Nikko-Onna
Creature — Spirit
When this creature enters, destroy target enchantment.
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #14236
Nikko-Onna enters the battlefield and destroys target enchantment — no mana activation, no setup, just immediate board impact stapled to a 2/2 Spirit body. The cost is the body itself: three mana for a 2/2 is below rate, and outside Spirit synergy shells like King of the Oathbreakers, that creature type does no work.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
King of the Oathbreakers
King of the Oathbreakers cares deeply about Spirit tokens and Spirit creatures entering the battlefield, and Nikko-Onna delivers both a Spirit body and an enters-the-battlefield trigger that doubles as enchantment hate — every time it bounces and replays, it cleans the board and feeds the engine.
Millicent, Restless Revenant
Millicent, Restless Revenant generates Spirit tokens whenever a nontoken Spirit enters, so Nikko-Onna's repeated bounce-and-replay lines translate directly into a growing board of tokens while also keeping problem enchantments off the table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Nikko-Onna earns its slot almost exclusively in Spirit-tribal decks, where the creature type and the enters-the-battlefield trigger both pull their weight. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition from instant-speed enchantment removal — Disenchant, Mox-fueled answers — is steep enough that a 2/2 for three mana rarely makes the cut outside dedicated Spirit synergy. Modern has access to Solitude and Prismatic Ending, which makes Nikko-Onna's rate feel slow even there. The card is legal across most constructed formats but is realistically a Commander-only proposition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Nikko-Onna sits firmly in bulk territory — it's an easy pickup for Spirit-tribal Commander lists that want the enters-the-battlefield recursion. Bulk enchantment removal with a relevant creature type rarely spikes, so don't expect the price to move unless a high-profile Spirit commander pushes demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.