24% Synergy
$6.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal+0% Synergy
$169.92
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$54.51
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$66.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+49% Synergy
$0.18
Fire Nation Sentinels+49% Synergy
$0.42
Dimension X Pizzasaur+49% Synergy
$0.23
Unforgiving One+42% Synergy
$0.23
Spider-Man Noir+42% Synergy
$0.22
Heirloom Auntie+39% Synergy
$0.16
Dawnhand Dissident+39% Synergy
$0.36
Fetid Gargantua+35% Synergy
$0.13
Iron Apprentice+35% Synergy
$0.26
Skyclave Shade+35% Synergy
$0.29
Ayara's Oathsworn+35% Synergy
$0.36
Pirate Peddlers+32% Synergy
$0.16
Qarsi Revenant+32% Synergy
$2.52
Vincent Valentine+32% Synergy
$2.00
Soldevi Adnate+31% Synergy
$1.75
Mer-Ek Nightblade+28% Synergy
$0.28
Hagra Constrictor+28% Synergy
$0.18
Nightshade Harvester+28% Synergy
$0.35
Gurgling Anointer+28% Synergy
$0.13
Lightless Evangel+27% Synergy
$0.21
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+27% Synergy
$1.70
Emperor of Bones+27% Synergy
$1.70
Puppeteer Clique+27% Synergy
$0.29
Nine-Lives Familiar+27% Synergy
$1.90
High-Society Hunter+26% Synergy
$0.39
Carrion Feeder+23% Synergy
$4.02
Raffine's Silencer+21% Synergy
$0.19
Boot Nipper+21% Synergy
$0.17
Etched Slith+21% Synergy
$0.21
Isareth the Awakener+21% Synergy
$0.24
Urborg Scavengers+20% Synergy
$0.29
Stalactite Stalker+20% Synergy
$0.31
Grimdancer+20% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodtracker+20% Synergy
$0.21
Skullsnatcher+20% Synergy
$1.32
Knight of the Ebon Legion+20% Synergy
$1.63
Carnifex Demon+20% Synergy
$0.23
Soul Snuffers+20% Synergy
$0.23
Taborax, Hope's Demise+20% Synergy
$0.19
Persistent Specimen+19% Synergy
$0.23
Slaughter Specialist+19% Synergy
$0.78
Viscera Seer+18% Synergy
$0.38
Dimir House Guard+18% Synergy
$0.23
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+17% Synergy
$3.48
Zodiark, Umbral God+17% Synergy
$0.56
Grim Haruspex+12% Synergy
$2.98
Blood Artist+4% Synergy
$2.97
Reassembling Skeleton+3% Synergy
$0.29
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$1.21
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-21% Synergy
$4.71
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Lethal Scheme+40% Synergy
$0.25
Feign Death+34% Synergy
$1.44
Makeshift Mannequin+28% Synergy
$0.25
Orcish Medicine+27% Synergy
$0.28
Vincent's Limit Break+22% Synergy
$0.17
It Doesn't Add Up+21% Synergy
$0.06
Blood Curdle+21% Synergy
$0.23
Unexpected Fangs+21% Synergy
$0.32
Archenemy's Charm+19% Synergy
$0.81
Tainted Strike+18% Synergy
$2.53
Undying Malice+18% Synergy
$0.31
Undying Evil+18% Synergy
$0.38
Zuko's Conviction+15% Synergy
$0.26
Flare of Malice+15% Synergy
$2.30
Baleful Mastery+13% Synergy
$2.88
Consuming Corruption+13% Synergy
$0.35
Astarion's Thirst+12% Synergy
$2.07
Breathe Your Last+12% Synergy
$0.17
Offer Immortality+12% Synergy
$0.26
Plumb the Forbidden+9% Synergy
$0.42
Corrupted Conviction+9% Synergy
$0.38
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$4.61
Songs of the Damned+8% Synergy
$2.76
Spin Out+8% Synergy
$0.17
Death Wind+6% Synergy
$0.11
Dig Up the Body+6% Synergy
$0.14
Contagion+6% Synergy
$1.88
Urge to Feed+6% Synergy
$0.33
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.26
Shred Memory+6% Synergy
$1.03
Overkill+6% Synergy
$0.34
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$7.68
Consumed by Greed+6% Synergy
$0.27
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.37
Fanatical Offering+5% Synergy
$1.80
Return to Action+5% Synergy
$0.29
Grim Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.33
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.25
Darkness+3% Synergy
$24.35
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Hero's Downfall+0% Synergy
$0.30
Doom Blade+0% Synergy
$0.33
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.24
Murder-2% Synergy
$0.30
Bitter Triumph-2% Synergy
$0.37
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$1.51
Village Rites-11% Synergy
$0.76
Cabal Ritual-11% Synergy
$14.66
Go for the Throat-15% Synergy
