Nikara, Lair Scavenger
$0.50
$0.50Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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+72% Synergy
$3.59
Fire Nation Salvagers+66% Synergy
$0.16
Feast on the Fallen+66% Synergy
$0.19
Retrofitted Transmogrant+65% Synergy
$0.21
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+63% Synergy
$0.73
Yathan Tombguard+62% Synergy
$0.28
Sinkhole Surveyor+61% Synergy
$0.31
Call of the Death-Dweller+59% Synergy
$0.29
Nesting Grounds+59% Synergy
$0.35
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+46% Synergy
$0.20
Tenured Inkcaster+46% Synergy
$0.33
Scorn-Blade Berserker+46% Synergy
$0.23
Unspeakable Symbol+45% Synergy
$3.42
Cauldron of Souls+45% Synergy
$9.19
Black Sun's Zenith+41% Synergy
$0.38
Feign Death+38% Synergy
$1.04
Nine-Lives Familiar+31% Synergy
$1.78
Victimize+25% Synergy
$1.60
Feed the Swarm+16% Synergy
$0.19
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$158.65
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$58.03
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$72.36
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+49% Synergy
$0.17
Fire Nation Sentinels+49% Synergy
$0.53
Dimension X Pizzasaur+49% Synergy
$0.25
Spider-Man Noir+42% Synergy
$0.30
Unforgiving One+39% Synergy
$0.23
Heirloom Auntie+39% Synergy
$0.18
Dawnhand Dissident+39% Synergy
$0.34
Ayara's Oathsworn+39% Synergy
$0.42
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+39% Synergy
$0.83
Fetid Gargantua+33% Synergy
$0.16
Iron Apprentice+33% Synergy
$0.30
Mer-Ek Nightblade+33% Synergy
$0.24
Pirate Peddlers+32% Synergy
$0.14
Gurgling Anointer+32% Synergy
$0.14
Skyclave Shade+32% Synergy
$0.28
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+32% Synergy
$1.59
Qarsi Revenant+32% Synergy
$2.36
Emperor of Bones+32% Synergy
$1.48
Vincent Valentine+31% Synergy
$1.23
Soldevi Adnate+29% Synergy
$1.69
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$4.47
Lightless Evangel+27% Synergy
$0.19
Hagra Constrictor+26% Synergy
$0.19
High-Society Hunter+26% Synergy
$0.36
Isareth the Awakener+26% Synergy
$0.21
Nightshade Harvester+26% Synergy
$0.35
Urborg Scavengers+26% Synergy
$0.30
Grimdancer+26% Synergy
$0.27
Bloodtracker+26% Synergy
$0.28
Taborax, Hope's Demise+25% Synergy
$0.21
Puppeteer Clique+25% Synergy
$0.32
Raffine's Silencer+19% Synergy
$0.16
Etched Slith+19% Synergy
$0.18
Skullsnatcher+19% Synergy
$1.50
Knight of the Ebon Legion+19% Synergy
$2.14
Carnifex Demon+19% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodflow Connoisseur+19% Synergy
$0.24
Soul Snuffers+19% Synergy
$0.27
Necropolis Regent+18% Synergy
$0.52
Persistent Specimen+17% Synergy
$0.25
Zodiark, Umbral God+17% Synergy
$0.69
Dimir House Guard+16% Synergy
$0.24
Viscera Seer+15% Synergy
$0.42
Grim Haruspex+11% Synergy
$3.25
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+10% Synergy
$31.09
Nirkana Revenant+9% Synergy
$7.08
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$0.79
Reassembling Skeleton+2% Synergy
$0.33
Blood Artist+1% Synergy
$2.33
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-23% Synergy
$5.07
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nikara, Lair Scavenger safe.
Lethal Scheme+37% Synergy
$0.30
Makeshift Mannequin+33% Synergy
$0.24
Orcish Medicine+25% Synergy
$0.28
Vincent's Limit Break+22% Synergy
$0.19
It Doesn't Add Up+19% Synergy
$0.06
Blood Curdle+19% Synergy
$0.22
Unexpected Fangs+19% Synergy
$0.34
Archenemy's Charm+19% Synergy
$0.69
Tainted Strike+17% Synergy
$2.97
Undying Evil+16% Synergy
$0.44
Undying Malice+16% Synergy
$0.25
Zuko's Conviction+15% Synergy
$0.20
Infernal Grasp+14% Synergy
$0.35
Flare of Malice+13% Synergy
$2.17
Baleful Mastery+11% Synergy
$3.63
Astarion's Thirst+11% Synergy
$2.06
Offer Immortality+11% Synergy
$0.27
Breathe Your Last+11% Synergy
$0.15
Consuming Corruption+11% Synergy
$0.32
Plumb the Forbidden+9% Synergy
$0.36
Spin Out+8% Synergy
$0.17
Songs of the Damned+7% Synergy
$3.82
Corrupted Conviction+7% Synergy
$0.22
Fell the Profane+7% Synergy
$3.28
Death Wind+6% Synergy
$0.09
Dig Up the Body+6% Synergy
$0.17
Contagion+6% Synergy
$2.55
Urge to Feed+6% Synergy
$0.29
Overkill+5% Synergy
$0.29
Fake Your Own Death+5% Synergy
$0.25
Shred Memory+5% Synergy
$1.24
Consumed by Greed+5% Synergy
$0.28
Fanatical Offering+5% Synergy
$1.82
Return to Action+5% Synergy
$0.26
Sudden Spoiling+4% Synergy
$7.52
Grim Affliction+4% Synergy
$0.39
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.27
Darkness+3% Synergy
$24.04
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Hero's Downfall+0% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade0% Synergy
$0.35
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.25
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$0.32
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.34
Cabal Ritual-11% Synergy
$13.80
Village Rites-12% Synergy
$0.56
Go for the Throat-15% Synergy
$0.59
Withering Torment-24% Synergy
$0.74
Dark Ritual-27% Synergy
$8.66
Defile-28% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nikara, Lair Scavenger's game plan and control the board.
