Niko, Light of Hope
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Oracle Text:
When Niko enters, create two Shard tokens. (They're enchantments with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Scry 1, then draw a card.")
{2}, {T}: Exile target nonlegendary creature you control. Shards you control become copies of it until the next end step. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Power/Toughness: 3/4
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (5) →
Expansion: Duskmourn: House of Horror
Price ( USD): $0.35
USD: $0.35 · EUR: €0.37
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Character Background
Niko, Light of Hope looks tailor-made for a value-oriented control or midrange deck that can turn small advantages into a flood of resources. Entering as a 3/4 for four mana is already respectable, and the two Shards give immediate card selection: if you don’t need them now, they can sit as late-game fuel for scrying and draw. The real ceiling comes from the activated ability, which temporarily exiles one of your nonlegendary creatures while your Shards become copies of it, letting you multiply strong enters-the-battlefield effects, combat stats, or utility bodies for a turn. That makes Niko especially appealing alongside creatures like Atraxa-style value pieces, blue-white blink staples, or any creature that rewards being copied repeatedly. Because the original returns at end step, you can safely reuse the source creature later, making Niko a steady engine rather than a one-shot trick.
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