Niko Aris
Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
Niko Aris
Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Blue, White
- Color Identity
- Blue, White
- Loyalty
- 3
- EDHREC Rank
- #12,705
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (25)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #88360 | mythic | en | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) | #225s | mythic | en | Winona Nelson | — | $1.12 |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | en | Winona Nelson | $0.51 | $0.61 |
| Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) | #225p | mythic | en | Winona Nelson | $0.89 | $0.90 |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | en | Sara Winters | $0.58 | $2.23 |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | de | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | de | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | es | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | es | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | fr | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | fr | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | it | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | it | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | ja | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | ja | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | ko | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | ko | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | pt | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | pt | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | ru | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | ru | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | zhs | Winona Nelson | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | zhs | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #289 | mythic | zht | Sara Winters | — | — |
| Kaldheim (KHM) | #225 | mythic | zht | Winona Nelson | — | — |
Official 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 "{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.
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