Pox Plague+44% Synergy
$0.30
Darkness Descends+39% Synergy
$0.28
Bogslither's Embrace+39% Synergy
$0.24
Gix's Command+38% Synergy
$0.58
Lethal Throwdown+33% Synergy
$0.19
Persist+29% Synergy
$1.18
Risky Research+27% Synergy
$0.20
Decree of Pain+21% Synergy
$0.35
Unbreakable Bond+19% Synergy
$0.22
Grave Strength+19% Synergy
$0.21
Eventide's Shadow+19% Synergy
$0.26
Aberrant Return+19% Synergy
$0.25
Back for Seconds+19% Synergy
$0.30
Innocent Blood+14% Synergy
$0.44
Damnation+13% Synergy
$20.60
Essence Infusion+13% Synergy
$0.11
Illicit Shipment+12% Synergy
$0.32
Extract the Truth+12% Synergy
$0.24
Forever Young+11% Synergy
$0.11
Unearth+11% Synergy
$0.62
Come Back Wrong+10% Synergy
$0.34
Bone Shards+9% Synergy
$0.24
Stream of Acid+6% Synergy
$1.58
Infernal Harvest+6% Synergy
$0.12
Skull Storm+6% Synergy
$0.88
Soul Salvage+6% Synergy
$0.11
Eliminate the Competition+6% Synergy
$0.27
Dredge the Mire+6% Synergy
$0.36
Incremental Blight+6% Synergy
$0.27
Crawl from the Cellar+5% Synergy
$0.12
Command the Dreadhorde+5% Synergy
$0.54
Final Act+5% Synergy
$0.37
Sign in Blood+5% Synergy
$4.06
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.84
Pox+4% Synergy
$6.15
Mutilate+4% Synergy
$1.99
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.93
In Garruk's Wake+2% Synergy
$3.25
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$4.22
Rise of the Dark Realms+0% Synergy
$6.09
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.27
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.28
Living Death-3% Synergy
$2.74
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.29
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.04
Blasphemous Edict-9% Synergy
$4.81
Exsanguinate-11% Synergy
$0.38
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$0.26
Toxic Deluge-30% Synergy
$3.44
Reanimate-33% Synergy
$9.04
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Power Conduit+33% Synergy
$6.61
Lightning Coils+26% Synergy
$0.69
Tarrian's Journal+25% Synergy
$0.49
Fraying Line+19% Synergy
$0.21
Foreboding Steamboat+19% Synergy
$0.30
Blade of the Bloodchief+18% Synergy
$5.04
Fell Gravship+13% Synergy
$0.18
Golden Argosy+13% Synergy
$0.79
Sword of Truth and Justice+12% Synergy
$35.10
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+12% Synergy
$38.14
Wayfarer's Bauble+11% Synergy
$0.35
Contagion Clasp+11% Synergy
$0.37
Conjurer's Closet+10% Synergy
$4.34
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+9% Synergy
$3.50
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$8.23
Getaway Car+6% Synergy
$0.16
Ravenous Amulet+6% Synergy
$0.17
Ecologist's Terrarium+6% Synergy
$0.22
Dreadmobile+6% Synergy
$0.15
Recon Craft Theta+6% Synergy
$1.95
Andúril, Narsil Reforged+6% Synergy
$12.99
Visage of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.20
Glass-Cast Heart+6% Synergy
$0.35
Relic Vial+6% Synergy
$0.21
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.50
Ghost Lantern+5% Synergy
$0.16
Sword of Hearth and Home+5% Synergy
$17.06
Spawning Pit+5% Synergy
$2.33
The Ozolith+5% Synergy
$65.01
Wand of Orcus+5% Synergy
$14.36
Contagion Engine+4% Synergy
$13.37
The Masamune+4% Synergy
$1.08
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.62
Resurrection Orb+4% Synergy
$16.26
Ashnod's Altar+0% Synergy
$15.15
Bontu's Monument-1% Synergy
$7.53
Skullclamp-15% Synergy
$5.30
Swiftfoot Boots-24% Synergy
$1.93
Jet Medallion-42% Synergy
$11.88
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nikara, Lair Scavenger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Canonized in Blood+33% Synergy
$0.21
Grave Betrayal+30% Synergy
$4.28
Retribution of the Ancients+25% Synergy
$0.48
Thran Vigil+19% Synergy
$0.32
Eternal Thirst+17% Synergy
$0.32
Cartouche of Ambition+13% Synergy
$0.12
Palace Siege+12% Synergy
$1.05
Meathook Massacre II+8% Synergy
$2.39
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.13
Corrupted Roots+6% Synergy
$0.19
Death Pits of Rath+6% Synergy
$0.93
Death Match+6% Synergy
$0.69
Mindless Conscription+6% Synergy
$0.26
Fear+6% Synergy
$0.09
Haunted Crossroads+6% Synergy
$4.27
Desolation+6% Synergy
$1.35
Tainted Aether+5% Synergy
$8.18
Necrosynthesis+5% Synergy
$0.21
Corpses of the Lost+5% Synergy
$0.34
Agent of the Shadow Thieves+5% Synergy
$0.27
The War in Heaven+5% Synergy
$0.62
Dreadhorde Invasion+5% Synergy
$1.11
Blowfly Infestation+4% Synergy
$0.37
Attrition+4% Synergy
$19.84
Agent of the Iron Throne+3% Synergy
$0.43
Bad Moon+3% Synergy
$2.94
