Niambi, Esteemed Speaker

Niambi, Esteemed Speaker

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

Mana cost: {W}{U}

How we read this card

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.

triggered — bounce

triggered — gains you that creature's mana value life

Draw two cards.

activated {1}{W}{U}, {T}, Discard a legendary card —

activated {1}{W}{U}, {T}, Discard a legendary card — draws you 2 cards

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: a creature leaves the battlefield, gain life, discard a card, draw a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, it exiles a Synth you control

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Niambi, Esteemed Speaker enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

When Niambi, Esteemed Speaker makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

52 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

When Niambi, Esteemed Speaker gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

When Niambi, Esteemed Speaker makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Rapacious Guest — When Rapacious Guest leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, it makes each opponent lose life equal to its power
  3. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Extractor Demon mills a card
  4. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  6. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Champions of the Perfect — When Champions of the Perfect leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, it triggers
  8. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, it triggers
  9. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  10. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niambi, Esteemed Speaker, Sally Sparrow triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

When Niambi, Esteemed Speaker enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Niambi is one).

Niambi, Esteemed Speaker puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — can bring back
  3. Thor, God of Thunder — can bring back

441 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.