$0.62
Defile-28% Synergy
$1.47
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Pox Plague+44% Synergy
$0.33
Darkness Descends+39% Synergy
$0.25
Bogslither's Embrace+39% Synergy
$0.20
Gix's Command+33% Synergy
$0.58
Lethal Throwdown+28% Synergy
$0.22
Risky Research+27% Synergy
$0.16
Persist+24% Synergy
$1.42
Decree of Pain+23% Synergy
$0.34
Unbreakable Bond+21% Synergy
$0.24
Back for Seconds+20% Synergy
$0.27
Eventide's Shadow+19% Synergy
$0.22
Aberrant Return+19% Synergy
$0.23
Damnation+15% Synergy
$21.24
Innocent Blood+15% Synergy
$0.51
Essence Infusion+14% Synergy
$0.08
Grave Strength+14% Synergy
$0.22
Illicit Shipment+13% Synergy
$0.31
Extract the Truth+13% Synergy
$0.19
Forever Young+12% Synergy
$0.18
Unearth+12% Synergy
$0.51
Come Back Wrong+11% Synergy
$0.43
Bone Shards+10% Synergy
$0.28
Sign in Blood+7% Synergy
$3.34
Stream of Acid+7% Synergy
$1.58
Skull Storm+6% Synergy
$0.90
Soul Salvage+6% Synergy
$0.12
Eliminate the Competition+6% Synergy
$0.18
Dredge the Mire+6% Synergy
$0.36
Incremental Blight+6% Synergy
$0.23
Crawl from the Cellar+6% Synergy
$0.24
Mutilate+6% Synergy
$2.04
Command the Dreadhorde+5% Synergy
$0.47
Final Act+5% Synergy
$0.31
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$1.02
Pox+4% Synergy
$6.25
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$3.16
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$3.84
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$4.84
Rise of the Dark Realms+0% Synergy
$6.80
Diabolic Tutor+0% Synergy
$2.30
Read the Bones-1% Synergy
$0.31
Living Death-3% Synergy
$5.69
Buried Alive-5% Synergy
$2.67
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.27
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.44
Blasphemous Edict-8% Synergy
$4.14
Exsanguinate-10% Synergy
$0.42
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$5.45
Toxic Deluge-29% Synergy
$4.26
Reanimate-33% Synergy
$9.23
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+35% Synergy
$9.99
Lightning Coils+28% Synergy
$0.58
Tarrian's Journal+27% Synergy
$0.53
Fraying Line+21% Synergy
$0.23
Foreboding Steamboat+21% Synergy
$0.27
Blade of the Bloodchief+19% Synergy
$7.27
Fell Gravship+13% Synergy
$0.20
Conjurer's Closet+11% Synergy
$4.17
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+10% Synergy
$3.99
Whip of Erebos+10% Synergy
$11.28
Getaway Car+7% Synergy
$0.16
Ecologist's Terrarium+7% Synergy
$0.17
Dreadmobile+7% Synergy
$0.15
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$5.04
Visage of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.18
Golden Argosy+6% Synergy
$0.60
Glass-Cast Heart+6% Synergy
$0.28
Ravenous Amulet+6% Synergy
$0.17
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.26
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.51
Sword of Truth and Justice+6% Synergy
$33.38
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+6% Synergy
$38.77
Ghost Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.20
Spawning Pit+5% Synergy
$3.01
Sword of Hearth and Home+5% Synergy
$20.94
Wand of Orcus+5% Synergy
$10.92
Contagion Clasp+5% Synergy
$0.33
The Masamune+5% Synergy
$1.21
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.69
Resurrection Orb+4% Synergy
$16.61
Ashnod's Altar+1% Synergy
$16.79
Bontu's Monument+0% Synergy
$4.76
Skullclamp-15% Synergy
$5.84
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$2.30
Jet Medallion-47% Synergy
$13.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Unspeakable Symbol+41% Synergy
$3.09
Canonized in Blood+35% Synergy
$0.25
Retribution of the Ancients+27% Synergy
$0.51
Grave Betrayal+26% Synergy
$5.57
Thran Vigil+20% Synergy
$0.33
Eternal Thirst+19% Synergy
$0.37
Cartouche of Ambition+14% Synergy
$0.19
Palace Siege+13% Synergy
$1.03
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.11
Meathook Massacre II+8% Synergy
$2.73
Corrupted Roots+7% Synergy
$0.18
Death Pits of Rath+7% Synergy
$0.89
Death Match+7% Synergy
$0.63
Mindless Conscription+6% Synergy
$0.25
Fear+6% Synergy
$0.10
Haunted Crossroads+6% Synergy
$4.41
Desolation+6% Synergy
$1.29
Tainted Aether+6% Synergy
