Shiko, Soaring Paragon
Shiko, Paragon of the Way is a compact toolkit in mythic form. The card plays like a focused toolbox for spellslinger and midrange decks that favor tempo and value. With flying and vigilance the creature itself impacts combat while leaving mana open, and its enter the battlefield trigger recovers and redeploys low cost answers or threats from your graveyard by exiling and copying a nonland card with mana value three or less then letting you cast that copy without paying its mana cost. That clause turns a drained graveyard into a second hand and rewards tight sequencing and careful graveyard construction.
From a deckbuilding perspective Shiko encourages a plan built around efficient instants and creatures that profit from being cast again. It fits well in three color lists that already want resilient creatures or cheap interaction, and it performs predictably in limited where late game reach matters. As a Light Play copy from Tarkir Dragonstorm this card offers collectible value as well as playtable reliability. Add Shiko to your deck to harden your late turns and to generate extra tempo through duplicated plays.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}{R}{W}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Spirit Dragon
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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.)
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Power / Toughness – 4/5
