First printed in Kaldheim (2021)
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Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
When Niko Aris enters, create X Shard tokens. (They're enchantments with "
, Sacrifice this token: Scry 1, then draw a card.")
+1: Up to one target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Whenever that creature deals damage this turn, return it to its owner's hand.
−1: Niko Aris deals 2 damage to target tapped creature for each card you've drawn this turn.
−1: Create a Shard token.
Loyalty: 3
- Illustrated by
- Winona Nelson
Niko Aris legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Niko deals all the damage for their second ability at the same time. For example, if you've drawn two cards this turn, Niko will deal 4 damage to the target tapped creature; they won't deal 2 damage, then deal 2 more damage.
- Shard is a new predefined token, similar to Food and Treasure. A Shard token is a colorless enchantment with ", Sacrifice this enchantment: Scry 1, then draw a card." Shard is a new enchantment subtype.
- If Niko Aris enters the battlefield without being cast, they were cast for a cost other than their mana cost, or if X was chosen to be 0, the enters-the-battlefield ability won't create any Shard tokens.
- The delayed triggered ability created by Niko's first loyalty ability will trigger whenever the target creature deals any damage that turn, not just combat damage.
Prices
Paper price: €0.52 / $0.48 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 8 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 8 Nov 2026).