Commander

Niko, Light of Hope

Global commander stats

All Azorius commanders

692 Wins

1262 Losses

Overview

Summary

Niko, Light of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,972 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (692–1262) at an Elo of 1,655, ranking #190 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.75 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

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

Niko, Light of Hope has a 35% win rate across 1972 recorded Playgroup games (692 wins, 1262 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: 22 days.

How many decks use Niko, Light of Hope?

574 decks list Niko, Light of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 377 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

190

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1655

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 14

Average kills per game 0.75

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 574

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 377

No. games played with this commander 1972

Total hours played 22 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1645	fck.luck	21	12	57 %
2	1590	nomore	13	7	54 %
3	1572	ExiledRogue	21	8	38 %
4	1548	jonespaulr	4	2	50 %
5	1548	CHOI CHOI	3	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niko, Light of Hope wins, 84.45% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

84.45%

Alternative

6.53%

Combo

2.88%

Non Combat Damage

2.5%

Commander Damage

2.11%

Poison

0.77%

Mill

0.77%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 694 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.

+6.4 pp

Top card: Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow 183 games	+6.4 pp	183
2	Adarkar Wastes 243 games	+5.4 pp	243
3	Thought Vessel 257 games	+4.7 pp	257
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 125 games	+4.4 pp	125
5	An Offer You Can't Refuse 140 games	+3.5 pp	140
6	Preston, the Vanisher 62 games	+3.0 pp	62
7	Caretaker's Talent 77 games	+3.0 pp	77
8	Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions 42 games	+2.3 pp	42
9	Soulherder 285 games	+1.8 pp	285
10	Azorius Chancery 123 games	+1.4 pp	123

Show 3 more (ranks 11-13)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Touch the Spirit Realm 75 games	+1.1 pp	75
12	Mystic Gate 135 games	+0.9 pp	135
13	Eerie Interlude 157 games	+0.3 pp	157

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 39.39% of games from position 1 and 20.45% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.39% n=561

Seat 2

36.01% n=554

Seat 3

35.68% n=475

Seat 4

27.5% n=320

Seat 5

20.45% n=44

Seat 6

33.33% n=6

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niko, Light of Hope wins 36.48% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.48% n=806

1 mulligan

32.56% n=344

2 mulligans

30.25% n=162

3 mulligans

20.59% n=34

4 mulligans

40.0% n=10

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 3.87/5 on average, across 1285 self-reports.

3.87 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Niko, Light of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.0% of the time across 698 tracked wins.

66.0 \%

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.