$8.29
Necrosynthesis+6% Synergy
$0.22
Dreadhorde Invasion+6% Synergy
$0.98
Corpses of the Lost+6% Synergy
$0.41
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+5% Synergy
$0.28
Blowfly Infestation+5% Synergy
$0.30
Attrition+4% Synergy
$19.10
Agent of the Iron Throne+4% Synergy
$0.60
Bad Moon+4% Synergy
$3.36
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$6.61
Contamination+3% Synergy
$17.74
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.05
Chthonian Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.55
Font of Agonies+2% Synergy
$0.66
Necrogen Mists+2% Synergy
$11.81
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+2% Synergy
$5.68
Phyrexian Reclamation-2% Synergy
$3.01
Painful Quandary-2% Synergy
$1.82
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.39
Exquisite Blood-5% Synergy
$37.09
Bastion of Remembrance-10% Synergy
$0.39
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$4.56
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$33.45
Black Market-13% Synergy
$6.25
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+13% Synergy
$6.18
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+4% Synergy
$0.96
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$8.45
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$9.11
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+35% Synergy
$0.43
Barren Moor+33% Synergy
$0.30
Tyrite Sanctum+20% Synergy
$3.07
Spymaster's Vault+18% Synergy
$2.19
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+18% Synergy
$34.57
The Monumental Facade+14% Synergy
$0.21
Miren, the Moaning Well+13% Synergy
$22.08
Ifnir Deadlands+13% Synergy
$0.29
Desert of the Glorified+11% Synergy
$0.14
Crypt of Agadeem+9% Synergy
$4.13
Cabal Coffers+9% Synergy
$32.75
Mortuary Mire+8% Synergy
$0.40
Nephalia Academy+6% Synergy
$0.23
Pit of Offerings+6% Synergy
$0.36
Blasted Landscape+6% Synergy
$1.60
Tectonic Edge+6% Synergy
$0.31
Blighted Fen+6% Synergy
$0.11
Blast Zone+5% Synergy
$0.38
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.15
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$1.04
Memorial to Folly+4% Synergy
$0.33
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.25
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$9.46
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$4.82
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.84
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.48
Phyrexian Tower+2% Synergy
$27.88
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.27
High Market0% Synergy
$0.50
War Room-1% Synergy
$5.35
Castle Locthwain-2% Synergy
$4.32
Witch's Cottage-2% Synergy
$1.05
Rogue's Passage-5% Synergy
$0.43
Cabal Stronghold-5% Synergy
$12.12
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-8% Synergy
$11.21
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$3.85
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-15% Synergy
$53.40
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-16% Synergy
$58.36
Bojuka Bog-18% Synergy
$1.46
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Exploding Barrel+49% Synergy
$0.31
Commander's Sphere+13% Synergy
$0.26
Paradise Plume+13% Synergy
$0.33
Liquimetal Torque+11% Synergy
$3.62
Worn Powerstone+10% Synergy
$0.37
Charcoal Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.36
Crowded Crypt+2% Synergy
$0.68
Nyx Lotus+1% Synergy
$5.02
Mind Stone+0% Synergy
$0.25
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.73
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring-13% Synergy
$1.56
Thought Vessel-17% Synergy
$2.38
Arcane Signet-32% Synergy
$0.64
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hall of Oracles+14% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$4.61
Snow-Covered Swamp+7% Synergy
$0.55
Captivating Cave+7% Synergy
$0.18
Zof Consumption+6% Synergy
$0.17
Urza's Cave+6% Synergy
$1.86
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.22
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$1.28
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.09
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