Commander

Niko, Light of Hope

Global commander stats

All Azorius commanders

598 Wins

1119 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Niko, Light of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,718 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (598–1119) at an Elo of 1,656, ranking #185 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.77 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Niko, Light of Hope's win rate?

Niko, Light of Hope has a 34% win rate across 1718 recorded Playgroup games (598 wins, 1119 losses).

How long do winning games with Niko, Light of Hope take?

Wins with Niko, Light of Hope take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 19 days.

How many decks use Niko, Light of Hope?

504 decks list Niko, Light of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 322 have played at least one recorded game.

Niko, Light of Hope Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

185

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1656

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 9

Average kills per game 0.77

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 504

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 322

No. games played with this commander 1718

Total hours played 19 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1645	fck.luck	21	12	57 %
2	1547	Hunster35	11	5	45 %
3	1536	Umutoria	3	1	50 %
4	1531	ExiledRogue	13	5	38 %
5	1524	Jacob Hesse	22	5	24 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niko, Light of Hope wins, 85.08% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

85.08%

Alternative

6.9%

Combo

2.67%

Commander Damage

2.23%

Non Combat Damage

2.23%

Poison

0.45%

Mill

0.45%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 607 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Niko, Light of Hope

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Niko, Light of Hope decks that leave them out.

+7.3 pp

Top card: Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 82 games	+7.3 pp	82
2	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow 125 games	+6.5 pp	125
3	Caretaker's Talent Signature build 59 games · Signature build	+5.2 pp	59
4	Angel of the Ruins Signature build 64 games · Signature build	+4.9 pp	64
5	Adarkar Wastes 184 games	+4.2 pp	184
6	Panharmonicon 83 games	+4.0 pp	83
7	Soulherder 205 games	+3.5 pp	205
8	Restoration Angel 86 games	+2.9 pp	86
9	An Offer You Can't Refuse 93 games	+2.7 pp	93
10	Aerial Extortionist 160 games	+2.5 pp	160

Show 4 more (ranks 11-14)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Touch the Spirit Realm Signature build 49 games · Signature build	+2.4 pp	49
12	Eerie Interlude 117 games	+2.3 pp	117
13	Getaway Glamer 85 games	+0.7 pp	85
14	Thought Vessel 175 games	+0.1 pp	175

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Niko, Light of Hope wins 39.5% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.5% n=481

Seat 2

36.32% n=468

Seat 3

35.02% n=414

Seat 4

27.95% n=297

Seat 5

20.0% n=40

Seat 6

33.33% n=6

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niko, Light of Hope wins 35.77% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.77% n=738

1 mulligan

33.98% n=309

2 mulligans

28.68% n=136

3 mulligans

20.0% n=30

4 mulligans

44.44% n=9

5 mulligans

25.0% n=4

6 mulligans

100.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Niko, Light of Hope 3.86/5 on average, across 1143 self-reports.

3.86 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Niko, Light of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.7% of the time across 606 tracked wins.

64.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Niko, Light of Hope. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.