Nikara, Lair Scavenger

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Name	Nikara, Lair Scavenger
Type	Legendary creature — human cleric
Description	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 oSee more
Artist	Grzegorz Rutkowski
Set	Double Masters Tokens #3
Wallpaper	download
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About Nikara, Lair Scavenger

Nikara, Lair Scavenger, Legendary creature — human cleric, designed by Grzegorz Rutkowski first released in Apr, 2020 in the set Commander 2020 and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 1.37.

Nikara, Lair Scavenger is a valuable addition to decks that focus on +1/+1 counters or sacrifice strategies, as it provides card draw and life loss triggers when creatures with counters leave the battlefield. While it may not be a staple in every deck, its synergy with Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel and potential for card advantage make it a strong choice for decks looking to capitalize on counter-based mechanics. Other cards like Viscera Seer or Blood Artist may offer similar benefits in different contexts, but Nikara's unique combination of abilities makes it a solid inclusion in the right deck.

Rules

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A creature with a “partner with” ability can’t partner with any creature other than its designated partner. Losing a partner ability during the game doesn’t cause either to cease to be your commander.

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If a creature with counters on it leaves the battlefield at the same time as Nikara, Nikara’s ability triggers for that creature.

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If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield. It will still let the ability distribute counters.

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If Yannik leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, you won’t exile any creature you control. Yannik’s reflexive triggered ability won’t trigger.

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If your Commander deck has two commanders, you can only include cards whose own color identities are also found in your commanders’ combined color identities. If Haldan and Pako are your commanders, your deck may contain cards with blue, red, and/or green in their color identity, but not cards with white or black.

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Nikara’s last ability causes you to draw only one card and lose only 1 life, no matter how many counters or kinds of counters that creature had on it.

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Note that the target player searches their library (which may be affected by effects such as that of Stranglehold) and that the card they find is revealed, even though these words aren’t included in the ability’s reminder text.

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The triggered ability of the “partner with” keyword still triggers in a Commander game. If your other commander has somehow ended up in your library, you can find it. You can also target another player who might have that card in their library.

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Use the power of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many +1/+1 counters to distribute.

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Yannik can be the target of its own reflexive triggered ability.

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You may choose zero target creatures for Yannik’s reflexive triggered ability. If you do, no creature receives +1/+1 counters.

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