---
name: "Niambi, Esteemed Speaker"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "PRM"
set_name: "Magic Online Promos"
collector_number: "82018"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "91c9dbd8-a8d8-4a4e-8408-3ad92e974d11"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/niambi-esteemed-speaker-prm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Niambi, Esteemed Speaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When Niambi enters, you may return another target creature you control to its owner's hand. If you do, you gain life equal to that creature's mana value.
{1}{W}{U}, {T}, Discard a legendary card: Draw two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Niambi, Beloved Protector](/printing/niambi-beloved-protector-ydmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Niambi, Faithful Healer](/printing/niambi-faithful-healer-dom.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Deputy of Acquittals](/printing/deputy-of-acquittals-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes](/printing/night-nurse-healer-of-heroes-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero
5. [Lady Sun](/printing/lady-sun-ptk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
6. [Rimekin Recluse](/printing/rimekin-recluse-ecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Online Promos (PRM) #82018
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-06-23)* If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Niambi's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't return the card from the zone it moved to or gain any life.
- *(2020-06-23)* If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.