Shiko, Paragon of the Way
~$0.84 low · ~$7.78 high
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Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
Tarkir: Dragonstorm #223 · Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez
Tarkir: Dragonstorm #223 · Illustrated by Victor Adame MinguezWhat is Shiko, Paragon of the Way worth?
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Oracle text
Flying, vigilance
When Shiko enters, exile target nonland card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. Copy it, then you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
4/5
Format legality
All 5 printings of Shiko, Paragon of the Way
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ptdm #223p· 2025Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.32 · €2.54 foil | mythic | $1.70 | $1.56 | €1.32€2.54 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ptdm #223s· 2025Promomythic· Cardmarket €3.88 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $4.83 | €3.88 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm tdm #223· 2025mythic· Cardmarket €1.18 · €1.81 foil | mythic | $0.84 | $1.43 | €1.18€1.81 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm tdm #317· 2025Showcasemythic· Cardmarket €4.23 · €9.81 foil | mythic | $4.23 | $7.78 | €4.23€9.81 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm tdm #370· 2025BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €2.79 · €6.00 foil | mythic | $2.39 | $5.44 | €2.79€6.00 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2025
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #11,246 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Vigilance
- Artists
- Victor Adame Minguez, Dibujante Nocturno, Anastasia Ovchinnikova
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tarkir: Dragonstorm card (#223).
0223 · TDM · M · EN
- 0223Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- TDMSet code for Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
April 4, 2025
A resolving copy of a permanent spell becomes a token. That token isn’t “created” and won’t interact with abilities that care about tokens being created.
April 4, 2025
If a spell has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.April 4, 2025
If you don’t want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
April 4, 2025
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
April 4, 2025
You cast the copy while Shiko’s last ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn.
April 4, 2025
If the spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
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