Niko, Light of Hope

Niko, Light of Hope

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Mana cost: {2}{W}{U}

How we read this card

When Niko enters, create two Shard tokens.

triggered — makes 2 tokens

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.

activated {2}, {T} —

activated {2}, {T} — copies a permanent

activated {2}, {T} — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Shard enchantment token, put a Shard enchantment token onto the battlefield, exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield, copy a creature, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Niko, Light of Hope:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Kaya's Ghostform — blinks a permanent

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Niko, Light of Hope enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Niko, Light of Hope enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When a Shard enters thanks to Niko, Light of Hope:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When Niko, Light of Hope makes a Shard token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When a Shard enters thanks to Niko, Light of Hope:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

68 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Rapacious Guest — When Rapacious Guest leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, it makes each opponent lose life equal to its power
  3. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Extractor Demon mills a card
  4. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  6. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Champions of the Perfect — When Champions of the Perfect leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, it triggers
  8. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, it triggers
  9. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  10. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Sally Sparrow triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When Niko, Light of Hope enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When Niko, Light of Hope attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  3. Sparring Regimen — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  5. Obsessive Pursuit — makes you lose life

119 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

When Niko, Light of Hope is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Communal Brewing — it arrives with counters thanks to Communal Brewing

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Niko is one).

  1. Airbender Ascension — When a creature enters thanks to Niko, Light of Hope, Airbender Ascension puts a quest counter on itself

334 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.