Contamination+3% Synergy
$17.44
Nest of Scarabs+3% Synergy
$5.83
Chthonian Nightmare+3% Synergy
$0.51
Court of Ambition+3% Synergy
$5.61
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+2% Synergy
$6.27
Necrogen Mists+2% Synergy
$10.56
Font of Agonies+2% Synergy
$0.74
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.76
Painful Quandary-3% Synergy
$1.57
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$18.09
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$35.39
Bastion of Remembrance-10% Synergy
$0.28
Phyrexian Arena-12% Synergy
$3.96
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$32.94
Black Market-13% Synergy
$6.05
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nikara, Lair Scavenger to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+12% Synergy
$5.85
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+4% Synergy
$0.84
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$7.58
Liliana of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$8.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Drannith Ruins+33% Synergy
$0.42
Barren Moor+30% Synergy
$0.35
Spymaster's Vault+23% Synergy
$1.27
Tyrite Sanctum+18% Synergy
$3.01
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+16% Synergy
$34.17
The Monumental Facade+13% Synergy
$0.21
Miren, the Moaning Well+12% Synergy
$21.46
Ifnir Deadlands+12% Synergy
$0.28
Cabal Coffers+11% Synergy
$28.93
Desert of the Glorified+10% Synergy
$0.22
Deserted Temple+9% Synergy
$0.52
Crypt of Agadeem+8% Synergy
$3.06
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.41
Nephalia Academy+6% Synergy
$0.20
Pit of Offerings+6% Synergy
$0.41
Blasted Landscape+6% Synergy
$1.46
Tectonic Edge+6% Synergy
$0.27
Blighted Fen+5% Synergy
$0.12
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.38
Terrain Generator+4% Synergy
$1.93
War Room+4% Synergy
$4.43
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.81
Memorial to Folly+3% Synergy
$0.58
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$4.53
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$9.46
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.21
Karn's Bastion+2% Synergy
$2.84
Tomb Fortress+2% Synergy
$4.55
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.46
Phyrexian Tower+0% Synergy
$28.61
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$11.96
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.31
High Market-1% Synergy
$0.41
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.88
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$1.01
Rogue's Passage-5% Synergy
$0.40
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-9% Synergy
$53.55
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$63.16
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$4.25
Bojuka Bog-20% Synergy
$1.21
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Exploding Barrel+49% Synergy
$0.34
Paradise Plume+12% Synergy
$0.31
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.29
Liquimetal Torque+10% Synergy
$3.40
Worn Powerstone+9% Synergy
$0.35
Staff of Compleation+5% Synergy
$3.83
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.36
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$12.31
Crowded Crypt+1% Synergy
$0.82
Nyx Lotus+0% Synergy
$5.37
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.35
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.65
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.86
Thought Vessel-18% Synergy
$2.45
Sol Ring-18% Synergy
$1.42
Arcane Signet-34% Synergy
$0.43
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nikara, Lair Scavenger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hall of Oracles+13% Synergy
$0.27
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane+7% Synergy
$3.28
Snow-Covered Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.74
Captivating Cave+6% Synergy
$0.25
Zof Consumption+5% Synergy
$0.13
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$1.08
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.09
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$0.82
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Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
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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
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Thrasios, Triton Hero
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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