Niko Aris
- Mana cost
- {X}{W}{U}{U}
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
- Loyalty
- 3
- Set
- Kaldheim #225 (mythic)
- Price
- $0.50 USD
When Niko Aris enters, create X Shard tokens. (They're enchantments with "{2}, 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.
Niko Aris has 5 printings, first in Kaldheim (2021). EDHREC ranks it #13,940 among Commander cards. It appears most in Niko, Light of Hope decks (5,006 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Niko Aris most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Niko, Light of Hope: 5,006 decks
- The First Doctor: 1 decks
Often played with Niko Aris
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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 "{2}, 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.