Shiko, Paragon of the Way

Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon

Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez

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EDHREC Rank #11,221

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.)

Rulings (6)

If the spell you cast has X generic mana in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

Apr 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.

Apr 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.

Apr 4, 2025