Niambi, Faithful Healer
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
When Niambi enters, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Teferi, Timebender, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #27288
Niambi, Faithful Healer trades a card and two mana to gain 4 life and scry 1 — a fine rate on paper, but instant-speed life gain and a minor loot effect rarely justify a card slot in competitive Commander. She's a role-player at best, cut bait if your deck isn't specifically rewarding life totals or looting.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Niambi, Faithful Healer occupies the narrow space of life-gain synergy decks — shells built around Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Karlov of the Ghost Council where every point of life gain triggers an engine. Outside that niche, the effect is too marginal to compete for a slot. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer she's strictly outclassed by more efficient life gain or draw options, and her legendary status means she clogs in multiples. Oathbreaker could theoretically exploit her as a signature spell target, but the activation cost makes her a poor choice even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Niambi, Faithful Healer is deep bulk — easy to pick up, zero financial risk. Don't expect that price to move; there's no breakout archetype or reprint pressure that would shift demand in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.