---
name: "Nikya of the Old Ways"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Centaur Druid"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "193"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "ebf3fd80-9574-489b-9428-f4251834bdc4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nikya-of-the-old-ways-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nikya of the Old Ways
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Centaur Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
You can't cast noncreature spells.
Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.

> *„Die Hufe des Keilers der Vernichtung werden die Schwachen — und ihre Stadt — zu Staub zermalmen!"*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #193
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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