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Niambi, Faithful Healer
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Niambi, Faithful Healer is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Niambi, Faithful Healer: 35
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed39
- Interaction92
- Resilience93
- Closing40
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 7 Island)
Teferi, Timebender · Oath of Teferi · Teferi, Time Raveler · Teferi, Hero of Dominaria · Sol Ring · Teferi, Temporal Archmage · Teferi, Master of Time · Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim · Teferi, Timeless Voyager · Arcane Signet · Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir · Teferi's Protection · Teferi's Time Twist · Time Wipe · Teferi's Talent · Teferi's Wavecaster · Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir · Azorius Signet · Teferi's Moat · Teferi's Tutelage · Swords to Plowshares · Teferi's Sentinel · Ichormoon Gauntlet · Flux Channeler · Opt · Djeru, With Eyes Open · Historian of Zhalfir · Thrummingbird · Counterspell · Deepglow Skate · Negate · Niambi, Esteemed Speaker · Talisman of Progress · Supreme Verdict · Teferi's Puzzle Box · Contentious Plan · The Chain Veil · Deification · Gideon's Memorial · Teferi's Protege · Teferi's Reproach · Tomik, Orzhov Lawmage · Path to Exile · Teferi's Curse · Tezzeret's Gambit · Thought Vessel · Disruptive Student · Grateful Apparition · Impulse · Dovin's Veto · Gatewatch Beacon · Spark Double · Teferi's Honor Guard · Teferi's Realm · Teferi's Care · Teferi's Response · Inexorable Tide · Onakke Oathkeeper · Approach of the Second Sun · Return to the Light Realms · Teferi's Imp · Exclude · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Sea of Clouds · Karn's Bastion · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Enlightenment · Hallowed Fountain · Teferi's Isle · Interplanar Beacon · Azorius Chancery · Irrigated Farmland · Zhalfirin Void · Deserted Beach · Fatehold Annex · Port Town · Nimbus Maze · Meandering River · Flooded Strand · Adarkar Wastes · Mystic Gate · Skycloud Expanse · Myriad Landscape · Mystic Sanctuary
🃏 Recommended cards for Niambi, Faithful Healer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Niambi, Faithful Healer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Teferi, Timebender | 98% | +98% |
| Oath of Teferi | 88% | +87% |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria | 72% | +69% |
| Teferi, Temporal Archmage | 69% | +68% |
| Teferi, Master of Time | 68% | +66% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 74% | +64% |
| Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset | 64% | +60% |
| Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim | 60% | +58% |
| Teferi, Timeless Voyager | 57% | +57% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 62% | +54% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 55% | +54% |
| Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir | 55% | +53% |
| Teferi's Talent | 53% | +52% |
| Teferi's Wavecaster | 50% | +50% |
| Invasion of New Phyrexia | 46% | +46% |
| Teferi's Moat | 44% | +44% |
| Teferi's Sentinel | 43% | +43% |
| Time Wipe | 55% | +43% |
| Teferi's Tutelage | 44% | +43% |
| Karn's Bastion | 45% | +42% |
| Ichormoon Gauntlet | 41% | +41% |
| Teferi's Protection | 55% | +40% |
| Flux Channeler | 40% | +38% |
| Historian of Zhalfir | 37% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Niambi, Faithful Healer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Teferi, Timebender
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage
- Teferi, Timeless Voyager
- Teferi's Time Twist
- Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
- Teferi's Talent
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Oath of Teferi
- Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
- Teferi, Master of Time
- Teferi, Time Raveler
- Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
- Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Teferi's Protection
- The Chain Veil
- Teferi's Response
- Onakke Oathkeeper
- Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Niambi, Faithful Healer
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Valley Floodcaller + Retraction Helix → Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
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Frequently asked questions
What is Niambi, Faithful Healer's color identity?
Niambi, Faithful Healer is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Niambi, Faithful Healer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Niambi, Faithful Healer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Niambi, Faithful Healer deck run?
Real Niambi, Faithful Healer decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Niambi, Faithful Healer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Teferi, Timebender, Oath of Teferi, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Niambi, Faithful Healer decks.
What combos does Niambi, Faithful Healer have?
Niambi, Faithful Healer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Niambi, Faithful Healer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Teferi, Timebender, Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Teferi, Timeless Voyager are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.