---
name: "Niko Defies Destiny"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "KHM"
set_name: "Kaldheim"
collector_number: "226"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "e79bf038-071e-448e-ad95-234c207a9575"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/niko-defies-destiny-khm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Niko Defies Destiny
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You gain 2 life for each foretold card you own in exile.
II — Add {W}{U}. Spend this mana only to foretell cards or cast spells that have foretell.
III — Return target card with foretell from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Satsuki, the Living Lore](/printing/satsuki-the-living-lore-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Druid
2. [The Aesir Escape Valhalla](/printing/the-aesir-escape-valhalla-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Showdown of the Skalds](/printing/showdown-of-the-skalds-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Elspeth Conquers Death](/printing/elspeth-conquers-death-plst.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The World Spell](/printing/the-world-spell-pdmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim (KHM) #226
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`