---
name: "Nikara, Lair Scavenger"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Partner with", "Partner", "Menace"]
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Grzegorz Rutkowski"
oracle_id: "2a2376b8-6962-4f9e-ba36-fd7de87dc77d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nikara-lair-scavenger-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nikara, Lair Scavenger
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Partner with, Partner, Menace

## Oracle Text
Partner with Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel (When this creature enters, target player may put Yannik into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Menace
Whenever another creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had one or more counters on it, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel](/printing/yannik-scavenging-sentinel-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Hyena Beast
2. [Young Deathclaws](/printing/young-deathclaws-pip.md) — Creature — Lizard Mutant
3. [Neva, Stalked by Nightmares](/printing/neva-stalked-by-nightmares-woe.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
4. [Cazur, Ruthless Stalker](/printing/cazur-ruthless-stalker-otc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Silvar, Devourer of the Free](/printing/silvar-devourer-of-the-free-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare
6. [Fire Nation Salvagers](/printing/fire-nation-salvagers-tle.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #3
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Grzegorz Rutkowski
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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