wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #225s
Niko Aris
pkhm·#225s·mythic·foil
Illus. Winona Nelson
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wishlisted
Feb '21
5 yr ago
Value
$2.83+$1 (+83.0%)
30 days high $1.83 · low $1.00
Volatility · high
EUR€0.52USD$1.83
NM$1.83
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,851 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
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.
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
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.
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $1.83, up from $1.00 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.40 and $2.49 across 349 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $1.83.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PKHM — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Kaldheim Promos* (released February 2021).
Card #225s in Kaldheim Promos.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Planeswalker — Niko. Color identity: blue/white. Mana cost: {X}{W}{U}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Scry.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,851 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Winona Nelson. Rarix tracks 608 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Winona Nelson
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