---
name: "Niko, Light of Hope"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "355"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Vance Kelly"
oracle_id: "f153e369-1d5b-4d8b-a2f6-d93b849cabb5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/niko-light-of-hope-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Niko, Light of Hope
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Scry

## 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Niko Aris](/printing/niko-aris-khm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Niko
2. [Shiko, Paragon of the Way](/printing/shiko-paragon-of-the-way-tdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
3. [Arcane Artisan](/printing/arcane-artisan-bbd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Nobody](/printing/nobody-tmt.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Hero
5. [Oji, the Exquisite Blade](/printing/oji-the-exquisite-blade-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
6. [Nivix Guildmage](/printing/nivix-guildmage-c17.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #355
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Vance Kelly
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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